Diaspora philanthropy is not a new phenomenon. But in an era of accelerated globalization, the relationship between diaspora philanthropy and the economic and social development of many countries is increasingly relevant. Modern diasporas are diverse and continually shifting; more people are moving more rapidly, more easily, and over greater distances than ever before. This is certainly true of recent migrants from China and India to the United States. In Silicon Valley, Asian Americans are estimated to constitute over 30 percent of the highly paid scientific and engineering workforce and represent one-third of the region's millionaires. As their wealth has grown, so too has their charitable giving—both to their old as well as to their new countries of residence.

This volume aims to advance understanding of diaspora philanthropy in the Chinese American and Indian American communities, especially the implications for development of the world's two most populous countries.

Table of Contents
Preface................................000
Contributors...........................000
Overview...............................000
China
1. China?s New Social Challenges and the Provision of Welfare
Anthony Saich..........................000
2. Philanthropy and Equity: A Case Study on China
Nick Young.............................000
3. Why Do They Give? Change and Continuity in Chinese American Transnational 
Philanthropy since the 1970s
Xiao-huang Yin and Zhiyong Lan.........000
4. Philanthropic Links between the Chinese Diaspora and the People?s Republic of 
China
Nick Young and June Shih...............000
	
India
5. The Diaspora and Development (Indian Perspective of the U.S. Diaspora Philanthropy) 
Devesh Kapur, Ajay Mehta, and R. Moon Dutt....000 
6. Diaspora Philanthropy to India: A Perspective From the United States
Mark Sidel....................................000
7. Philanthropy and Development: Perspectives on India
Priya Viswanath and Noshir Dadrawala..........000
Appendices
The Chinese and Indian Diasporas, An Annotated Bibliography....000
Diaspora Philanthropy Workshop: Perspectives from India and 
China, Conference Report......................000
Index.........................................000