In moving from the first to the second generation, most immigrant groups in New York and Los Angeles have retained a fairly stable rate of self-employment. A study of the second generation's involvement with self-employment promises to yield valuable insights into this group's experience of assimilation and, as such, broader social and economic patterns in U.S. society for years to come. By analyzing data on self-employment in New York and Los Angeles, it is possible to determine if self-employment is a trend among the second generation.
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