Achieving better structural integration? Evidence from the career pathways of second-generation Chinese immigrants in France

2020 ◽  
pp. 151-164
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Career Pathways ◽  
Structural Integration

scholarly journals The Educational System and the Ethnic Skills Gap among the Working-Age Population: An Analysis of 16 Western Immigration Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 237802312092571
Author(s):  
Jan Paul Heisig ◽  
Merlin Schaeffer
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Educational Aspirations ◽  
Children Of Immigrants ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Structural Integration ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Immigrant Optimism ◽  
Labor Market Attainment

Research shows that children of immigrants, the “second generation,” have comparatively high educational aspirations. This “immigrant optimism” translates into ambitious educational choices, given the second generation’s level of academic performance. Choice-driven (comprehensive) education systems, which allow the children of immigrants to follow their ambitions, are therefore regarded as facilitating their structural integration. The authors focus on an underappreciated consequence of these findings. If the second generation strives for higher qualifications than children of native-born parents with similar performance, working-age children of immigrants should have lower skills than children of native-born parents with comparable formal education. This could result in (statistical) employer discrimination and ultimately hamper integration. This pattern should be particularly pronounced in choice-driven education systems and in systems that emphasize vocational education. Two-step regression models using data on 16 countries support these expectations. The authors explore implications of these findings for comparative research on ethnic gaps in labor market attainment.

The Psychological Adjustment of the Chinese Community in Britain

1993 ◽  
Vol 162 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Furnham ◽  
Ying Har Li
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
English Language ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Value Differences ◽  
Personal Variables ◽  
First And Second Generation

The psychological health and adjustment to life in Britain of a sample of first- and second-generation Chinese immigrants were measured. It was predicted that problems with the English language, inadequate social support, value differences, and unfulfilled expectations would induce more symptoms of psychological distress and depression in first-generation than in second-generation Chinese immigrants. Overall psychological hearth, and hence adjustment, was good. There was evidence for language problems and unfulfilled expectations, but not social support and value differences, being linked to mental health in the second generation. Evidence linking mental health to other personal variables was found in both generations.

scholarly journals The Role of Family in the Construction of Traditions among Second-Generation Chinese Immigrants in Hungary

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2021/1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eszter Knyihár ◽  
Gergely Salát
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Setting ◽  
And Control ◽  
High Degree

Previous research conducted in Hungary has shown that second generation Chinese immigrants construct a complex, multicultural identity which contains elements from the cultural environment created by the host society, the migrant diaspora, the family of the migrant and the country of origin as well. This paper presents the findings of an interview-based research project conducted in Hungary with the involvement of 20 second-generation Chinese immigrants and seeks to examine the complexity of their cultural identity, focussing especially the role of the family in the construction of traditions. According to our findings we argue that in the family setting, there is constant negotiation between generations regarding norms and traditions, which reveal different priorities. In this article I show that those areas where the most negotiations occur also overlap with the fields of increased parental interest and control, namely: education, dating/marriage, and language. I also discuss how holidays celebrated by the family show a high degree of flexibility and mixed solutions, involving cultural elements from both the host society and the country of origin.

scholarly journals Changing Shapes of Care: Expressions of Filial Piety among Second-generation Chinese in the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 2400-2422
Author(s):  
Sie-Long Cheung ◽  
Hans Barf ◽  
Sarah Cummings ◽  
Hans Hobbelen ◽  
Ernest Wing-Tak Chui
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Filial Piety ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Language Brokering ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
Future Care ◽  
Normative Considerations

This study explored perceptions of filial care among second-generation Chinese immigrants in the Netherlands. The provision of filial help or care can be regarded as a cultural phenomenon known as filial piety and it can be considered within the broad scope of caregiving as “family care”. Fifteen interviews were conducted, and a thematic analysis was applied. The findings showed that care was given in the form of language brokering, information inquiry, home visits, and facilitative and social support. Care was perceived as a moral duty among the participants and was grounded in their perceived sense of responsibility. The participants’ perspectives on current and future care included practical and normative considerations for meeting parental needs, and included opinions based on filial piety norms. In conclusion, this study showed that filial piety, specifically filial care, is still relevant to the younger immigrant Chinese community in the Netherlands.

ADHD Underdiagnosed in N.Y. Chinese Immigrants

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
SHERRY BOSCHERT
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Immigrants
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