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Article: Class segmentation and divided labor: Asian workers in the Gulf of Mexico seafood industry. (Bayou La Batre, Alabama)
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- Ethnology
- Article date:
- January 1, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 University of Pittsburgh, Department of Anthropology. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The growth of refugee and immigrant enclaves in the United States despite pressures for assimilation highlights the persistence of ethnic identity over other loyalties. Because ethnically distinct immigrants are often concentrated (whether by choice or discrimination) in particular labor markets, researchh among refugee populations provides an opportunity to evaluate theories of class and ethnicity in the work place. This article examines the class segmentation mode of ethnicity with respect to the seafood processing industry in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, a small coastal community located on the northern Gulf of Mexico. Since the mid-1970s, Bayou La Batre has witnessed an ...