Many Asian Americans who made the choice to emigrate to seek better economic opportunities. Many of the groups discussed in this volume fled war or persecution in their homeland. Forced to make drastic transitions in America, questions of "who am I, " and "why am I discriminated against, " remain at the heart of their emigration experiences. This collection considers a wide range of themes: assimilation, adaptation, immigration patterns, community, education, ethnicity, economics, family, gender, marriage, religion, and sexuality.