Vietnamese American Place Making in Northern Virginia*

Wood, Joseph S.

doi:10.1111/j.1931-0846.1997.tb00060.x

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“…Based on Park's concept of the community as an ecological system, the ecological perspective indicates that ethnic firms are usually located in ethnic‐concentrated neighborhoods because the survival of ethnic firms requires a sizable ethnic population. The rationale for this relationship is that proximity to ethnic members is advantageous for recruiting coethnic employees and fostering a steady flow of coethnic customers (Fong, Luk, and Ooka 2005; Wood 1997). Research from the Chicago School, such as the early studies of Polish and Jewish communities, generally supports these arguments (Wirth 1962; Zorbaugh 1929).…”

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A Study of Locational Distribution of Small and Large Ethnic Businesses in a Multiethnic City: Chinese in Toronto, Canada

Fong

Chen

Luk

2012

Journal of Small Business Management

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The study, with specific hypotheses developed from the literature on ecological perspective and the economic sociology, addresses the locational patterns of small and large ethnic businesses in a multiethnic context. Drawing from a 2001 data set of Chinese businesses collected in Toronto and 2001 Canadian census tract data, our results show that though a considerable proportion of small Chinese businesses are located in coethnic neighborhoods, close to half of them are located outside coethnic neighborhoods. Similar patterns are also found among large Chinese businesses.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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A Study of Locational Distribution of Small and Large Ethnic Businesses in a Multiethnic City: Chinese in Toronto, Canada

Fong

Chen

Luk

2012

Journal of Small Business Management

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“…Salient examples include the Hmong (Miyares 1998), Vietnamese (Airriess and Clawson 2000;Hardwick and Meacham 2005;Wood 1997), Somalis (Nadeau 2003) and Cubans (Boswell 1985;Thomas 1967). In this instance, well-studied mechanisms come into play such as wage/job opportunity differentials (Stark and Bloom 1985;Todaro 1969;Todaro and Maruszko 1987), culture, community, family, and migration chains (Massey and Espana 1987;Massey et al, 1993;Massey 1999).…”

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African refugee resettlement in the US: the role and significance of voluntary agencies

Mott

2010

Journal of Cultural Geography

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Voluntary agencies (VOLAGs) have long played a major role in US immigration, acting as intermediaries between government and individuals. This research demonstrates how VOLAGs impact the migration patterns of African refugees directly and indirectly, changing the urban geography of the foreign-born. They play a key role throughout the resettlement process through the determination of resettlement locations; and through the facilitation of monetary, case management, health, education, and career placement services. Together with local social networks, and employment or educational organizations, they can enhance the likelihood that refugee inmigrations succeed. They may also indirectly play a role by compensating for a lack of social networks or economic assistance. Conversely, ineffective VOLAG support can substantially delay the ability of new refugees to effectively integrate into local communities. Communities that don't have strong systems of VOLAGs may see refugees migrating away from their communities to locales where they can receive this assistance from either VOLAGs; or from family, friends, or an ethnic community. In this research two mid-sized communities Á Columbus, Ohio and Providence, Rhode Island Á clarify these issues, highlighting strengths and limitations of these forms of resettlement assistance.

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“…However, no attention has been given to the process of ethnic enclave formation or Bosnian place-making and its manifestation on the cultural landscape. Following a long tradition of ethnic enclave and place-making research by cultural and ethnic geographers (see, for example, Lewis 1979;Curtis 1980;Arreola 1995;Wood 1997;Miyares 1998;Chacko 2003;Hume 2003;Arreola 2004;Kaya 2005;Airriess 2006;Chacko and Cheung 2006;Lagendijk et al 2011;Arreola 2012;Kaplan and Recoquillon 2014), this study seeks to fill the void.…”

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Two decades of Bosnian place-making in St. Louis, Missouri

Hume

2015

Journal of Cultural Geography

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Vietnamese American Place Making in Northern Virginia*

Cited by 26 publications

References 11 publications

A Study of Locational Distribution of Small and Large Ethnic Businesses in a Multiethnic City: Chinese in Toronto, Canada

A Study of Locational Distribution of Small and Large Ethnic Businesses in a Multiethnic City: Chinese in Toronto, Canada

African refugee resettlement in the US: the role and significance of voluntary agencies

Two decades of Bosnian place-making in St. Louis, Missouri

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