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The Taiwanese Americans (Hardcover, New)
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The Taiwanese Americans (Hardcover, New)
Series: The New Americans
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Despite the relatively short history of the Taiwanese in the United
States, they have been a significant presence in America. Since
1965, immigration law changes have led to a dramatic increase in
the Asian population in the United States. Taiwanese Americans, the
immigrants from Taiwan and their descendants, are a prominent group
in this increasing Asian population. This is the first book-length
study about the Taiwanese American community in the United States.
While most articles have discussed the economic impact of their
immigration, this study focuses on their community organization,
information networks, religious practices, cultural observances,
and the growing second generation. Finally, it concludes with an
assessment of the contributions of Taiwanese Americans to U.S.
society. Biographical sketches of noted Taiwanese Americans
complete the text. The identity of the Taiwanese American community
is complex and evolving, because it is partly determined by the
politics between Taiwan and China. As relations between Taiwan and
China change, so will the identity of Taiwanese Americans. Other
variables affecting their identity include the relations between
mainlanders and native Taiwanese in Taiwan, political
liberalization within Taiwan, the role of U.S. policy towards
Taiwan and China, and the nurturing of a Taiwanese consciousness.
An increasingly important variable is the orientation of the second
generation, American-born Taiwanese Americans. They have the
options of being simultaneously Taiwanese American, Chinese
American, Asian American and American. Taiwanese Americans are
helping to reinvent America by transforming the economic and
cultural landscape of the U.S. as haveprevious waves of immigrants.
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