Persistence and Change in Asian Identity among Children of Intermarried Couples

Persistence and Change in Asian Identity among Children of Intermarried Couples

Sociological Perspectives
Volume 38, Number 2 (Summer, 1995)
pages 175-194

Rogelio Saenz, Professor of Sociology
Texas A&M University

Sean-Shong Hwang, Professor of Sociology
University of Alabama, Birmingham

Benigno E. Aguirre, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice
University of Delaware

Robert N. Anderson

In recent years, a significant amount of attention has been devoted to the survival of ethnicity among multiracial people in the United States. This concern is especially evident in the case of the offspring of Asian-Anglo couples. While scholars have speculated on the extent to which Asian ethnicity will continue to persist among multiracial children, little empirical work has addressed this concern. In this analysis, we use a multilevel model to examine the ethnic identification (as reported by parents) of children of Asian-Anglo couples. Data from the 1980 Public-Use Microdata Sample for California are used in the analysis. The results indicate that the majority of the children had Anglo ethnic identities. The multivariate findings also identify several variables that are related to children’s ethnic identification.

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