ABSTRACT

As a result of international immigration, ethnic diversity has increased rapidly in many countries, not only in major cities, but also in smaller cities. This trend is not limited to the traditional immigrant receiving countries, such as the United States and Canada, but occurs also in many other countries where doors are gradually opening to immigration, especially in Asia. This combination of a growing immigrant population and ethnic diversity has fostered a more complex immigrant integration process.

This book addresses the subject at the city ecological level, inter-group level, and individual level. It contributes to the understanding of immigrant adaptation in a multi-ethnic context, brings Asian perspectives into the discussion of immigration and race and ethnic relations, and will serve as a basis for future study of immigrant adaptation in a multi-ethnic context.

part |12 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

part |94 pages

Immigrant/Racial/Ethnic Residential Patterns in Multi-Ethnic Cities

chapter 2|16 pages

The Dynamics of Immigrant Residential Incorporation in the United States

Theoretical Issues and Empirical Challenges

chapter 3|23 pages

Partial Residential Integration

Suburban Residential Patterns of new Immigrant Groups in a Multi-ethnic Context 1

chapter 4|10 pages

Asian Immigrants in Vancouver

From Caste to Class in Socio-Spatial Segregation?

part |90 pages

Group Relations in Multi-Ethnic Cities

chapter 6|29 pages

Diversity in People and Places

Multiracial People in U.S. Society

chapter 8|11 pages

The Contradictory Nature of Multiculturalism

Mainland Chinese Immigrants' Perspectives and Their Onward Emigration from Canada

part |85 pages

Immigrant Adaptation in Multi-Ethnic Cities

part |6 pages

Conclusion

chapter 13|4 pages

Conclusion