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Abstract
Setting aside the prevailing theoretical explanations of immigrant entrepreneurship, this study deals with the opportunity structure of the hosting society as a context influencing the self-employment of new immigrants. A case study of Korean business establishments in the Bronx, New York, observes patterns of opportunities for new immigrant business formation. Both the large-scale entrance of Korean immigrants into retail business in an area characterized by a broad trend toward retail decline and the sociospatial characteristics associated with the location pattern of the new immigrant-owned businesses shed light on the occupational adaptation of new immigrants.