Ethnicity and Entrepreneurship The New Chinese Immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area |
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| Author:
| Wong, Bernard
Foner, Nancy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-205-16672-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1997 |
| Publisher: | Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $51.60 |
Book Description:
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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...
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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.