Reviews the literature and analyzes 1980 census data to study English language fluency and earnings among Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Soviet Jews have a difficult initial adjustment, but, after five years in the United States, they achieve parity with other European immigrants in English and earnings. (SLD)

Examines alternative methods to measure the status of "second-generation immigrants" using 1990 Census of Population data. Research of the variations in socioeconomic adaptation by duration of American residence among immigrants who arrived as children or teenagers reveals a dominant pattern of successful adaptation with greater exposure…

Describes and interprets some events associated with the demographic and economic restructuring that has occurred in Flushing (New York). The introduction of Asian capital and enterprise has revitalized a previously ailing economy and sluggish housing market. Conflicts associated with this process are explored. (SLD)