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Peer reviewedOng, Paul M. – Amerasia Journal, 1984
Analyzes 1979 unemployment statistics in the Chinatowns of Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. Presents a composite qualitative account, based on case studies, of their underlying labor system. Reports that Chinatown workers characteristically remain attached to the ethnic labor market, despite its low wages and employment instability. (KH)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Employment Patterns, Ethnic Groups
