TY - JOUR
T1 - The Socioeconomic Attainments of Second-Generation Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans
AU - Sakamoto, Arthur
AU - Woo, Hyeyoung
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PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - We investigate the socioeconomic attainments of second-generation
Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans. Using 2000 Census
data, we focus on education, wages, and managerial/professional
employment relative to African Americans and whites. The
second-generation Vietnamese stand out as having extraordinarily high
average values on these indicators. By contrast, the socioeconomic
attainments of second-generation Cambodians, Hmong, and Laotians tend to
be closer to those of African Americans except among those
second-generation Southeast Asians who are clearly part of the earlier
(i.e., Wave 1) immigration stream that tended to have somewhat higher
socioeconomic origins. The most disadvantaged groups are non-Wave 1
second-generation Laotians and Cambodian women, particularly in terms of
the process of educational attainment. The results are interpreted as
indicating the importance of class origins and immigrant selectivity.
AB - We investigate the socioeconomic attainments of second-generation
Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans. Using 2000 Census
data, we focus on education, wages, and managerial/professional
employment relative to African Americans and whites. The
second-generation Vietnamese stand out as having extraordinarily high
average values on these indicators. By contrast, the socioeconomic
attainments of second-generation Cambodians, Hmong, and Laotians tend to
be closer to those of African Americans except among those
second-generation Southeast Asians who are clearly part of the earlier
(i.e., Wave 1) immigration stream that tended to have somewhat higher
socioeconomic origins. The most disadvantaged groups are non-Wave 1
second-generation Laotians and Cambodian women, particularly in terms of
the process of educational attainment. The results are interpreted as
indicating the importance of class origins and immigrant selectivity.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2007.00177.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2007.00177.x
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:33846233439
SN - 0038-0245
VL - 77
SP - 44
EP - 75
JO - Sociological Inquiry
JF - Sociological Inquiry
IS - 1
ER -