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Title: The Health Consequences of Asian Immigrant Integration
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2012
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Abstract: In this dissertation, I examine the roles of migration and integration in influencing the health trajectories of Asian immigrants. Health trajectories refer to the changing health status of Asian immigrants as they spend more time in the United States. They are of particular interest to public health researchers, as they provide insight into the larger experiences of Asian immigrants in the United States and how they may affect health. Currently, health trajectories are interpreted though a lifestyle and behavioral framework that has shaped the majority of Asian American health literature. When we apply a structural perspective, it widens our interpretive lens to create a more complex picture of integration that considers several dimensions across which Asian immigrants are being incorporated into American society. Specifically, I identify and test social determinants of Asian immigrant health that originate from the historical and structural forces that have surrounded their economic, social and cultural integration into the United States.
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Authors: Young Ro, Annie Eun
Institution: University of Michigan
Department: Health Behavior and Health Education
Advisor: Arline T. Geronimus
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Publisher Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Topics: Health, Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity
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