Description
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.
Author: Mia Tuan
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 03/01/1999
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.67w x 0.71d
ISBN13: 9780813526249
ISBN10: 0813526248
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Minority Studies
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Asian American Studies & Pacific
About the Author
Mia Tuan is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Oregon.