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Wong, Sau-Ling Cynthia – 1989
The largest Asian American ethnic group in the United States, as well as the group with the longest immigration history, is the Chinese. The presence of Chinese immigrants is felt strongly in California, the state where nearly 40 percent of the nation's Chinese have chosen to live. The history of Chinese immigration is traced to help understand…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian History, Cantonese, Chinese Americans
Crystal, Eric – 1988
This preliminary paper reviews the political and cultural history of the Cambodian refugees who have settled in large numbers in California communities. The kingdom of Cambodia was a major power in Southeast Asia from the ninth century A.D. until March 1970, and its Buddhist culture influenced the dance, music, architecture, and linguistic…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Asian History, Buddhism
