Assimilation, ethnic competition, and ethnic identities of U.S.-born persons of Mexican origin

From: The International Migration Review | Date: October 1, 2002| Author: Ono, Hiromi | Copyright information

Processes governing the ethnic identification of second and later generations of Mexican immigrant descendants are explored empirically using the Latino National Political Survey, 1989-1990. With multinomial logit regressions, I test hypotheses based on three contrasting perspectives, namely, that ethnic identification, or identification other than "American," arises directly from: a) cultural continuity and a lower level of assimilation; b) an experience of ethnic competition; and c) both pr...

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