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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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Table of Contents:
  • Racialized ethnics compared to white ethnics: visiting the theoretical debates
  • Cars, girls, and baseball
  • But with an Asian twist: growing up Asian ethnic
  • "I knew that I was different": childhood neighborhood influences
  • "Practicality always steps in": the continuing erosion of cultural traditions in adulthood
  • "I'm an American with a Japanese look": emerging identities and practices
  • Conclusion: the racialized ethnic experience.

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