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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED132235 AUTHOR: Pascua, Reynaldo, Jr.
TITLE: Rural Asian Americans--An Assessment. A Report of
the
Yakima Valley Asian American Task Force.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1976
NOTE: 44 p.
ABSTRACT: Underlying this report on Asian Americans in
Central Washington State is the concept that Asian
Americans
do have common problems, experiences and needs. An
extension
of this concept is that Asians should point out
institutional racism when appropriate, and take their place
as members of American society in the dual spirit of self
determination and cultural pluralism. Included in this
report are statistics on Yakima Valley Asian Americans, a
brief look at the historical process, and a special section
headed "Attitudes and Employment". This final section,
divided into three topics, is the most important. The
employment attitudes toward Yakima Valley Asians are
examined in light of the jobs Asians presently occupy, the
general employment picture in the Valley, and the area's
"Affirmative Action" programs. The problem outlined in the
final section requires the concern of Asian Americans and
non-Asian Americans. Information was culled from government
documents and research, area publications, and from people.
Interviews were recorded with representatives of wide
sectors of the social environment: city, county, and state
government officials, private agencies, local newspapermen,
produce middlemen, a minister, small farm workers,
laborers,
farmers, students, and community people. Asian American and
non-Asian Americans, community leaders and community people
were interviewed. (Author/JM)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Case-Studies; Chinese-Americans; Community
Organizations; Filipino-Americans; Indochinese-; Japanese
Americans; Korean-Americans; Local-Government; Public
Agencies; Public-Officials; Statistical-Data
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Administrator-Attitudes;
*Asian-Americans;
*Employer-Attitudes; *Employment-Problems;
*Rural-Population
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