Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Chinese American Children in New York City

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 337-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loretta Au ◽  
Kenny Kwong ◽  
Jolene C. Chou ◽  
Alan Tso ◽  
Mei Wong
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
American Children

Embracing Contradictions

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen M. Ward
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
York City ◽  
Bryn Mawr ◽  
Chinese American

This chapter describes the upbringing of Grace Lee Boggs. It follows her from her youth in New York City as the Chinese-American daughter of immigrants through graduate school at Bryn Mawr. After completing a dissertation on Hegel, she moves to Chicago.

scholarly journals Acculturation and Diet Among Chinese American Immigrants in New York City

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey Kirshner ◽  
Stella S Yi ◽  
Judith Wylie-Rosett ◽  
Nirupa R Matthan ◽  
Jeannette M Beasley
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
York City ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Unit Increase ◽  
Chinese American Immigrants ◽  
Red And Processed Meat

ABSTRACT Background There are limited data on the social and cultural determinants of dietary intake in Chinese Americans. Over 560,000 New York City residents are Chinese American, and there has been a growing trend over the past 30 y of permanent migration from China to the USA. Objectives The purpose of this secondary data analysis is to describe associations between diet, measured by self-report, and diet quality, with level of acculturation in a cross-sectional sample of urban-dwelling Chinese American immigrants. Methods This was a cross-sectional study involving 2071 foreign-born Chinese American adults. Acculturation was assessed using the Stephenson Multigroup Acculturation Scale, diet using a Chinese-adapted FFQ, and diet quality using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI). Multivariable regression was used to assess associations between ethnic (ESI; Chinese) and dominant (DSI; American) society immersion scores with self-reported dietary measures. Results No significant associations were found between acculturation and overall AHEI score. Higher ESI and DSI scores were associated with higher vegetable, fruit, and nut/legume scores; a higher DSI score only was associated with higher whole grain and PUFA scores. A 1-unit increase in the ESI score was associated with a 0.005 (P = 0.009) lower red and processed meat component score, whereas a 1-unit increase in DSI score was associated with a 0.01 (P = 0.025) higher red and processed meat component score. Conclusions Assessment of acculturation level may help to tailor dietary strategies that are appropriate to what Chinese American immigrant communities are consuming to more effectively decrease the risk of chronic disease.

Overweight and obesity in preschool children in New York City

1981 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 2236-2241 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Ginsberg-Fellner ◽  
L A Jagendorf ◽  
H Carmel ◽  
T Harris
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
York City ◽  
Overweight And Obesity

Becoming Wards of the State: Race, Crime, and Childhood in the Struggle for Foster Care Integration, 1920s to 1960s

2020 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Christy Simmons
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
York City ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
Foster Care System ◽  
American Children ◽  
Care System

Using archival materials from the Domestic Relations Court of New York City, this article traces the conflict between private institutions and the state over responsibility for neglected African American children in the early twentieth century. After a long history of exclusion by private child welfare, the court assumed public responsibility for the protection of children of all races. Yet, in an arrangement of delegated governance, judges found themselves unable to place non-white children because of the enduring exclusionary policies of private agencies. When the situation became critical, the City sought to wrest control from private agencies by developing a supplemental public foster care system. This compromise over responsibility racialized the developing public foster care system of New York City, and it transformed frameworks of child protection as a social problem. The findings highlight the political salience surrounding issues of racial access in the delegated welfare state. Tracing how the conflict over access unfolded in New York City child protection provides an empirical case for understanding how the delegation of social welfare to private agencies can actually weaken racial integration efforts, generate distinct modes of social welfare inclusion, and racialize perceptions of social problems.

Working but Poor in New York City

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 101-112
Author(s):  
Howard Shih
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Low Income ◽  
York City ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
American Children ◽  
American Poverty

This policy brief summarizes the methodology and key findings of the Asian American Federation’s report, Working but Poor: Asian Americans in New York City. The report marked the first time Asian American poverty in New York City was examined in detail using the new American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample. The report also uses two definitions to examine struggling Asian Americans, the official poverty thresholds traditionally used and a concept of low-income families defined as families living below twice the federal poverty thresholds. After a summary on the methodology of the report, the brief will cover the findings and recommendations through three issue areas: improving job opportunities for working-age Asian Americans, building skills to help Asian American children broaden their future opportunities, and helping seniors in need of access to the social safety net. The brief concludes with an overview of Asian American poverty from a national perspective and discussion of future areas of study.

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