GE CLST 20B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Economic Reconstruction, Asian Americans, Plastic Surgery
3 Feb 2016
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The most popular question of second generation is ethnic identity. Ethnic identity is usually hidden in childhood but often emerges in early adulthood. Asian american identities multiple, fluid, heterogeneous . Growing influx of asians (11% of total immigration in 1960s to 35% in 1980s) both immigrants and refugees (se asians) The difficulty moving from the bottom on the economy to the top. Runway shop and opening of big plans across the borders. Staple blue jobs were scarce, many people who had no job skills. Geographic concentration in urban areas; impact on schools. Typically flock to urban areas and west coast. 1990 more 40% of asian immigrants were in the west, and 12% in of all the legal immigrants. 13% of ca are of asian ethnicity. Ca accounts for 45% immigrant student population. Foreign born children who arrived at preschool age. Diversity: carying language ability and family socioeconomic status. Japanese americans and filipinos can typically only speak english.
