Posted on 10/30/2005 8:59:09 PM PST by nickcarraway
Asian households are dominating the US’s Internet connectivity race. In a country where connectivity has shot up three-fold since 1997 and now covers 55 per cent of households, Asians as a bloc top the chart of “digital haves”.
A just-released US Census Bureau report says 66.7 per cent of Asian households in the US have Internet access as against 59.9 per cent white households and 36 per cent each of Hispanic and African-American segments. The US population as of July this year is estimated at 295 million.
As the report is based on data collected in 2003, it is widely believed the actual figures for computer ownership and Internet access now are much higher, given the marked upswing in the broadband revolution. The domination of Asians is attributed more to their education level than economic status, where again the group is deemed to be comfortably placed.
With expanded Internet access, the report notes that the Web has become central to the lives of people in many ways. Now, 40 per cent of US adults surf the net for news, weather and sports info, up from 7 per cent in 1997. And more than 55 per cent use e-mail or instant messaging, up from 12 per cent. Online purchase of products and services has also boomed — 47 per cent turn to the net to find information on products or services, one-third reported having made online purchases.
Could it be something to do with Asians not having a chip on their shoulder, using 'racism' as a crutch, and basically doing when they need to do to move ahead?
Is there even an AAAACP?
Is there an Wang Sharpton?
Another detailed poll on the same issue:
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=0443821787ac0210cbecebe8b1f576a3
Asian immigrants into the US (that includes Indians also), are usually those who immigrate from their home countries, usually for an academic/research purpose. You'd obviously have to expect them to use the internet frequently, for this sole reason.
It would not be surprising if this group also constitutes the group with the highest incomes in America.
Asians who immigrate here do very well indeed!
It's an old hat. Professor J. Philippe Rushton documented a barrel of such group arrangements: by IQ; by crime rates, by familial practices, by cranial volume and so on. And now the Internet usage fits his concept as well.
Asians are only a minority which is discriminated against when the left wants to blame someone.
* Higher-skill occupations correspond to higher rates of naturalization;
* Higher household income corresponds to higher rates of naturalization;
* Those receiving public assistance are less likely to become citizens than those who are not receiving public assistance;
* Immigrants living in married-couple households are more likely to become Americans than those in single-parent households;
* Immigrants who speak English well are more likely to be citizens – but more than one-quarter of those who speak English poorly or not at all were naturalized citizens;
Despite narrowing of these differences over time, they do not disappear.
In looking specifically at the top 15 countries of origin, it is clear that some of the differences among national groups are due to the educational attainment and other characteristics of their immigrants in the United States. For instance, since immigrants born in India are 22 times more likely to be college graduates than Mexican immigrants, it comes as no surprise that Indian-born people are more likely to have become Americans than those born in Mexico.
Substantial differences in educational attainment exist by country of origin. Indians stand alone, far above all other countries, with over two-thirds of these foreign-born residents having at least a college degree. Filipinos, with 42 percent having such schooling, come in second, Koreans (33.8%) third and China (30%) fourth. These high levels of education among Asian immigrants undoubtedly contribute to their relatively high naturalization rates, since most of them did not arrive early as did many Europeans and Canadians.
The lowest rates for foreign born having college degrees come from Latin American and Caribbean countries. Only three percent of foreign-born Mexicans have college degrees, followed by Salvadorans (4.3%) and Dominicans (7.3%). By the same token, 75 percent of Mexicans and 65 percent of Salvadorans have less than a high-school education.
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=0443821787ac0210cbecebe8b1f576a3
Asian Americans:
Asian American newspapers reach a substantial percentage of the nine million Asian American adults in the United States. More than half of all Chinese and Vietnamese adults read an ethnic newspaper on a regular basis. Nearly half of all Korean adults also read a Korean newspaper frequently. The reach of Filipino newspapers is smaller but still significant – one-fifth of the adults in this group read a Filipino newspaper a few times a month or more. The poll also indicates that Korean and Chinese television stations are rapidly increasing in popularity - a quarter of those interviewed reported watching Korean and Chinese-language television more often than English-language television. Access to the Internet is very high (67 percent) among all Asian Americans and half of them prefer ethnic websites to mainstream websites. Asian Indian adults access the Internet more often than other Asians.
All I'm saying is that internment is only 2 decades old, slavery is more like 9, AND we fought a civil war over it.
Yet who is still stuck on what? Who manifiest their entire existance over their lowest point? Who tries to overcome rather than excuse?
Thankfully black Americans are finally coming out of the rut, a sizeable precentage realize what REAL empowerment means.
Too bad the overwhelming majority are still stuck in it.
<< Asian immigrants into the US [That includes Indians also] are usually those who emigrate from their home countries, usually for an academic/research purpose. You'd obviously have to expect them to use the internet frequently, for this sole reason.
It would not be surprising if this group also constitutes the group with the highest incomes in America. >>
Certainly among immigrants, that is very likely.
As a broad group, Asians have higher IQs [Bell Curve] than almost all other Humans -- and have a work-ethic second to none.
[And, sad to say, on the down-side, Asians are also [Again, painting with a very broad brush] less scrupulous, which nets quite a few bucks]
Worth noting, however, is that around a third of those ususlly referred to collectively as "Silicone Valley," are Asian.
One of the more assinine actions of our politicians and their bureaucrat pals involved the recent reduction in the numbers of H1B visas, which act of genius saw to both the offshoring of lots of American jobs and the loss to America of the bright, innovative, creative, productive and industrious immigrants who'd have otherwise come to America and have kept the jobs here.
But then, when's anyone's bloody politician or parasitical bureaucrat ever thought through and/or anticipated an unintended consequence of any of his his actions?
Blessings -- Brian
When were we interning Asians in the 80's? I missed that one.
government must not be allowed to tax the internet. or regulate it. This should be a high priority of US citizens.
When were we interning Asians in the 80's? I missed that one.>>>>>>>
I am still wondering who it was that we were enslaving in 1915, this was before taxpayer enslavement.
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