Book

Chinatown: most time, hard time

Praeger • New York • Published In 1991 • Pages:

By: Loo, Chalsa M..

Abstract

This work describes the Chinese American community in San Francisco, California from an interdisciplinary perspective, incorporating elements of the social sciences (psychology, sociology) with history, linguistics, and urban, ethnic, community, and women's studies. Loo begins with an introductory chapter dealing with the methodology involved in ethnic minority studies, and then proceeds to a sociological analysis of the dynamics of the Chinese community or neighborhood. Chinese attitudes and perceptions of crowding (in housing and in the neighborhood) are then explored, followed by data on language acquisition, health status and health service use, mental health status and attitudes, women's status, and a comparative analysis of feelings of well-being, satisfaction and happiness (Chinese Americans vs. the nation as a whole). Two appendices conclude the work. Appendix A contains information on the interview schedule used by Loo and her associates and Appendix B discusses the research methods employed in this study.

HRAF PubDate

1995

Region

North America

Sub Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Types

Indigenous Person

Social Scientist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle

Field Date

1979-1982 (p. [xv])

Coverage Date

variable

Coverage Place

San Francisco, Calif., United States

Notes

Chalsa M. Loo, … [et al.]

Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-359) and index

LCCN

91027984

LCSH

Chinese Americans/Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)