Asian Americans’ Ethnic Identity Exploration and the Role of Ethnic Community in a Southern City in the United States
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Literature Review
1.1.1. Self-Identification
1.1.2. Group Membership and Attitudes toward One’s Ethnic Group
1.1.3. Cultural Values
1.1.4. Ethnic Involvement
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Context
2.2. Sampling
2.3. Data Collection
2.4. Data Analysis
2.5. Rigor
3. Results
3.1. Bridging Two Worlds
My apartment owner wanted to raise the rent. I did not want to stay because he raised it by too much. So, I say I will move out. He told me I cannot get my security money back but nothing in the apartment was damaged. He said I pay more rent or I leave with no security money. I talked to other people and they say I should get my security money back.
3.2. Being Part of a Community
3.3. Navigating a Two-Layered Community
4. Discussion
4.1. Discussions on Current Study’s Findings
4.2. Implications
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Weng, S.S.; Choi, S. Asian Americans’ Ethnic Identity Exploration and the Role of Ethnic Community in a Southern City in the United States. Societies 2021, 11, 109. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc11030109
Weng SS, Choi S. Asian Americans’ Ethnic Identity Exploration and the Role of Ethnic Community in a Southern City in the United States. Societies. 2021; 11(3):109. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc11030109
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeng, Suzie S., and Shinwoo Choi. 2021. "Asian Americans’ Ethnic Identity Exploration and the Role of Ethnic Community in a Southern City in the United States" Societies 11, no. 3: 109. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc11030109