The Abilities and Achievements of Orientals in North America

The Abilities and Achievements of Orientals in North America is concerned with the study of the abilities, achievements, and personality characteristics of oriental immigrants and their descendants in North America.
The book attempts to set a correlation between the cultural background from which the immigrants came and their history in North America, and to discover the implications for psychological theory. The text contains discussions on the problems of heredity, environment, and acculturation; racial and ethnic differences; and a comparison of biological, environmental and cultural differences between orientals and occidentals.
Sociologists, psychologists, ethnologists, historians, and people who wish to study oriental character traits will find the book very insightful.

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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments

1. The Immigration of Chinese to the United States
   Chronology
   Sources of Information
   Demography
   Early Immigration
   Sinophobia
   Subgroups of Chinese and Their Employment
   Clans, Associations, and Tongs
   Later Developments
   Postwar Changes
   The Chinese Family and Culture
   Acculturation
2. Tests of Chinese Children in the United States
   Introduction
   Piagetian and Other Studies
   Surveys
   Nontechnical Summary and Discussion
   Appendix A Results from Jensen's Research in Chinatown Schools, and Jensen and Inouye's Survey in California Schools
3. Immigration of Japanese to the United States
   Chronology
   Sources of Information
   Early History
   The Beginnings of Immigration to the United States
   Pearl Harbor and Relocation
   The Sansei
   Defeat, Reform, and Progress in Japan
   Postwar Achievements of Japan
4. Japanese Culture, Childrearing, and Personality
   Introduction
   Hierarchy
   Religions
   The Family
   Caudill's Themes
   Japanese and Chinese
5. Tests of Japanese Children
   Introduction
   Wechsler Intelligence Scales in Japan
   Other Intelligence Test Studies in Japan
   Comparisons of Scholastic Achievements
   Japanese-American Children
   Summary
6. Oriental Immigration to Hawaii
   Chronology
   Sources of Information
   Demography
   Introduction
   Early Immigration
   The Japanese
   Change in Status of the Oriental Groups
   Ethnic and Social Differentiation
   Conclusions
7. Tests of Children and Students in Hawaii
   The Work of S. D. Porteus
   The Work of K. Murdoch
   The Works of S. Smith and R. G. Leiter
   Studies of High School Seniors in Hawaii
   Werner's Work in Kauai
   Summary of Chapters 6 and 7
8. Chinese and Japanese Immigrants to Canada
   Introduction
   Sources of Information
   The Chinese
   The Japanese
   Abilities and Achievements
   Study of Chinese Children in Calgary
   Summary
9. The Abilities of Chinese Children in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan
   Introduction
   Education
   Research on the Abilities of Hong Kong Children
   Singapore
   Chinese in Taiwan
   Summary
10. Oriental Languages
    Chinese
    Japanese
    Differences between Orientals and Caucasians in Reading Abilities
11. Problems of Bilingualism
    Introduction
    Early Findings of Adverse Effects of Bilingualism
    Later Findings of Positive Effects
    Learning of English by Oriental Children
    Relevant Research
    Implications for Teaching English to Non-English-Speaking Oriental Immigrant Children, Including Indochinese
    Summary of Chapters 10 and 11
12. Oriental University Students and Adults
    Introduction
    More Recent Investigations of College Students
    Comparisons of Adult Samples
    Factorial Studies of Student and Adult Abilities
13. Academic Preferences and Professional Employment of Orientals
    Introduction
    Further Analyses of University Degrees
    Professional Occupations
    Summary of Chapters 12 and 13
14. Personality Studies of Japanese
    Introduction
    Studies of Neuroticism, Anxiety, and Other Personality Traits in Japan
    Studies of National Differences in Personality
    Alcoholism
    Japanese Americans and Hawaiians
    Edwards Personal Preference Schedule
    Need for Achievement
    Response Sets
    Objective Tests
    Expression of Emotions
    Observational and Interview Studies
15. Japanese Attitudes, Values, and Interests
    Introduction
    Attitudes
    Values
    Interests
    Summary of Chapters 14 and 15
    Appendix B Personality Studies of Japanese
16. Personality Studies of Chinese
    Introduction
    Edwards Personal Preference Schedule and Need for Achievement
    Observational Studies and Interviews
    Chinese Identity and Acculturation
    Values
    Summary
    Appendix C Personality Studies of Chinese
17. Epilogue
    Glossary
    References
    Author Index
    Subject Index