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A massive wave of immigration is currently sweeping across the US How do new immigrants assimilate, specifically the Chinese in San Francisco?KEY TOPICS:Taking an "actor-oriented" approach which portrays the new Chinese immigrants as problem-solvers and decision makers who shape their own destinies, this book focuses on how the new Chinese immigrants use their ethnic and personal resources to make economic adaptations in the US.Sociologists and anthropologists.Part of the New Immigrants Series.

Introduction

1

(1)

ETHNICITY AND ECONOMIC ADAPTATION

2

(7)

From China to San Francisco

9

(20)

THE HISTORY OF CHINESE IMMIGRATION

10

(4)

THE NEW AND OLD IMMIGRANTS: A CONTRAST

14

(1)

THE CHINESE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

15

(2)

RESIDENTIAL PATTERNS

17

(1)

CHINATOWN: THE SYMBOLIC AND CULTURAL CENTER

18

(3)

CHINESE ASSOCIATIONS

21

(4)

CHINATOWN AS A CENTER OF ETHNIC RESOURCES

25

(4)

Who Are The New Chinese Immigrants?

29

(12)

THE SOURCES OF THE NEW CHINESE IMMIGRATION

29

(3)

MAINLAND CHINA: IMMIGRATION ENTHUSIASM

32

(1)

THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE OF HONG KONG: 1997 AND BEYOND

33

(2)

TAIWAN: IS THERE A FUTURE?

35

(2)

EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUNDS OF THE NEW IMMIGRANTS

37

(2)

ECONOMIC RESOURCES OF THE NEW IMMIGRANTS

39

(2)

Economic Challenges and Responses for the New Immigrants

41

(24)

ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEW IMMIGRANTS

42

(1)

THE ETHNIC NICHE OF THE CHINESE

43

(16)

ENGINEERS, EDUCATORS, AND ENTREPRENEURS

59

(6)

Family and Traditional Values: The Bedrock of Chinese Business

65

(20)

THE ROLE OF KINSHIP IN CHINESE BUSINESS

66

(6)

FAMILY MEMBERS AS EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES

72

(7)

CONFUCIANISM, TRADITIONS, AND BUSINESS

79

(2)

BUSINESS CONTINUITY

81

(4)

Global Strategies of Chinese Professionals and Businessmen

85

(14)

THE "ASTRONAUT" TREND

87

(2)

GLOBAL BUSINESS STRATEGIES

89

(3)

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL TRADING NETWORK

92

(1)

RETURNING HOME FOR BUSINESS

93

(3)

TRANSNATIONAL WORKERS: OTHER COUNTRIES

96

(2)

CONCLUSION

98

(1)

Survival and Adaptation in Modern America

99

(16)

CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NEW CHINESE IMMIGRANTS

99

(4)

POLITICS AND THE NEW IMMIGRANTS

103

(2)

ESTABLISHING ROOTS AND IDENTITIES IN AMERICA

105

(5)

CONCLUSIONS: ECONOMIC ADAPTATION AND ETHNICITY

110

(5)

References

115

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Ethnicity and Entrepreneurship The New Chinese Immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area (Part of the New Immigrants Series)

Ethnicity and Entrepreneurship The New Chinese Immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area (Part of the New Immigrants Series)

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