| dc.description.abstract | This thesis investigates the residential segregation of the Asian population in
Houston considering segregation among Asian groups as well as segregation of Asians
from broader non-Asian groups, namely whites, blacks, and Hispanics. Methods applied
in this thesis draw on previous works on residential segregation and measure segregation
using indices of exposure and isolation and indices of uneven distribution. The
demographic and historical backgrounds of Asian populations are reviewed to identify
potential reasons for Asian residential segregation. New major findings from my
analysis are that Asians have socioeconomic status similar to whites and, thus, have
higher socioeconomic status than blacks and Hispanics who have low socioeconomic
status. Other major findings are that Asians have moderate segregation from whites, high
segregation from Hispanics and even higher segregation from blacks. Detailed Asian
groups are mostly moderately segregated from whites and are more highly segregated
from Hispanics and blacks. Also, Asian groups are sometimes highly segregated from
each other. In conclusion, residential segregation of both broad racial and ethnic groups
and Asians are affected by education and income in Houston area including other factors.
Based on my analysis, I predict that the pattern of Asian residential segregation will still
follow the previous patterns based on education and income. | en |
