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Female workers in the Chinatown garment industry, 1960s.

Publication: Chinese America: History and Perspectives
Publication Date: 01-JAN-08 		Format: Online
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Full Article Title: Female workers in the Chinatown garment industry, 1960s.(Era overview)

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VI. WOMEN AS A LABOR FORCE

A 1965 study by Frank Moncrief for the United Community Fund Research Department shows that 58 percent of all Chinese females over 14 years of age are in the labor force. Sixty percent of these are married and living with their husbands. Many of these women take their children with them to their place of employment, states Moncrief, and 65 percent of these women are employed in a "machine shop" of some kind. It can hardly be said that such an environment is a desirable place for young children.

Although the Moncrief report is four years old, it is probable that with the increased influx of immigrant families, the percentage of working women in Chinatown is now even higher. This is indicated by a more recent study by the Telegraph Hill Clinic of persons using their facilities which shows that more than 60 percent of the mothers work full or part time to supplement the family income.

Some 3,500 women are employed in sewing shops located in the Chinatown area. There are over...

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