CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS PATTERNS OF FILIPINOPDF电子书下载

I: Immigrations in the United States 1

1. The Ebb and Flow of Immigration to the United States 3

2. Sociodemographic Characteristics of U.S. Immigrants 9

II: Asian Immigrants: Filipino, Korean, and Chinese 27

THE PHILIPPINES 29

3. A Short History of Filipino Immigration to the United States 31

4. Current Emigration Trends and Problems in the Philippines 41

5. Social and Demographic Characteristics of Filipino Immigrants: 1980 49

6. Conclusions and Prospects for the Future 71

KOREA 75

7. A Short History of Korean Immigration to the United States 77

8. Current Emigration Trends and Problems in Korea 84

9. Social and Demographic Characteristics of Korean Immigrants: 1980 89

10. Conclusions and Prospects for the Future 107

CHINA 109

11. A Short History of Chinese Immigration to the United States 111

12. Current Emigration Trends and Problems in China 121

13. Social and Demographic Characteristics of Chinese Immigration: 1980 125

14. Conclusions and Prospects for the Future 145

III: Filipino, Korean, and Chinese Immigrants: 1980-1985 149

15. The Survey Sample 153

16. Sociodemographic Characteristics Prior to Immigration 157

17. Current Sociodemographic Characteristics in 1985 164

18. The Untied States in the Eyes of Immigrants: Likes and Dislikes 180

19. Summary and Conclusions 186

Notes 195

Selected Bibliography 201

Index 209

About the Author 213