| The distribution and shift of the Chinese American were not well understood. This study adopts the trend surface analysis and the expansion method to model it from 1890 to 1990 at the state level, and to test several hypotheses concerning its growth rate by using the census data of 1980 and 1990 at the county level.;By using the location quotient as the dependent variable, this study shows the distribution of the Chinese American shifted in both spatial and temporal aspects. Several foundings are suggested by this study. First, the Chinese American spread out from several port states into inland states. Second, the share of the Chinese American population in the bi-coastal areas is increasing again, especially in the northeast portion. Third, there is a shift between the western and northeastern portions of the United States. The prime concentration center is moving from the western portion to the northeastern portion. Fourth, the growth rate of Chinese American population of a county tends to be higher when that county has a large Chinese American population, a higher Average Per Capita Income, a higher growth rate of the Average Per Capita Income, a higher total population, or a higher growth rate of total population. In addition, the interactive effect of the size of the Chinese American population and the total population also has a positive relationship with the growth rate of the Chinese American population. |
