title: Reluctant entrepreneurs:  professionally qualified Asian migrants in small business.
abstract: "The abandonment of the White Australia Policy after World War II and the implementation of a points system in Australia's immigration program have led to a dramatic increase in the number of highly educated Asian migrants in the country.  A study of 144 entrepreneurs of small business in the Indian and Chinese communities in Brisbane and Sydney found that, faced with institutionalized blockages, few of these highly educated migrants could practice what they were originally trained for.  The majority of them, with their class resources, determination and optimism, became reluctant entrepreneurs."
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Ip
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011287:Prejudice; D011640:Public Policy; D012923:Social Class; D012940:Social Problems; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asians; Australia; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Employment Status; Ethnic Groups; International Migration; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy--changes; Oceania; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Social Discrimination; Social Policy; Social Problems; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status