Table 1.

Sample Characteristics of Mothers

Characteristic	Number
Age (in years)
Mother	M = 38.39 (SD = 5.19); range = 30–56
Child	M = 5.09 (SD = 0.82); range = 3–6
Child gender
Male	27
Female	23
Child birth place
In the U.S.	42
Outside of the U.S.	8
Percentage of mothers who had a child prior to coming to the U.S.	46%
Number of children in the family
One	18
Two	25
Three	6
Four	1
Maternal educational level
High school graduate or GED	2
Partial collage	3
University graduate or higher	45
Marital status
Married	48
Married but separated	1
Remarried	1
Religion
Buddhist	3
Christian	23
None	24
Place of origin
China	38
Taiwan	6
Hong Kong	6
Length of time in U.S. (in years)	M = 10.20 (SD = 5.00); range = 0.75–21
Reasons for migration
Education	20
Marriage/came with spouse	21
Family reunification	5
Better living opportunities	3
Political reasons	1
Family SES	50 middle-class

Note. GED = General Educational Development; SES = socioeconomic status.