Monday, November 7, 2011

Research Project & The New Asian Immigrants

Reminder: Tuesday is Election Day!

For Wednesday's class, please spend some time investigating the resources available on the library's ProQuest databases. I expect everyone to gain basic familiarity with the system and to bring specific suggestions for using it for immigration/ethnicity research.

Also, please read Chapter 14 and be prepared to answer the following questions:

  • What three things does Daniels say brought about a change in attitude towards Asian immigrants?
  • What characteristics have led to Asian Americans being called the model minority?
  • What are ABCs and FOBs and who are the "silent" Chinese of San Francisco?
  • What are the three distinct increments of Filipino immigration?
  • What profession niche do recent Filipino immigrants dominate and why?
  • Who were the Koreans who came before the 1965 immigration act?
  • What do Indian and Korean immigrants have in common?
  • How and why do Vietnamese immigrants differ from other recent Asian immigrants?
  • What was the total number of Vietnamese War refugees and their children, and what nationalities are included?
  • Compare the population growth of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Indian, Korean, and Vietnamese Americans since 1965. What accounts for the differences?

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