Lan, Pei-Chia. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press. Chan, Yuk Wah, David A. Haines, and Jonathan H. Lee Eds. The Age of Asian Migration. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Lin, Syaru Shirley. Manthorpe, Jonathan. Forbidden Nation: A History of Taiwan. Martin, Fran. University of Washington Press. Zia, Helen. Ballantine Books. Compared to the roughly 2. The Census counted just , Taiwanese Americans in the United States, with more than 75, -- or about half -- living in California there are also Taiwanese clustered around Washington D.
Like the Cantonese or Shanghairiese, the Taiwanese are ethnically Chinese, though, like the above groups, they speak their own dialect in addition to Mandarin, Still, there are important reasons why Taiwanese Americans maintain a distinct identity. After being defeated by the Communists, the Nationalist government -- along with a million and a half Chinese -- fled the mainland for the island of Taiwan in the late s, where they established a U. In addition, Taiwanese immigrant men were less likely to participate in the civilian labor force in than immigrant men overall.
In , Taiwanese-born men age 16 and older participated in the civilian labor force Both groups were more likely than native-born men Taiwanese-born women age 16 and older More than half of all employed Taiwanese-born men reported working in management, business, and finance; information technology; and other sciences and engineering professions in Among the roughly , Taiwanese-born male workers age 16 and older employed in the civilian labor force in , An additional Taiwanese immigrant men were significantly more likely than foreign-born men overall to work in these three categories of professions, with Almost one-quarter of employed Taiwanese-born women reported working in management, business, and finance occupations.
Among the approximately , Taiwanese-born female workers age 16 and older employed in the civilian labor force in , nearly one-quarter A smaller share of immigrant women overall Employed Taiwanese-born women age 16 and older were also concentrated in administrative support positions In fact, Taiwanese-born women were more likely than foreign-born women overall to work in all three of these occupational categories in , with Taiwanese immigrants were less likely to live in poverty in than both the native born and the foreign born overall.
In , Both the native born Note : Poverty is defined as individuals residing in families with a total annual income below the federal poverty line.
Whether an individual falls below the official poverty line depends not only on total family income, but also on the size of the family, the number of children, and the age of the householder.
ACS reports total income over the 12 months preceding the interview date. Taiwanese immigrants had a higher rate of homeownership than immigrants overall and the native born in In , the homeownership rate among Taiwanese immigrant householders age 18 and older was Among those persons age 18 and older living in owned homes, Taiwanese immigrants Taiwanese immigrants were more than twice as likely as immigrants overall to have health insurance in While more than one in seven The uninsured rate for the native born Among those with health insurance coverage, Taiwanese immigrants About , children under the age of 18 resided with at least one Taiwanese-born parent in In , about , children under the age of 18 resided in a household with at least one immigrant parent born in Taiwan.
This represented only a small share 0. Like the overall population of children with immigrant parents, the majority of children in Taiwanese immigrant families were born in the United States. This figure was slightly higher for children with Taiwanese parents Institute of International Education.
Available online. Census Bureau. Schroeder, and Matthew Sobek. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota. Yearbook of Immigration Statistics. Various tables. Taiwan Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission. For young Taiwanese Americans who actively push back against any reference to being Chinese, the determination to express and preserve their heritage is deeply informed by history. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.
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