Wealth Accumulation and Communities of Color in the United States: Current Issues Book

Contents

LIST OF FIGURES....................v
LIST OF TABLES....................vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS....................xi
INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW JESSICA GORDON NEMBHARD & NGINA CHITEJI....................1
1. WEALTH MEASUREMENT Issues for People of Color in the United States WILHELMINA A. LEIGH....................23
2. ESTIMATING THE EFFECT OF RACE & ETHNICITY ON WEALTH ACCUMULATION & ASSET-OWNERSHIP PATTERNS NGINA CHITEJI & DARRICK HAMILTON....................67
3. DETERMINANTS OF INTRAGROUP WEALTH INEQUALITY AMONG WHITES, BLACKS, & LATINOS YUVAL ELMELECH....................91
4. WOMEN & WEALTH MARIKO LIN CHANG....................112
5. NATIVE AMERICANS' WEALTH JAY L. ZAGORSKY....................133
6. TROUBLE IN PARADISE The Economic Marginalization of Native Hawaiians PAUL ONG....................155
7. ASIAN AMERICANS & WEALTH PAUL ONG & R. VARISA PATRAPORN....................173
8. FINANCIAL MARKETPLACE PARTICIPATION & PENSION HOLDINGS OVER THE LIFE COURSE NGINA CHITEJI, ELENA GOUSKOVA, & FRANK STAFFORD....................191
9. BANKING & WEALTH ACCUMULATION IN THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY Questions & Evidence from Los Angeles GARY DYMSKI, LISA MOHANTY, & WEI LI....................219
10. WEALTH CREATION IN LATINO COMMUNITIES Latino Families, Community Assets, & Cultural Capital BÁRBARA J. ROBLES....................241
11. LIVING WHERE THE NEIGHBORS ARE INVESTED Wealth & Racial/Ethnic Differences in Individuals' Neighborhood Home Ownership Rates RACHAEL A. WOLDOFF....................267
12. WEALTH, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, & DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE JESSICA GORDON NEMBHARD & ANTHONY A. BLASINGAME....................294
AFTERWORD Trends & Trappings, Research & Policy Implications: An Unorthodox Policy Guide JESSICA GORDON NEMBHARD....................326
ABOUT THE AUTHORS....................343
INDEX....................349