The media and it's continued need to control Asians
- From: AsianAmericanTruth@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:22:09 -0700
The facts are that the majority of Asian females are in relationship
with Asian males. Asian female interracial relationships for both
Asian males and Asian females represent a mininscule percentage of all
Asian relationships. Also Asian female interracial relationships are
droping while Asian male interracial relationships are increasing.
With whites, most white females relationships are with white males.
White interracial relationships are a miniscule percentage to the
total of all white relationships.
The question here is what demographics are the amount of af/wm
portrayals going after if the majority of all Asian and white
relationships are within the same race? The answer is none. By the
way, if the number of Asian male/ White female relationships are 1/3
to 1/4 of all Asian interracial relationships in the U.S., shouldn't
they at least represent these relationships every once in a while at
least unless the reason is that the majority of Jew males in the media
is racist towrads these kinds of depictions.
BY the way, the U.S. must have a whole lot of gay people from the
amount of gay represention that exist in ratio to their population
size.
http://www.proudasianamerican.com/Articles/2004%20ACS.htm
Interracial Marriages Decrease Among Asian Americans
Gender Disparity Shrinks as Pan Asian American Marriages Rise
By J.J. Huang
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After rising for decades, the rate of interracial ("IR") marriages for
contemporary (aged 25-34) U.S.-born Asian Americans has declined from
2000 to 2004 according to data tabulated from the U.S. Census Bureau's
2004 American Community Survey ("ACS") and the Census 2000.
Contemporary 1.5 Generation Asian American females also experienced
fewer IR marriages. Part of the decline was due to record levels of
Pan Asian marriages (marriages between Asians of different
ethnicities). Surprisingly, the rate of IR marriage decreased most
prominently among U.S.-born Asian American females, shrinking the IR
marriage gender disparity that historically was skewed towards
females. In addition, sharp differences and changes were found in IR
marriage statistics between the major Asian American ethnicities.
IR marriage has become the most explosive social issue within the
Asian American community. It is an emotionally divisive debate often
loaded with charges of racism and sexism from within and without along
gender lines due to significantly higher numbers of IR marriages among
Asian women. The 2000 IR marriage statistics are startling.
Contemporary U.S.-born Asian American women as a whole were more
likely to have a white husband than an Asian husband. In fact, for
several ethnic groupings of Asian women, wives were twice as likely to
have a non-Asian husband than an Asian husband. Contemporary U.S.-born
Asian American men lagged significantly behind in IR marriages giving
rise to the so-called gender disparity.
Many observers predicted the rate of IR marriages to increase for both
genders as Asians continued to assimilate in the U.S. The 2004 results
run counter to these expectations and all the more surprising given
the short timeframe and an unexpected contributor of decreased IR
marriages; Pan Asian marriages.
Study Methodology
The data tabulations focused on U.S.-born and 1.5 Generation Asian
Americans aged 25 to 34. 1.5 Generation Asian Americans are defined as
foreign born Asians who immigrated to the U.S. as children before the
age of 14. These age and upbringing distinctions are important in
order to focus on Asian Americans who are socialized within the
context of contemporary U.S. race relations. This methodology filters
out distortions such as war brides, mail-order brides and limits Asian
international adoptees to the 1.5 Generation (of which only a small
minority would be of marrying age in 2000). U.S.-born and 1.5
Generation Asian Americans are commonly referred to as U.S.-raised
Asian Americans.
Interracial marriage is defined as a marriage to a white, black,
native American, native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, other race or a
mixed race individual. The data could only measure marriages where the
spouse was present in the household. In keeping with U.S. Census
Bureau conventions, Hispanics are considered an ethnicity and may
belong to any race.
It is also important to note that U.S.-raised Asians Americans as a
whole are demographically young stemming from recent waves of
immigration (the exception are Japanese Americans due to their long
and stable presence in the United States, they are the only
demographically mature U.S.-raised Asian ethnicity). As a result,
between 2000 and 2004 there was an explosion of marriages among
contemporary U.S.-raised Asians Americans. Thus, although the 2004 ACS
is a much smaller dataset than the Census 2000, the 2004 ACS makes up
for some of this deficiency by having a higher weighting of Asian
marriages.
Tables Census 2000 2004 ACS
Males RS-M99-2000US-A RS-M99-2004ACS-A
Females RS-F99-2000US-A RS-F99-2004ACS-A
2000 IR Marriage Statistics
In 2000, for the contemporary U.S.-raised Asian American population,
30% of males were in IR marriages vs. 43% of females. IR marriage was
highest among U.S.-born Asians; 44% for males and 58% for females vs.
23% for males and 35% for females of the 1.5 Generation. About 80% of
all intermarriage was to white race individuals.
Among major ethnicities of Asian males, U.S.-born Japanese and
Filipino Americans were most likely to be intermarried at 51% (tied).
1.5 Generation Chinese and Vietnamese Americans were least likely to
be intermarried at 16% and 17%, respectively.
Among major ethnicities of Asian females, U.S.-born Filipino and
Korean Americans were most likely to be intermarried at 66% (tied).
1.5 Generation Asian Indian and Chinese Americans were least likely to
be intermarried at 24% and 26%, respectively.
Many observers have been surprised by the high rate of IR marriage in
2000. To others it affirmed their belief that Asian Americans were
assimilating by marrying into the white majority. IR marriage tended
to be lower in urban counties and highest in rural counties where a
still significant portion of Asian Americans reside.
