{"product_id":"from-chinatown-to-every-town-9780520384972","title":"From Chinatown to Every Town","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Chinatown to Every Town explores the recent history of Chinese immigration within the United States and the fundamental changes in spatial settlement that have relocated many low-skilled Chinese immigrants from New York City's Chinatown to new immigrant destinations. Using a mixed-method approach over a decade in Chinatown and six destination states, sociologist Zai Liang specifically examines how the expansion and growing popularity of Chinese restaurants has shifted settlement to more rural and faraway areas. Liang's study demonstrates that key players such as employment agencies, Chinatown buses, and restaurant supply shops facilitate the spatial dispersion of immigrants while simultaneously maintaining vital links between Chinatown in Manhattan and new immigrant destinations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book’s key insight—that spatial assimilation is not just an individual level phenomenon, but rather is shaped by group-level dynamics and institutions—can be applied well beyond the Chinese restaurant industry.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Social Forces *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures \u003cbr\u003e List of Tables \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 2. Job Search: From Immigrant Networks to Market-Based Institutions \u003cbr\u003e 3. Making the Connection: The Story of the Chinatown Bus \u003cbr\u003e 4. Choices for New Immigrant Destinations \u003cbr\u003e 5. New Businesses in New Places: Adaptation and Race Relations \u003cbr\u003e 6. The Ties That Bind: Between Chinatown in Manhattan and New Immigrant Destinations \u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Methods \u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Analysis of Job Locations \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e References \u003cbr\u003e Index ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402956382551,"sku":"9780520384972","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520384972.jpg?v=1730481961","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-chinatown-to-every-town-9780520384972","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}