Filipino Community Analysis of Union County, New Jersey

Paper Summary:

The paper examines the Filipino community of Union County, New Jersey, through a windshield survey, an analysis of the local resources and a look at the bio-statistics for the community. The paper discusses interviews with four community residents and identifies the themes of expensive health care and health insurance, economic disparity, education and safety and recreation. The paper explores the assets held by the Filipino community and the problems that have been identified in this study. The paper provides a list of issues that require attention, along with diagnoses for these issues and their stated outcomes.

Outline:
Introduction
Windshield Survey
Community Resources
Bio-statistics
Community Identified Health Needs
Identification of Problems and Assets

From the Paper:

"Immigration to Union County by local Filipinos was gradual; Union County was not a purposeful destination but enough Filipino residents took up permanent homes that it evolved into a resident community outside of Manhattan. There are no current trends that influence population settlement or growth of the Filipino community beyond those that initially prompted its creation, but the resident population continues to increase slowly through birth rates and immigration (Omi & Winant, 1994)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Claudio-Perez, M. (2007). Filipino Americans. Retrieved 8 March 2007 from http://www.library.ca.gov/assets/acrobat/filipino.pdf.
• Epodunk.com. (2007). Union County, New Jersey. Retrieved 7 March 2007 from http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=18482
• Espiritu, Y. L. (2003). Home Bound: Filipino American Lives Across Cultures, Communities, and Countries. Los Angeles: University of California Press.
• Frisbie, W. P. Cho, Y., & Hummer, R. A. (2001). Immigration and the health of Asian and Pacific Islander Adults in the United States. American Journal of Epidemiology. 153 (4). 372 - 380.
• N.J. Census Bureau. (2004). Union County: Statistics. Retrieved 6 March 2007 from http://www.njcensus.gov/unioncounty/statistics/pdf.

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