A substantial body of sociological researchconcerning ethnic economies is reviewed and summarized.Having pointed outthat an ethnic economy consists of the ethnic-controlled economy and the ethnicownership economy, the author explores such issues as the disadvantage thatdrives some immigrant and...

Between 1975 and 1982, Korean immigrants entered the entrepreneurial population of Los Angeles in great numbers. They brought new capital and entrepreneurial vigor into the county's economy, and helped to stabilize neighborhoods, improve public education, and counteract street crime. The main...

American Chinatowns faced a dilemma. To attract tourists, their major industry, they needed to promote a wholesome public image. Protests of sub-standard working conditions in Chinatown restaurants and garment factories contradicted that public image

Our research addresses ethnic entrepreneurs in Old Harbor, Kodiak Island, Alaska. In this remote outpost, the Alutiiq people have long had abundant social capital, but they did not enter commercial entrepreneurship. The bonding social capital of the Alutiiq did not generate entrepreneurship...

Migration network theory addresses the cumulative causation of migration as a result of reduced social, economic, and emotional costs of migration pursuant to the formation of migration networks. Because it introduces a sociological dimension, network theory improves the mechanical and...