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Forever foreigners or honorary whites? : the Asian ethnic experience today /

"What does it mean to be an Asian-American in the United States today? Are Asian-Americans considered 'honorary whites' or forever thought of as 'foreigners?' Mia Tuan examines the salience and meaning of ethnicity for later generation Chinese- and Japanese-Americans, and as...

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Main Author: Tuan, Mia, 1968-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [1998]
Subjects and Genres:
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Asian Americans > Cultural assimilation > Case studies.
Asian Americans > Ethnic identity > Case studies.
Asian Americans > Social conditions > Case studies.
Asian Americans > California.
Race discrimination > California.
Generations > California.
Asian > psychology.
Race Relations
Acculturation
Cultural Diversity
Stereotyping
White People > psychology.
Asian Americans.
Asian Americans > Cultural assimilation.
Asian Americans > Ethnic identity.
Asian Americans > Social conditions.
Ethnic relations.
Generations.
Race discrimination.
Akkulturation
Asiaten
Américains d'origine asiatique > Acculturation > 20e siècle > Cas, Études de.
Américains d'origine asiatique > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle > Cas, Études de.
Américains d'origine asiatique > Identité collective > 20e siècle > Cas, Études de.
Discrimination raciale > États-Unis > Californie (États-Unis) > 20e siècle.
California > Ethnic relations.
California
United States
China > ethnology
Japan > ethnology
California.
USA.
Asiaten.
Case studies.
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Summary: "What does it mean to be an Asian-American in the United States today? Are Asian-Americans considered 'honorary whites' or forever thought of as 'foreigners?' Mia Tuan examines the salience and meaning of ethnicity for later generation Chinese- and Japanese-Americans, and asks how their concepts of ethnicity differ from that of white ethnic Americans. She interviewed 95 middle-class Chinese and Japanese Californians and analyzes the importance of ethnic identities and the concept of becoming a 'real' American for both Asian and white ethnics. She asks her subjects about their early memories and experiences with Chinese/Japanese culture; current lifestyle and emerging cultural practices; experiences with racism and discrimination; and attitudes toward current Asian immigration."--Publisher's Web-site.
Physical Description: x, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-194) and index.
ISBN: 0813526248
9780813526249
081352623X
9780813526232

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