Changing travel behavior of Asian immigrants in the U.S.

2017 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 248-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingqian Hu
Keyword(s):  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Together, We Can Make This Place Our Home: Civic Engagement Among Asian Immigrants

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 99-99
Author(s):  
Cindy Bui ◽  
Kyungmin Kim ◽  
Qian Song ◽  
Yuri Jang
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Asian American ◽  
American Culture ◽  
City Council ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
The City ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Acculturation Factors

Abstract Civic engagement is an important dimension of age-friendly communities but has been understudied among Asian immigrant groups. While research has attributed greater civic engagement among immigrants to acculturation factors, the influence of acculturation may be conditioned upon Asian immigrants’ social network and place attachment to their city. We used data from the Asian American Quality of Life survey to analyze civic engagement activity (e.g., City council meeting, voting in a City election) among a diverse sample of middle-aged and older Asian immigrants in Austin, Texas (N = 994). 34.5% of the sample had participated in at least one civic engagement activity in the past 12 months. We examined how such civic engagement is associated with acculturation factors, and further examined whether one’s friend network and perception of their city moderated the association. We found that number of years lived in the U.S., familiarity with mainstream American culture, and number of friends in one’s social network were positively related to civic engagement activity. Furthermore, we found that the association between years lived in the U.S. and civic engagement was more pronounced for immigrants with larger friend networks; the association between familiarity with American culture and civic engagement was more pronounced for immigrants with more positive perceptions of the city. These findings highlight that acculturation may not operate alone in civic engagement among Asian immigrants. Rather, it may also be important to create opportunities for Asian immigrants to feel connected to their community and build meaningful friend networks to encourage civic engagement.

scholarly journals Suburban Employment Centers: Probing the Influence of Site Features on the Journey-to-Work

1989 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Cervero
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Traffic Conditions ◽  
Employment Centers ◽  
Single Use ◽  
Journey To Work ◽  
Levels Of Service ◽  
The U.S

This paper argues that the low-density, single-use character of most suburban workplaces in the U.S. has contributed to worsening traffic congestion by making most workers highly dependent on their own automobiles for accessing jobs. To test this proposition, land use and transportation data are examined for fifty of the largest suburban employment centers in the nation. Differences in the share of trips made by various modes, commuting speeds, and levels of service on major thoroughfares connecting suburban centers are compared among clusters of centers. The densities, sizes, and land use mixtures of suburban workplaces are generally found to be important determinants of worker travel behavior and local traffic conditions.

scholarly journals Multicultural Musicscape for National Pride: Performing Arts of East-Asian Diasporas in Hawai‘i before WWI

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Heeyoung Choi
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
National Pride ◽  
Asian Ancestry ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Cultural Interactions

This study investigates stage performances of Asian immigrants in the U.S., focusing their cultural interactions in Hawai‘i prior to World War II. Previous studies of Asians in the U.S. during the early twentieth century have focused on their separate ways of preserving homeland culture or presentation of mainstream American culture to express a sense of belonging to the host society and relieve anti-Asian sentiments. Despite increasing cultural interactions in cities during this period, the discussion of cultural exchanges among immigrant communities have received limited attention. This study expands previous perspectives by examining the performing arts to demonstrate that diverse multicultural events in Hawai‘i were important tools to promote respective Asian ethnic groups’ cultural identities, foster interactions among young adults of Asian ancestry, and inspire their national pride. The Asian diasporas in Hawai‘i constituting a majority of the local population, despite foreign-born Asian immigrants’ limited access to U.S. citizenship, appreciated opportunities to curate their own ethnicity on stages and culturally interact with other ethnic groups. The multicultural experiences ultimately instilled the satisfaction and national pride into the young adults of Asian ancestry.

Muslim Refugee Clients

2020 ◽  
pp. 77-95
Author(s):  
M. Gail Hickey
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Refugee Camp ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
The Us ◽  
Refugee Experience ◽  
Migration Experiences ◽  
The U.S

More than 160,000 Burmese have come to the United States seeking asylum from war-torn Myanmar. Burmese refugees represent diverse ethnic and religious groups. They may have experienced personal violence and/or years of living in a refugee camp prior to migration and arrive in the US with very different socio-historical experiences than do Asian immigrants. Little is known about the migration experiences of Burmese refugees, and even less is known about the more recently-arrived Muslim Burmese refugee population. The purpose of this chapter is to advance understanding about Muslim perspectives of the U.S. Burmese refugee experience and consider effective strategies for social workers, healthcare workers, and educators who work with Muslim Burmese refugee clients. Muslim Burmese refugees' migration and resettlement experiences are considered through stories of ethnic violence, refugee camp experiences, struggles with language and communication, and adjusting to the mainstream American cultural milieu.

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