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.

ContentsPreface 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 Summary9. 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 Studies15. 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.

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