The embeddedness of bank branch networks in immigrant gateways

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

WEI, L.

Asian Pacific American Studies / School of Social Transformation, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, Etats-Unis

LO, L.

Dept. of Geography, York Univ., Toronto, Canada

OBERLE, A.

Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Etats-Unis

Description :
This article examines the role of branches of various types of banks in immigrant integration in Vancouver and San Francisco. It finds that the mainstream banking sector is less territorially embedded and that the ethnic banking sector is more socially embedded, especially in the deployment of ethnic assets. It also shows that banks in Vancouver are more proactive in reaching out to their immigrant clientele, but those in San Francisco have begun to reach out to immigrants of lower socio-economic status.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Canadian geographer, issn : 0008-3658, 2014, vol. 58, n°. 1, p. 48-62, nombre de pages : 15, Références bibliographiques : 2 p.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Canada, Toronto, ON, Canadian Association of Geographers

Langue :
Anglais