Data Mining and the Chinese Community in the 21st Century

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Data Mining and the Chinese Community in the 21st
Century

• Julian Chow, Cathy Vu
• University of California, Berkeley
• 28th Annual Conference
• Chinese Immigration Services Agency Network
  International
• Chinese Information and Service Center
• Seattle, Washington
• September 26-28, 2007

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Presentation Outline

• Population figures
• Demographic characteristics
• Socio-economic status
• Other useful info
• Trends and future challenges
• Using American Factfinder other data sources

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Chinese Population in the U.S 1960-2000

• Totaled 2,858,291 in 2000, increased from
  1,645,472 in 1990, 74
• The proportion of Chinese among all Asians was
  23.8 percent in both 1990 and 2000

Source U.S Census Bureau, various years
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Foreign born Chinese, 2000

• China 988,857
• Taiwan 326,215
• Hong Kong 203,580

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Percent Chinese Americans Born in the U.S
1960-2000
Source AsianWeek, 2003
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Chinese American Population by leading US States
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Cities with the largest number of Chinese
Americans, 2000
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Cities with Highest Proportions of Chinese
Americans

• California accounts for 40 of all Chinese
  Americans in the U.S

Source AsianWeek, 2003
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States with the Most Chinese Becoming Legal
Residents 2000-04

• California
• Texas
• Pennsylvania
• Illinois
• New York
• New Jersey
• Massachusetts

Source Office of Immigration Statistics, 2006
http//www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/maps
/lpr/LPR_China_CY_00_04.pdf
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Chinese Naturalizations in the U.S FFY 1997-2006
Source Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, 2006
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Naturalization Rates and Homeownership Rates of
Chinese Immigrants, Aged 18 and Over
Source Yang, 1999
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Demographics
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Chinese Foreign Born by Year of Entry, 1990
Source U.S Census Bureau, 1990
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Chinese Foreign Born by Year of Entry, 2000
Source U.S Census Bureau, 2000
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Average Persons per Family
Source U.S Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000
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Family Household Composition
Source U.S Census Bureau, 2000
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Age
Source U.S Census Bureau, 2000
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Comparison of Median Age
Source U.S Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000
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Elderly
Source Decennial censuses
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Educational Attainment, 1990
Percent distribution of population 25 and older.
Source U.S Census Bureau, 1990
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Educational Attainment, 2000
Percent distribution of population 25 and older.
Source U.S Census Bureau, 2000
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English Language Ability
Source U.S Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000
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Socio-Economics
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Labor Force Participation,1989 and 1999
Percent 16 years and over
Source U.S Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000
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Occupations of Chinese Persons Becoming Legal
Residents FFY 2005
Source Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, 2005
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Top 5 Industries for Chinese-American Males 2000
Source U.S Census Bureau, 2000
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Top 5 Industries for Chinese-American Females
2000
Source U.S Census Bureau, 2000
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Median Family Income
Source U.S Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000
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Median Earnings by Sex, 1999
Source U.S Census Bureau, 2000
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Poverty Rates
Source U.S Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000
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Residence in 1995 for Chinese Population 5 Years
and Older 2000
Source U.S Census Bureau, 2000
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Other Interesting Information
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Source Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
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Chinese Immigrants Obtaining Legal Residents by
Class of Admission FFY 2006
Source Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, 2005
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Immigrant Orphans Adopted by U.S Citizens FFY
2006

• 6,520 Chinese children adopted by U.S citizens in
  2006

Source Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, 2005
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Immigrant Orphans Adopted By U.S. Citizens
Source Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
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Voting Patterns of Chinese-Americans

• Chinese Americans represent the largest block
  among ethnic-Asian voters, with about 26 of the
  Asian-American vote
• Chinese Americans tend to be more liberal than
  the average American, and overwhelmingly vote for
  the Democratic party
• A few days before the 2004 presidential election,
  58 favored John Kerry (D) compared to the 23
  who supported George W. Bush (R)
• 19 were undecided before the election

Source Lobe, 2004
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Trends and Future Challenges
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Changing places of settlement

• Non-traditional gateways
• Satellite Chinatown

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Greatest increases in foreign born from China,
1990-2000
Source Migration Information Policy
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Non-Traditional Gateways
Source Decennial Census, American Community
Survey
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Non-Traditional Gateways
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Changing places of origin

• PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong
• Fujian, Guangdong, Shanghai, Beijing
• Growing disparities in education, occupation, and
  income among groups
• Formation of new, transnational organizations

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Source 2000 Census, Yin (2007)
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Changing faces of Chinese communities

• 1st and 2nd generations
• Multi-ethnic and racial communities
• Different elderly cohorts
• Commercialization and displacement

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Increasing Diversity within the Chinese
communities

• People
• Place
• Culture
• Politics
• Needs

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Implications

• Service delivery
• Program planning and development
• Resources acquisition and allocation
• Partnership and collaboration

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Be Responsive CISANI

• The DECENT Principle
• Developmental
• Educational
• Comprehensive
• Empowerment
• Networking
• Teamwork

(Chow, 1999)
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Be Proactive Information is Power
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Helpful Data Sources

• U.S Census Bureau, Fact Finder
• http//factfinder.census.gov
• U.S Center for Immigration Services
• http//www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
• U.S Department of Human Services
• Office of Homeland Security Immigration
  Statistics
• http//www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/
• -Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
• http//www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/publications
  /yearbook.shtm

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How to Use Fact Finder

• Go to http//factfinder.census.gov
• Click on datasets on the left panel
• Select the type of data you are looking for
• -Suggestion Use Summary File 4 to find data
  broken down by ethnicity
• Select your preferred method of data presentation
• -Suggestion Use Custom Table to generate
  specific data
• Highlight United States. Click Add, then
  click Next
• Select the data you wish to generate (the
  information is organized by tables)
• -you can choose more than one table
• Follow the directions given. When done, click
  Next.
• Select the population group desired.
• Click Show Results to generate data tables.

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Find a factsheet for a race/ethnic group
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Select a race group Chinese
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Result Data on the Chinese and the total
population
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Select a specific state
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State of Washington
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Select a city Seattleoops
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Chicago
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Using the decennial census
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Decennial Census
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Summary File 4 Specific race group
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Select a geographic area
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Hierarchy of Census Geographic Entities
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MSA/CMSA Seattle, Washington
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Select a data table
For example Household language by linguistic
isolation
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Select a race group Chinese
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Result All linguistic isolated households in
Seattle
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Result Chinese linguistic isolated households,
Seattle
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Change geography, data table print/download
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Add areas
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4 additional areas
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Download as Microsoft Excel (xls) file
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Open in Excel
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Make some nice looking chart

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Using Factfinder to find census tract level data
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You can also map a census tract this way
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Pick a table of interest
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Year of entry for the foreign born population
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Numbers of foreign born resident by year of entry
in each census tract
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You can change the geography and/or table here
You can print or download the table
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Map a variable of interest
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Click here
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• Unfortunately, SF4 data is not available with
• thematic maps

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Select a data table
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Change map labels here
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Find a specific census tract
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American Community Survey

• Between decennial censuses (very helpful)
• Areas with populations of 65,000 or more
• A representative sample of about 2.5 of the
  population
• Information on demographic, socio-economic,
  housing

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Select American Community Survey
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Select a data set
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Select geography
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Select your area of interest
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Select a profile
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Scroll down to find the of Chinese
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Yearbook of Immigration Statistics

• Yearly data on immigration, visa, naturalization,
  refugee, etc.
• By place of birth
• Data on US, state, no small geography

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Has many useful reports, tables, and maps
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Other Useful Websites

• Migration Policy Institute
• http//www.migrationpolicy.org/
• Immigration study at the Urban Institute
• http//www.urban.org/immigrants/index.cfm

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Questions??

• Feel free to contact me if I can be helpful
• julianchow_at_berkeley.edu
• 510.643.9288

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Enjoy and have fun!