Book

Chinatown: the socioeconomic potential of an urban enclave

Temple University Press • Philadelphia, Pa. • Published In 1992 • Pages: xxiv, 275

By: Zhou, Min.

Abstract

The focus in this book is on the experience of recent (late 1980s) immigrant Chinese in New York City's Chinatown and how networks of the ethnic community facilitate their social mobility (p. xvii). This document also describes how Chinatown is understood by immigrant Chinese as a positive means of adaptation to their new country. Zhou analyzes and synthesizes much material from the U.S. census, bringing these data to bear on both theoretical and practical issues involving the mode of adaptation of the Chinese immigrants in the United States. The study consists of nine chapters, dealing with the author's methodology, the early history of Chinese immigration to the United States, changes in recent immigration patterns, the post-1965 immigration period, Chinatown's economic system, the male ethnic labor force in New York City, women in the labor force, the decentralization of Chinatown and residential mobilty of immigrant Chinese, and a summary of Zhou's results, highlighting how these findings fit into theoretical debates concerning immigrant incorporation.

HRAF PubDate

1995

Region

North America

Sub Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Sociologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle

Field Date

1988-1989 (p. xx)

Coverage Date

Variable

Coverage Place

New York, N.Y., United States

Notes

Min Zhou ; foreword by Alejandro Portes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-263) and index

LCCN

91028649

LCSH

Chinese Americans