Yingru Ouyang
Econ 324
Prof. Lopez
Dec.10. 2016
Female Asian Immigrants’ in the U.S. Labor Market
Introduction
After 1980, the number of immigrants increase dramatically. In 1980, the size of immigrants are 14.1 millions which takes 6.2% of US population. In 2015, the U.S. immigrant population is more than 42.4 million, or 13.3 percent, of the total U.S. population. Simultaneously, the migration from Asia to the United States rose from 5% share of population in 1960 to 30% in 2014. This is an astonishing leap in immigration numbers in U.S.. But the share of women immigrants in all U.S. immigrants has been static. It keeps at around 51%. From the Graph 1, we can see the numbers of female immigrants from Asia fluctuates a little in years …show more content…
Migration becomes a household strategy in attempting to improve the lives of those involved and their families. This is evident among Japanese, which has meant eventual family reunification in the U.S. At the same time, industrialization and urbanization has brought about more rural-to-urban migration for both men and women in many countries, for example, Vietnam. Both internal and international migration are one result in the economically transitional process and contribute to higher incomes and may lead to better living conditions for migrants ' families. And some marital migration is for improving the standard of living for women and their family, which may cause some young rural Vietnamese women may face many difficulties, as the Vietnamese migrant brides to the host …show more content…
Culture can be transmitted through nations. For example, Chinese immigrants care about the fengshui of where their houses are built. Feng Shui, is a kind of Chinese culture. At the same time, some adverse traditional culture are also carried to the U.S. “the Three Obediences and the Four Virtues” is a classical Chinese bad tradition. Although this rule has been abandoned for almost a century. Still, some conservative old ladies in China still consider this doctrine as a criteria for qualifying a good woman, and pass this ideology to the next generation. A classical Confucian ideology, “The Three Obediences and the Four Virtues”, requires Chinese woman to obey her father before marriage, and her husband after, even her son when her husband passed away. The four virtues mostly advocated are fidelity, physical charm, propriety in speech and efficiency in needle work. In short, if a woman can fulfill all the above requirement, she will be a role model as a good woman. Since many areas in Asia are directly influenced by the Confucianism. Similar traditions pattern commonly exist in Asia. So some of the women in Asia believe that it’s their duty to be obedient and gentle. After migrating to the U.S., although the surroundings changes, their inside thinking do not change. That’s the reason why some of Asian women immigrants will
Econ 324
Prof. Lopez
Dec.10. 2016
Female Asian Immigrants’ in the U.S. Labor Market
Introduction
After 1980, the number of immigrants increase dramatically. In 1980, the size of immigrants are 14.1 millions which takes 6.2% of US population. In 2015, the U.S. immigrant population is more than 42.4 million, or 13.3 percent, of the total U.S. population. Simultaneously, the migration from Asia to the United States rose from 5% share of population in 1960 to 30% in 2014. This is an astonishing leap in immigration numbers in U.S.. But the share of women immigrants in all U.S. immigrants has been static. It keeps at around 51%. From the Graph 1, we can see the numbers of female immigrants from Asia fluctuates a little in years …show more content…
Migration becomes a household strategy in attempting to improve the lives of those involved and their families. This is evident among Japanese, which has meant eventual family reunification in the U.S. At the same time, industrialization and urbanization has brought about more rural-to-urban migration for both men and women in many countries, for example, Vietnam. Both internal and international migration are one result in the economically transitional process and contribute to higher incomes and may lead to better living conditions for migrants ' families. And some marital migration is for improving the standard of living for women and their family, which may cause some young rural Vietnamese women may face many difficulties, as the Vietnamese migrant brides to the host …show more content…
Culture can be transmitted through nations. For example, Chinese immigrants care about the fengshui of where their houses are built. Feng Shui, is a kind of Chinese culture. At the same time, some adverse traditional culture are also carried to the U.S. “the Three Obediences and the Four Virtues” is a classical Chinese bad tradition. Although this rule has been abandoned for almost a century. Still, some conservative old ladies in China still consider this doctrine as a criteria for qualifying a good woman, and pass this ideology to the next generation. A classical Confucian ideology, “The Three Obediences and the Four Virtues”, requires Chinese woman to obey her father before marriage, and her husband after, even her son when her husband passed away. The four virtues mostly advocated are fidelity, physical charm, propriety in speech and efficiency in needle work. In short, if a woman can fulfill all the above requirement, she will be a role model as a good woman. Since many areas in Asia are directly influenced by the Confucianism. Similar traditions pattern commonly exist in Asia. So some of the women in Asia believe that it’s their duty to be obedient and gentle. After migrating to the U.S., although the surroundings changes, their inside thinking do not change. That’s the reason why some of Asian women immigrants will