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Immigrant Recruitment into the Labor Force: Social Networks among Filipinos in Hawaii.
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Caces, Fe – Amerasia Journal, 1987
Considers the following factors in the process of how Filipino immigrants in Hawaii obtain employment: (1) chain migration; (2) the existing employment situation of this group; and (3) the basic features of immigrant employment and the process of obtaining jobs. Discusses the double-edged implications of reliance on personal network links in…
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Practices, Filipino Americans, Immigrants
Filipinos and the Myth of Model Minority in Hawai'i: A Pilot Study
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Cunanan, Vanessa L.; Guerrero, Anthony P. S.; Minamoto, Linda Y. – Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 2006
Despite tremendous heterogeneity in culture, native language, values, socioeconomic status and a steadily growing presence in the United States, Asian Americans are viewed as a monolithic group under the model minority stereotype. Using the focus group approach with youth, young professionals, key/community leaders, and parent participants, the…
Descriptors: Ethnic Diversity, Focus Groups, Filipino Americans, Asian American Students
The Filipinos in America. In America Series.
Winter, Frank H. – 1988
The history of Filipino immigrants to the United States and the contributions they have made to American society are discussed in this book which is part of a series for children. The Philippines is the only nation in Asia that is predominantly Christian and English-speaking. The country was a colony of the United States from 1896 to 1946, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Childrens Literature, Cultural Background, Economic Factors