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During the past two decades, immigrants of Asian ancestry have been arriving to the United States in phenomenal numbers, currently constituting 43 percent of the total immigrant stream. Asian immigrants from the traditional sending countries of China—including Taiwan and Hong Kong—Japan, Korea, and the Philippines are well represented. Refugees-turned-immigrants from Vietnam, Kampuchea, and Laos, however, represent a new and significant proportion of the Asian immigrant stream. This article will present an overview of the extent and magnitude of Asian immigration to the United States since 1965. The demographic, social, and economic characteristics, as well as adjustment indicators, of these recent immigrants will be analyzed. Finally, policy implications of this influx of new Asian immigrants will be suggested.

During the past two decades, immigrants of Asian ancestry have been arriving in the US in phenomenal numbers, currently constituting 43% of the total immigrant stream. Asian immigrants from the traditional sending countries of China -- including Taiwan & Hong Kong -- Japan, Korea, & the Philippines are well represented. Refugees-turned-immigrants from Vietnam, Kampuchea, & Laos, however, represent a new & significant proportion of the Asian immigrant stream. An overview is presented of the extent & magnitude of Asian immigration to the US since 1965. The demographic, social, & economic characteristics, as well as adjustment indicators, of these recent immigrants are analyzed. Policy implications of this influx of new Asian immigrants are suggested. 4 Tables. HA

This study examines significant improvements in the changing socioeconomic status of Chinese males in America during the 1960s. The variables of education, occupation and income are reviewed in their relationship to the changes from unskilled labor to professional-technical employment. The need for further research on the income lag between the Chinese and white male population is demonstrated.