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Peer reviewedSpickard, Paul R.; Fong, Rowena – Social Forces, 1995
Draws on survey data, interviews, and the literature to analyze features of Pacific Islander American multiethnic identity. This identity is situational; individuals commonly simplify their ethnicity in practical living; and multiethnic and single-ancestry persons are admitted to group membership on similar bases (ancestry, family, practice, and…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Family Relationship, Group Membership
The Racial Identification of Biracial Children with One Asian Parent: Evidence from the 1990 Census.
Peer reviewedXie, Yu; Goyette, Kimberly – Social Forces, 1997
In a 1990 census sample of 7,808 biracial children with one Asian parent, 38.8% were identified as Asian, indicating that racial identification of these children is highly optional. Children's identification as Asian was related to awareness of cultural heritage (assimilation factors, parent educational level), as well as factors unique to various…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Biculturalism, Children
