Group Membership and Context of Participation in Electoral Politics among Korean, Chinese, and Filipino Americans
In: Development and society, Band 42, Heft 1, S. 137-160
ISSN: 2586-6079
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In: Development and society, Band 42, Heft 1, S. 137-160
ISSN: 2586-6079
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 120, Heft 1, S. 290-292
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: International migration review: IMR, Band 45, Heft 4, S. 852-871
ISSN: 1747-7379, 0197-9183
By treating the 1.5 generation as a distinctive analytic category, this paper compares the effects of generational status on earnings among men of Chinese, Filipinos, and Korean descents in the New York metropolitan area. Our analyses of the 5 percent Public Use Microdata Sample data of the 2000 U.S. census show that all other background characteristics held equal, 1.5-generation Chinese and Filipino American workers make significantly higher earnings than second-generation workers. However, Korean American workers do not exhibit this 1.5-generation advantage. These findings support a segmented assimilation theory, the view that immigrant assimilation paths are not uniform across ethnic groups or generation status. Other findings suggest that bilingual ability would increase earnings only for the Chinese group.
In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies: JEMS, Band 38, Heft 4, S. 535-554
ISSN: 1469-9451
Becoming a citizen is a component of a larger process of immigrant incorporation into U.S. society. It is most often treated as an individual-level choice, associated with such personal characteristics as the duration of residence in the U.S., age, education, and language acquisition. This study uses microdata from Census 2000 in conjunction with other measures to examine aspects of the community and policy context that influence the choices made by individuals. The results confirm previous research on the effects of individual-level characteristics on attaining citizenship. There is also strong evidence of collective influences: both the varied political histories of immigrant groups in their home country and the political and community environment that they encounter in the U.S. have significant impacts on their propensity of naturalization.
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This study uses national survey data in federal election years during 1996-2004 to examine voter registration and voting. It shows that racial/ethnic disparities in socio-economic resources and rootedness in the community do not explain overall group differences in electoral participation. It contradicts the expectation from an assimilation perspective that low levels of Latino participation are partly attributable to the large share of immigrants among Latinos. In fact net differences show higher average Latino participation than previously reported. The study focuses especially on contextual factors that could affect collective responses of group members. Moving beyond past research, significant effects are found for the group's representation among office holders, voting regulations, and state policies related to treatment of immigrants.
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In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies: JEMS, Band 38, Heft 4, S. 535-554
ISSN: 1369-183X
In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies: JEMS, Band 35, Heft 7, S. 1201-1223
ISSN: 1469-9451
In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies: JEMS, Band 35, Heft 7, S. 1201-1224
ISSN: 1369-183X
The rapid growth of the Hispanic population in the United States, particularly those of the second generation, who have automatic rights of citizenship, could be expected to result in increased influence and representation in politics for this group. We show that the effect of a sheer growth in numbers at the national level is diminished by several factors: low probabilities of naturalisation by Hispanic immigrants; non-participation in voting, especially by the US-born generations; and concentration of growth in Congressional Districts that already have Hispanic Representatives. It is a challenge for public policy to reduce the lag between population growth and political representation.
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