This comprehensive book offers a unique and much-needed examination of
Asian immigration to the United States, focusing on three central
questions: What causes Asian immigration to the United States? How do
post-1965 Asian immigrants impact American society? How do new Asian
immigrants and their children adapt to American life?
This is the first book that systematically delves into post-1965 Asian
immigration to the United States. It covers a wide range of issues such
as immigration trends; settlement patterns; types of immigrants; causes
of immigration; immigrant transnationalism; undocumented immigration;
the demographic, racial/ethnic, economic, sociocultural, and political
impacts of Asian immigration; and patterns of adaptation. Importantly,
the author develops a novel synthetic theory for explaining Asian
immigration and demonstrates support for it in both historical and
contemporary contexts. The book also provides a vast amount of the
latest generalizable quantitative data on Asian immigration.
Combining rigorous scholarship with engaging readability, Asian
Immigration to the United States will be an invaluable text for college
and graduate students of immigration, Asian American studies, and race
and ethnicity, as well as an excellent reference book for scholars and
policymakers.