»huddled masses«MDNM». Indeed, Asians as a group "have higher incomes and more education than the white majority. Compared to white Americans, proportionately more Asians are managers and professionals, a higher share of women are in the labor force, and relatively more live in families" (Robey, 1985, p. 129).
«IP5,0»This does not mean that Koreans are fully acculturated. Of all Asians in America, 59 percent are foreign-born (Robey, 1985). One published report says that over 80% of Korean mothers in the U.S. are foreign-born and that such women as a group appear to be far less acculturated than either their male counterparts or their children (Mor, Alexander, Kieffer, & Baruffi, 1993). The issue of acculturation, indeed, appears to have affected living patterns among South Koreans in the U.S. more markedly than among other immigrant groups. This is a point to which we shall return.
In the years before World War I, Korean migration to America appears to have been quite minimal, compared to that originating in other countries of Asia. For example, Pa
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