How does disability affect employment inequities among U.S. Asians and Pacific Islanders?
Results from an analysis of national 2005 PUMS data –> Home | Browse by Day | or Program | Author Index 198238 How does disability affect employment inequities among U.S. Asians and Pacific Islanders? Results from an analysis of national 2005 PUMS data Monday, November 9, 2009 Peter J. Wong , Asians and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of California (APIDC)/UCLA Department of Urban Planning, Oakland, CA Lois M. Takahashi, PhD , Department of Urban Planning, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA In the aggregate, Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs) in the U.S. enjoy a higher employment rate, and higher household income levels than other racial/ethnic minorities. However, when disabilities are factored in, APIs trail far behind their minority and white/Caucasian counterparts. One recent study in California found that APIs with disabilities, with an employment rate of 27.4%, trailed behind disabled African Americans at 31.7% and Hispanics at 38.2%. The results point to a disturbing inequity that APIs livi
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