Asian Migration to the United States and within Asia in Comparative Perspective

More than one million Asians had migrated to America before 1965. Since 1965, Asia has been a major source of migration to the USA and more than 10 million Asians have arrived on U.S. soil. Most recently, Asia has surpassed Latin America as the largest source of immigration to the USA. Up to the mid-19^th century, Asians mainly migrated to other Asian countries, and in contemporary time Asians have continued to migrate within Asian countries. What are the trends in Asian migration to the USA and within Asia? How do sending countries of Asian migration to the USA and within Asia resemble and differ? Do the same or different types of Asians migrate to the USA and within Asia? What are the similarities and differences in causes of migration to the USA and within Asia? Are there similarities and differences in Asian immigrant transnationalism between the USA and Asian countries? How are Asian migrants to the USA and within Asia similar and different in patterns of adaptation to host societies? How do the impacts on host societies of Asian migration to the USA and in Asia resemble and differ? What is likely to happen to Asian migration to the USA and within Asia in the near future? Using a variety of data from the USA and international organizations and focusing on the post-1965 period, this paper seeks to answer these questions through comparison and to address the implications of the findings.