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Between the 1965 immigration law and 1990, Asian immigration to the United States increased tenfold to a quarter of a million annually. As sender of the most immigrants, Japan has yielded to the Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam, India, and China. From 1974–1989, over 900,000 Southeast Asian refugees entered the United States. Most Asians today are admitted in the family preference category. On average, the sex ratio is balanced, but over 55% of immigrants from South Korea, the Philippines, and Taiwan are female. Asians are occupationally diverse, with a greater number of professionals/executives (35%) than laborers (14%). Though relatively few in number, Asians concentrate geographically (notably in California) and exert growing political influence in those areas. Except for refugees, Asians are generally viewed as having a positive impact as students and workers. On the other hand, inas much as they contribute to ethnic diversity, they fan the current fears over threats to a common American cultural heritage. Anti-Asian hate crimes and interethnic violence have risen. Asian immigration is likely to continue to rise and show greater emphasis on employment preference categories.

Front Cover; Migration Decision Making:Multidisciplinary Approaches to Microlevel Studies in Developed and Developing Countries; Copyright Page; Table ofContents; List of Tablesand Figures; Preface; Chapter 1.Introduction and Overview; MAJOR THEMES; SOME COMMONALITIES IN MIGRATIONDECISION ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK; PART I:MULTIDISCIPLINARYFRAMEWORKS ANDMODELS OF MIGRATIONDECISION MAKING; Chapter 2.Motivations for Migration:An Assessment and a Value-; MOTIVATION IN MIGRATION DEFINITIONSAND TYPOLOGIES; MOTIVATION IN GENERALMIGRATION LITERATURE; A SYNTHESIS OF MOTIVES FOR MIGRATION

Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Immigration, Size and Growth, Nativity, and Citizenship -- Chapter 3. The Demography of Asian Americans: Fertility, Mortality, and Age and Sex Composition -- Chapter 4. The Geography of Asian Americans: Residence and Migration -- Chapter 5. Family and Households -- Chapter 6. Educational Attainment -- Chapter 7. Employment and Occupations -- Chapter 8. Incomes: The Question of Parity -- Chapter 9. Pacific Islanders in the United States -- Chapter 10. Closing Thoughts -- Bibliography -- Name Index

This study compares determinants of internal and international migration intentions, drawing upon interview data from a sample of adults in Ilocos Norte, a largely rural province in the Philippines. A regression model is applied to test the relative determinants of intentions to migrate to Manila and to Hawaii. The study is based on a value-expectancy model of migration decision making. The results document the importance of subjective expectations related to the attainment of different values and goals in Manila and Hawaii.