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An Ambivalent Embrace: Service Needs and Gaps for Asian Immigrants in New Destinations
Asian immigrants to the U.S. are settling in “new destinations,” but there has been little research on their health care and social service needs. Our analysis of Census data to identify cities with the fastest Asian immigrant population growth (1990–2000) yielded 33 smaller cities in 13 states. The...
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description | Asian immigrants to the U.S. are settling in “new destinations,” but there has been little research on their health care and social service needs. Our analysis of Census data to identify cities with the fastest Asian immigrant population growth (1990–2000) yielded 33 smaller cities in 13 states. The cities ranged in population from 7,677 to 86,660; were spread across 13 states in the Northeast, South, and Midwest regions of the US; and varied widely demographically. Pilot surveys conducted in 2009 indicated that, although many residents had positive attitudes towards immigrants, many were also concerned about job competition and dilution of American culture. Respondents reported a number of immigrant-targeted services but also service gaps and intergroup violence. We characterize smaller new destination cities’ mixed response to their fast-growing immigrant populations as an “ambivalent embrace.” Service gaps may be related to small city size and relatively small Asian immigrant population size, despite rapid population growth. Funding shortages were also cited as obstacles to cities’ responsiveness, suggesting the importance of state and federal government aid. |
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spelling | pubmed-101211752023-04-21 An Ambivalent Embrace: Service Needs and Gaps for Asian Immigrants in New Destinations Chin, John J. J Health Dispar Res Pract Article Asian immigrants to the U.S. are settling in “new destinations,” but there has been little research on their health care and social service needs. Our analysis of Census data to identify cities with the fastest Asian immigrant population growth (1990–2000) yielded 33 smaller cities in 13 states. The cities ranged in population from 7,677 to 86,660; were spread across 13 states in the Northeast, South, and Midwest regions of the US; and varied widely demographically. Pilot surveys conducted in 2009 indicated that, although many residents had positive attitudes towards immigrants, many were also concerned about job competition and dilution of American culture. Respondents reported a number of immigrant-targeted services but also service gaps and intergroup violence. We characterize smaller new destination cities’ mixed response to their fast-growing immigrant populations as an “ambivalent embrace.” Service gaps may be related to small city size and relatively small Asian immigrant population size, despite rapid population growth. Funding shortages were also cited as obstacles to cities’ responsiveness, suggesting the importance of state and federal government aid. 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC10121175/ /pubmed/37089821 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This Article is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Article in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/or on the work itself. |
spellingShingle | Article Chin, John J. An Ambivalent Embrace: Service Needs and Gaps for Asian Immigrants in New Destinations |
title | An Ambivalent Embrace: Service Needs and Gaps for Asian Immigrants in New Destinations |
title_full | An Ambivalent Embrace: Service Needs and Gaps for Asian Immigrants in New Destinations |
title_fullStr | An Ambivalent Embrace: Service Needs and Gaps for Asian Immigrants in New Destinations |
title_full_unstemmed | An Ambivalent Embrace: Service Needs and Gaps for Asian Immigrants in New Destinations |
title_short | An Ambivalent Embrace: Service Needs and Gaps for Asian Immigrants in New Destinations |
title_sort | ambivalent embrace: service needs and gaps for asian immigrants in new destinations |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10121175/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37089821 |
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