ABSTRACT
This paper is concerned with the various causative factors for the differences in assimilation of the Chinese in Lima, Peru, and in New York City.! Assimilation is a process whereby immigrants discard the culture traits of their land of origin and acquire the culture of their host country through intermarriage, participation in the institutions of the host society on primary group levels, internalization of the values of the larger society and adoption of their behaviors and attitudes (Gordon 1964; Park and Burges 1921; Gould and Kolb 1964). Generally speaking, the Chinese in Lima are more assimilated than their counterparts in New York.
