Emerging Voices
During what historical period was the term "Asian American" first introduced in the US and what time period?
The Civil Rights Movement, 1960's
Compared to whites, what is the relative percent income for an African American household compared to that of a white household?
60%
What is the definition of transnational migration?
The emergence of a social process for which migrants establish social fields crossing geographic, cultural, and political borders
What did neoclassicist Kenneth Arrow argue?
Nonmarket factors including social and institutional influences shape economic behavior. Relying on these factors as what shapes racial discrimination is more beneficial than focusing on its prediction of elimination.
Approximately how many refugees arrived in the US after the Indochina War of 1995, and from what geographic regions?
Approx 1 million refugees and immigrants from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Lao
What is the term "heterodox economics," referring to?
The idea that economics requires the consideration of history, politics, geography, culture, and much more. In other words, an expansive view.
What was the example provided related to America's relationship with non-communist nations in Southeast Asia, resulting in the exodus from countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, and Lao?
Christian organizations entered Indonesia and converted Natives to their religion.
What is the mainstream story of race and economics, according to Koechlin?
1. Discrimination is less dramatic than one might think
2. Markets eliminate discrimination
3. Market wages are based on productivity and differences in productivity are a result of "innate talent."
According to the 1990 US census count, how many Asian Americans were there, and what were the subcategories by percentage?
6,908,638 Asian Americans, 24% Chinese, 20% Filipino, 12% Japanese, 2% new groups
What were the ways in which housing segregation was codified? Provide examples and define them.
Red-lining: Denying mortgages based on race
Restrictive covenants: Impose limitations on the use of property
Blockbusting: Persuading owners to sell their property for cheaper
Steering: Influencing a homebuyer to invest in property in a community based on their race.
FHA regulation: Discrimination based on racial identity.
Municipal police forces: Maintained segregated social order by enforcing these discriminatory acts.