Beyond the "Boat People": Ethnicization of American Life.

Espiritu, Yen Le

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Publication Date: 1989

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Beyond the "Boat People": Ethnicization of American Life.

Espiritu, Yen Le

Amerasia Journal, v15 n2 p49-67 1989

Explores process and proposes a model of ethnicization. Discusses both the home country experiences of Asians and their experiences in America as factors in the process of ethnicization. Discusses experiences of the following types of immigrant groups: those who constituted the majority population in their home country; and those who comprised an ethnic minority group in their home country. (JS)

Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cultural Background, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Origins, Ethnic Status, Ethnicity, Group Membership, Immigrants, Majority Attitudes, Minority Groups, Models, Refugees, Vietnamese People

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