Problem 1: How does transnationalism truly affect what we consider to be an Asian American identity?
Problem 2: To what extent would a transnational household promote or hinder adaptation to an American or Asian American cultural identity?
Problem 3: Will Asian Americans whose families have been in the US for several generations distance themselves from these newcomers, from individuals with stronger ties to their homeland countries?
Problem 4: How different may contemporary transnational households shared by Filipino, Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, and Asian Indians differ from those sustained by the first wave of pre-World War II immigrants from these countries?