Part I: Epidemiology of coronary heart disease in migrant Chinese populations

Proportional mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) are compared among Chinese populations in Hawaii and New York City (N.Y.C.). Hawaii Chinese have a greater proportion of deaths due to CHD than N.Y.C. Chinese. Within the N.Y.C. Chinese population, United States (U.S.)‐born Chinese have a greater proportion of deaths due to CHD than foreign‐born Chinese. Deaths from CHD occur at younger ages among Chinese in Hawaii and U.S.‐born Chinese in N.Y.C. when compared with foreign‐born N.Y.C. Chinese. The results suggest that deaths from CHD increase and occur at earlier ages as Chinese migrant populations become assimilated with the host population.