SOC-375 Final: Final Paper

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Within the term asian american , there are many diverse groups that qualify under this title. There are chinese americans, asian indians, filipino americans, vietnamese americans, Although we consider these groups of people to comprise of one main group, they really do not share very many similarities (textbook, pg. Two of the earliest asian american peoples to immigrate to the us were japanese americans and chinese americans. Even though they classify as asian americans, they held many differences, such as the economic roles they fulfilled in the united states after immigration. Chinese americans were rather urban while the japanese pursued more agricultural openings (huping, 2015). Each individual group of people also had their own reason for immigrating to the united states. Indian americans are immigrants that typically settle near urban areas and experience a rather smooth transition from life in india to life in the united states (textbook, pg.