Chinatown Unemployment and the Ethnic Labor Market.

Ong, Paul M.

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ERIC Number: EJ314718

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Publication Date: 1984

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Chinatown Unemployment and the Ethnic Labor Market.

Ong, Paul M.

Amerasia Journal, v11 n1 p35-54 Spr-Sum 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, Labor Force Nonparticipants, Labor Market, Metropolitan Areas, Unemployment, Urban Problems, Work Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles); California (San Francisco); New York (New York)

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