Title: Forever Foreigners or Honorary Whites?
First published: 1998
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."--Publisher's Web-site.
Subjects: Asian Americans, Case studies, Cultural assimilation, Ethnic identity, Ethnic relations, Race discrimination, Social conditions, Generations, California, social conditions, Stereotyping, Cultural Diversity, Acculturation, Race Relations, Psychology, Ethnology, Whites, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
Places: California
LC classification: E184.O6 T8 1998