Ethnicity and entrepreneurship : the new Chinese immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area
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Ethnicity and entrepreneurship : the new Chinese immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area
（New immigrants series）
Allyn and Bacon, c1998
Available at 6 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-120)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 their new country. The book discusses the ways in which the new Chinese immigrants have responded to the economic challenges of today's modern world by concentrating on obtaining jobs in the established ethnic niche composed of typical Chinese businesses, by obtaining employment within the white establishment, and by pursuing a global strategy, such as seeking employment or starting a business abroad. Part of the New Immigrants Series, edited by Nancy Foner. Focusing on the massive wave of immigration currently sweeping across America, this ground breaking series includes coverage of five new immigrant groups for 1998: the Hmong in Wisconsin, Brazilians and Koreans in New York City, Haitians in Miami, and Chinese in San Francisco. This series fills the gap in knowledge relating to today's immigrants, how these groups are attempting to redefine their cultures while here, and their contribution to a new and changing America.
Table of Contents
1.Introduction.
Ethnicity and Economic Adaptation.
2.From China to San Francisco.
The History of Chinese Immigration.
The New and Old Immigrants: A Contrast.
The Chinese in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Residential Patterns.
Chinatown: The Symbolic and Cultural Center.
Chinese Associations.
Chinatown as a Center of Ethnic Resources.
3.Who are the New Chinese Immigrants?
The Sources of the New Chinese Immigration.
Mainland China: Immigration Enthusiasm.
The Uncertain Future of Hong Kong: 1997 and Beyond.
Taiwan: Is There a Future?
Educational and Occupational Backgrounds of the New Immigrants.
Economic Resources of the New Immigrants.
4.Economic Challenges and Responses for the New Immigrants.
Economic Opportunity for the New Immigrants.
The Ethnic Niche of the Chinese.
Engineers, Educators, and Entrepreneurs.
5.Family and Traditional Values: The Bedrock of Chinese Business.
The Role of Kinship in Chinese Business.
Family Members as Employers and Employees.
Confucianism, Traditions, and Business.
Business Continuity.
6.Global Strategies of Chinese Professionals and Businessmen.
The "Astronaut" Trend.
Global Business Strategies.
The Establishment of an International Trading Network.
Returning Home for Business.
Transnational Workers: Other Countries.
Conclusion.
7.Survival and Adaptation in Modern America.
Contributions of the New Chinese Immigrants.
Politics and the New Immigrants.
Establishing Roots and Identities in America.
Conclusions: Economic Adaptation and Ethnicity.
References.
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