2004 IR Marriage Statistics
In 2004, the numbers of married contemporary U.S.-raised Asian
Americans increased significantly; up 70% for males and 64% for
females. The large wave of marriages over the last four years could
indicate recent social changes of importance for Asian Americans. At
first glance, the overall statistics do not appear to have changed
significantly; the overall rate of IR marriage increased 1% for males
but decreased 3% for females. However this represents a reversal of a
long trend in IR marriage and is perhaps a turning point for the Asian
American community.
All of the increase in the rate of male IR marriage was due to a 2%
increase for the 1.5 Generation. This may not be unusual, the 1.5
Generation rate was extremely low in 2000 at 23%. For U.S.-born males
the rate of IR marriage decreased 3% (from 44% to 41%) due to an
increase of Pan Asian marriages which were 17% of the total (a 50%
rate increase from 2000).
The female IR marriage statistic for the 1.5 Generation decreased 2%
with no change in the rate of Pan Asian marriages. That is a
significant decrease in IR marriages in itself. But for the U.S.-born,
the rate of IR marriage decreased an astounding 9% (from 58% to 49%).
The unexpected change in IR marriages among U.S.-born females was
primarily due to a huge increase in Asian marriages among Korean,
Vietnamese, Chinese and Asian-Indian females, in that order. The most
dramatic change occurred among Korean women with a 15% rate decline in
IR marriages. Pan Asian marriages rose to a rate of 11% of the total
(a 38% rate increase from 2000).
Asian Newlyweds Prefer Asian Spouses
Another way to analyze the changes in IR marriages would be to exclude
those contemporary U.S.-raised Asian Americans who were already
married in 2000 and focus solely on new marriages between 2000 and
2004. By assuming no divorces, deaths or emigrations occurred, this
rough analysis reveals a greater contemporary decline in IR
marriages.
For Asian males, the 90 thousand new marriages were roughly split
between 1.5 Generation and U.S.-born Asian males. New IR marriages
were 24% (vs. 23% in 2000) for the 1.5 Generation and 37% (vs. 44% in
2000) for the U.S.-born.
For Asian females, the 105 thousand new marriages evenly split between
1.5 Generation and U.S.-born Asian females. New IR marriages were 34%
(vs. 43% in 2000) for the 1.5 Generation and 43% (vs. 58% in 2000) for
the U.S.-born.
Thus, the rate of IR marriage among newlyweds is significantly lower
than for those already married in 2000. Pan Asian marriages comprised
16% of the above newlywed marriages for the men and 11% for the women.
In addition, the IR marriage gender disparity for newlyweds is the
smallest in recent history, 10% for the 1.5 Generation and 6% for U.S.-
born. The disparity was 8% overall.
Pan Asian Marriages on the Rise
Pan Asian marriages, while not uncommon, are often overlooked as a
factor in Asian American marriages. Most observers have viewed the
marriage choices for Asian Americans as a black or white affair or
more accurately a choice between a white race individual and an Asian
individual of the same ethnicity. The traditional assimilationist
perspective predicts Asian Americans would marry into the majority
white population for socioeconomic achievement. Otherwise Asian
Americans would marry an Asian of the same ethnicity to retain
cultural and ethnic ties. In short, there did not seem to be a
compelling socioeconomic or cultural reason for Pan Asian marriage.
Some sociologists, including Dr. C.N. Le (www.asian-nation.org),
predicted a rise in Pan Asian marriages from more subtle social
factors such as heightened race consciousness, greater acculturation,
and a sense of shared group identity. Dr. Le argues that as Asian
Americans achieve socioeconomic success through high education and
professional occupations there is greater social interaction among
Asians from various ethnicities. U.S. demographics and race relations
also tend to ignore ethnic distinctions and promote Asians as a single
racial group in various facets of American life. (A recent example is
the creation of Asian fraternities and sororities.) And as the Asian
American population matures from a community that is mostly foreign
born to U.S.-raised the historical animosities between Asian
ethnicities become less relevant. The record numbers of Pan Asian
marriages in 2004 support Dr. Le's prediction.
In 2004, Chinese males were the most popular Pan Asian husband for
contemporary U.S.-raised Asian females. Chinese and Vietnamese females
had the highest numbers of Pan-Asian husbands. The popularity of the
Chinese as Pan Asian spouses might be due to the long history of the
Chinese diaspora setting up communities in nearly every non-Chinese
Asian country.
On the other hand, Japanese females were the most popular Pan Asian
wife for contemporary U.S.-raised Asian males. This is somewhat
surprising given the recent historical animosity most native Asians
have for the Japanese and perhaps an indicator of decreasing ethnic
barriers. Chinese males recorded the highest number of Pan Asian
wives.
It is likely that Pan Asian marriages will remain popular. And by
implication their offspring could exponentially grow the population of
Asians with mixed ethnic backgrounds in years to come.
The Future of Asian Americans
Perhaps Pan Asian marriages are evidence the dynamics of U.S. race
relations are eroding traditional cultural and ethnic ties (and
animosities) in favor of greater racial solidarity. It is a
potentially exciting development for the Asian American community. As
a historical example, it was not long ago in the early 20th century
that Irish, Italian and other southern European whites experienced
severe discrimination in the U.S. by other whites. Today, after
suffering far more intra-race wars than Asians have, white Americans
have overcome their ethnic and nationalistic prejudices in part
through Pan European intermarriage to create a cohesive racial
identity.
The Asian American community has historically been fractured along
ethnic lines. Certainly if white Americans from various European
ethnicities formed a single racial identity it is likely Asian
Americans will and Pan Asian marriage may be a key contributor.
Hopefully, this will lead to a stronger Asian American identity and a
united Asian American community with its inherent political and social
implications.
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