This report discusses Chinese refugees in Hong Kong. The statistics, background readings, and case studies included in the report may provide useful information to educators and curriculum developers interested in Chinese and Asian studies. Contents include the following: (1) Hong Kong Demography; (2) History of Chinese Refugees; (3) Refugees:…

Highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration. Further, it outlines the conditions under which diversity can be brought to the forefront as one of society's strengths. (GR)

Argues that in the United States the "white" racial category has expanded across time to include groups previously considered "non-white." The role of blacks in this expansion is explored as well as whether white Americans are really becoming a numerical minority. An alternative racial future to the one frequently forecasted is…

Between 1983 and 1990, the United States experienced one of its longest periods of economic expansion since the Second World War. The 1983-95 period has been a time of fundamental economic change, with wide variations by state and region caused by industrial restructuring, worker migration, and immigration. (JOW)

Introduces six papers reflecting a research emphasis on four interrelated features of host societies pre-existing ethnic and race relations; labor markets and related institutions; government policies and programs for both immigration and broader institutional regulation; and the changing nature of international boundaries, (related to…

Examined the educational attainments of adult offspring of immigrants age 20-64 years, analyzing data from Canada's 1996 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics. Contrary to second generation decline and segmented underclass assimilation found in the United States, Canadian adult visible-minority immigrant offspring did not have lower educational…

Examines the great pressures to assimilate experiences by Georgian (European) immigrants in the United States. The author shows how major events in the Georgian region have pushed people toward the United States and describes how the immigrants, and their descendants, try to hold onto their culture while creating new lives in their adopted land.…

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) provides Canadian and Mexican professionals with an option not available to citizens of other countries: Trade NAFTA, or "TN" status, which provides authorization for business persons. Discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of this status with that of the more conventional H-1B…

Reviews some of the current children's literature and films that address the Latino immigration experience from the Americas and that introduce children to the issues confronting them. Each work is briefly described, including the immigration theme(s) it presents. (GR)

Describes the findings of a research study by the Refugee Council (United Kingdom) on the experiences of refugee children in "early years provision" (early childhood education). The major finding is that refugee children, of whom there are an estimated 65,000 in the United Kingdom, do not have equal access to early-years education. (SLD)

Examines the relationship between immigration and multiculturalism in Australian society, beginning with a brief historical background on immigration. Discusses how teaching immigration and multiculturalism is constructed in the curriculum and probes the nature of the current debate over immigration policy and multiculturalism. (DSK)

Examined the influence of birth place on the internal migration and spatial redistribution patterns of foreign-born and native-born populations in the United States for 1975 to 1980 and 1985 to 1990. Differing patterns and networks established by immigrant cohorts have resulted in higher concentrations of the foreign-born compared to the…

Studied public attitudes toward immigration in seven countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, and the United States) for 1970 through 1995 as part of a larger, ongoing study. Countries with major differences in statutes, policies, and practices related to immigration nevertheless share many attitudes and beliefs about…

Discusses how it feels to be a poet who writes in Spanish and has her work translated, examining the author's immigration experiences and noting the translator's contributions in making her work accessible across languages, borders, and cultures. Explains that writing in Spanish is a gesture of survival, and translation allows her memories to…

Across the country, districts like Perry (Iowa) Community Schools that traditionally have dealt with little ethnic, racial, or linguistic diversity are seeing growing Hispanic populations. In recent years, Perry administrators have aggressively created new programs, sought federal grants, and tried to mix student ethnic groups. (MLH)