Study guide covers "Asian Americans and the Economy" section of the Asian American Communities course (course code SOCSCI78B) at UC Irvine. This document can also be used as review flashcards with terms and their definitions (made originally through Quizlet).
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Asian Americans and the Economy
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1. Economic Niche Definition: In terms of Asian Americans, it is a concentra-
tion of markets owned or work fields dominated by specific
ethnic groups.
Significance: This term explains why it is common to see
Filipinos in medical/healthcare professions, Chinese oper-
ating restaurants, Vietnamese operating nail salons, and
Asian Indians operating as motel/hotel owners or in the
high-tech industry.
2. Economic Na- Definition: The belief in only buying American-made prod-
tionalism ucts and avoiding foreign-made ones.
Significance: Ironic as many commodities Americans ex-
ploit are 'made in China' or made by immigrants in US
sweatshops.
3. Outsourcing and Definition: Obtaining resources from outside the US.
Offshoring
Significance: Explains why call center representatives are
mainly from India and the Philippines, as colonization has
led them to speaking English.
4. Immigrant In- Definition: Immigrants are given jobs in US because they
sourcing are specifically educated with American-standard knowl-
edge.
5. International Labor was originally segregated by race. Example: many
Racial & Gender telephone operators were Japanese women.
Division of Labor
6. "Runway" Sweat- Definition: Labor laws did not apply to fashion or clothing
shops companies, so their workers (mainly female) were paid
much less than minimum wage.
Significance: To find even cheaper labor, companies would
move sweatshops to outside the US, where working con-
ditions are significantly worse (no labor laws whatsoever).
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