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Title: Convergence or Divergence in Los Angeles: Three Distinctive Ethnic Patterns of Immigrant Residential Assimilation
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2007
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Abstract: This paper addresses five indicators of residential assimilation among three distinctive immigrant groups in the greater Los Angeles area, focusing on a single arrival cohort that came in 1970-79, and analyzing the pace and determinants of their assimilation between 1990 and 2000. Groups compared are Mexican, Korean and Chinese immigrants, along with a common reference group of native-born, non-Hispanic whites. We find that Mexicans?longitudinal changes in residential patterns resemble those expected by theories of residential assimilation while those for Chinese and Koreans do not. Koreans exhibit an unusually strong preference for remaining in Los Angeles city, often renting and living in districts with whites and Latinos. The Chinese are especially unusual, locating in the suburbs instead of the city, exhibiting very high homeownership soon after arrival, and moving into areas with increasingly higher concentrations of co-ethnics. In contrast to the two Asian groups, the Mexicans are more likely to reside in ethnic districts once they become homeowners. While findings provide limited support for residential assimilation, the dynamics of residential adjustment is more complex than previously revealed.
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Authors: Yu, Zhou; Myers, Dowell
Periodical (Full): Social science research
Issue: 1
Volume: 36
Pages: 254-285
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Housing and Segregation, Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity
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