Self-employment rates differ substantially across 60 ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Groups from countries with the highest self-employment rates do not have high rates in the United States More advantaged groups in terms of wage earnings, self-employment earnings, and unearned income have the highest self-employment rates. (SK)

Multiracial people of Asian descent, like most marginalized peoples, live along the borders of "passing," and not passing, for White. When Asian American multiracial people can express the full range of their humanity without boundaries of race, the debate about "passing" will become obsolete. (SLD)

Explored whether females of various racial groups experienced different returns on their investment into human and social capital as measured by home ownership. U.S. Census data indicated that based on a race-class-gender analysis of home ownership, there were a wealth of inequalities between and within female racial groups. Nonwhites were less…

Addresses the influence of cultural and ecological backgrounds, as mediated by the family, on children's achievement. Contrasts models used to explain academic successes and failures of African-American and Asian-American children. (PCB)

Presents an overview of the sociocultural differences between U.S. and Asian Indian cultures, the implications of those differences, and suggestions for counseling techniques and approaches for working with Asian Indian immigrants. Discusses immigration pattern and history of Asian Indians, looks at cultural orientation of Asian Indians, and…

Assessed attitudes of Asian-American students (n=152) toward involvement in student organizations, particularly preprofessional groups. Examined whether differences existed among Asian groups on attitudes toward, and involvement in, student groups. Found that respondents avoided groups made up of either Asian Americans in general or of subgroup of…

This report of a conference of deaf Asian Americans notes cultural influences affecting this population, special characteristics of Asian families, suggestions for professionals working with an Asian clientele, and the establishment of a national organization of deaf Asian people and those who support them. (DB)

Defines multiculturalism and elaborates on the definition through a description of the author's struggle to find his identity as a Chinese American and his development as a writer. The author, a novelist and university-level director of Asian-American studies, talks about growing up without reading material that reflected his identity. (KRN)

Investigated presence of occupational stereotypes in ratings by 194 White college students of 16 occupations identified in literature as representative of Asian-White group differences. Determined both positive and negative stereotypes were found across race and gender groupings. (Author/ABL)

Assessed differences in self-reported assertion responding between Asian- (n=45) and Caucasian-Americans (n=74) across nine different situations. Related differences to prior experiences, expectancy outcomes, or self-efficacy beliefs. Findings suggest that assertion differences between ethnic groups are situationally specific, with most…

Responds to a videotape presentation of debates that occurred on January 13, 1988, between three educators and a group of youths of Shekou, China. Argues that criticism of the students is superficial and misleading. Notes the needs of the region for cultural, educational, and athletic facilities and rejects the argument that Shekou is…

Presents an integrated model of racial and ethnic identity based on how a group views its own and the dominant culture. Explicates relationships between Asian American ethnic identity, acculturation, and vocational behavior, through such areas as occupational stereotyping, segregation, aspiration, and prestige; and work attitudes and career…

Investigated relationships among premigration stresses, nightmares, acculturation stresses, personal efficacy and depression in 147 adult Vietnamese Americans. Found that premigration stresses, nightmares, and acculturation stresses had significant indirect effects on depression. Acculturation stresses diminished personal efficacy, and weakness of…

A study of influences on career choice for 187 Asian Americans supported a path model showing that acculturation, family background, and self-efficacy had the most significant effects on choosing an occupation. (71 references) (SK)

Attempts to place the study of anti-Asian violence into a context that recognizes the patterns of antagonism and violence ingrained within the process of class formation and the construction of systematic forms of racism. Suggests that patterned forms of anti-Asian violence have been the product of reactionary social movements supported or…