| Description |
ix, 468 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-439) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: A framework for the immigration experience -- Pre-1965 emigration: leaving the homeland for the United States -- Post-1965 emigration: changes in U.S. Immigration policy -- Entry into the United States and the nation's response to Asian immigration -- Asian adjustment -- Public policies: social welfare, housing, education, and criminal justice -- Public policies: health, mental health, and substance abuse -- U.S.-born Asian Americans -- Implications, directions, and action guidelines. |
| Subject |
Asian Americans -- Social conditions.
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Asian Americans -- Government policy.
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Asian Americans -- Services for.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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| ISBN |
0231120826 cloth alkaline paper |
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0231120834 paperback alkaline paper |
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