Comfort Zones
Immigration, Acculturation, and the Neighborhood Racial-Composition Preferences of Latinos and Asians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24315936 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Camille Zubrinsky Charles (0000-0002-2182-4928) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-77 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Du Bois Review Social Science Research on Race (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1742-058X • E-ISSN: 1742-0598 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1742058x0707004x |
| OpenAlex | W2943703285 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 76 |
The remarkable increase in immigration from Asia and Latin America requires a rethinking of multiracial analyses of neighborhood racial-composition preferences. This research addresses two interrelated questions: (1) since spatial mobility is so central to social mobility, how do recent Asian and Latino/a immigrants develop ideas about the racial and ethnic composition of the neighborhoods in which they want to live; and (2) what are the implications of processes of immigrant adaptation for the likely dynamics of race and ethnic relations in increasingly diverse communities? Guided by Massey's spatial assimilation model and previous studies of neighborhood racial-composition preferences, this research underscores the critical importance of immigration and assimilation as influences on preferences for same-race, White, and Black neighbors. Data are from the 1993–1994 Los Angeles Survey of Urban Inequality (N = 1921). Results point to the critical role of acculturation—the accumulation of time in the United States and English-language proficiency/use, as well as racial attitudes—in understanding what motivates preferences for these diverse groups, and to the complexities of accurately modeling preferences among largely foreign-born populations. Preferences for both same-race and White neighbors vary by the length of time that immigrants have accumulated in the United States and their ability to communicate effectively in English. English-language fluency is a particularly salient predictor of preferences among recent immigrants. Consistent with prior research on preferences, racial stereotypes stand out as particularly potent predictors of preferences; however, their influence is weakest among the most recent immigrants, coming to resemble those of the native-born with increasing years of U.S. residence.
Acculturation · Asian immigrants · English proficiency · immigrant adaptation · immigrant assimilation · Latino immigrants · Los Angeles · Race relations · Racial attitudes · racial stereotypes · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.63 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |