The Chinese in Silicon Valley
Subtitle: globalization, social networks, and ethnic identity
By: Bernard P. Wong.
Series: Pacific formations
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: High technology industries -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) -- History; Chinese -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) -- History; Chinese Americans -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) -- Social conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Asian century and the rise of globalization and transnationalism; title: The nature of the Chinese community in Silicon Valley : an ethnic community of the high tech professionals; title: Globalization and social networks; title: Establishing roots in America; title: Globalization and the social differences in the community; title: The social cost of globalization : the family and social adjustment; title: Identity : what does it mean to be an American?; title: Conclusions : globalization, citizenship, social networks, and identity.