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Building Bridges to Help Chinese Families Reach Economic Self-Sufficiency
Publication Date: November 2005
Publisher(s): Insight Center for Community Economic Development
Author(s): Susie Smith; Tim Lohrentz; Tse Ming Tam
Funder(s): Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund; S.H. Cowell Foundation; Chinatown Families Economic Self-Sufficiency Coalition (San Francisco, Calif.)
Funder(s): Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund; S.H. Cowell Foundation; Chinatown Families Economic Self-Sufficiency Coalition (San Francisco, Calif.)
Topic: Population and demographics (Ethnic and racial groups)
Type: Report
Coverage: California
Abstract:
This report analyzed demographic and labor market information, as well as focus groups and a service provider survey in an effort 1) to identify structural barriers that prevent Chinese parents from working in growing industries which provide self-sufficiency wages and career mobility and 2) to identify existing gaps in family support and employment-related services needed to overcome those barriers. Ultimately, this report is intended to serve as a program planning and design tool to improve family support and employment related services for Chinese families in growing sectors of the local economy.