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The Second Generation: Ethnic Identity Among Asian Americans
Author(s): Pyong Gap Min (Author), Yen Le Espiritu (Contributor), Hung C. Thai (Contributor), Sharmila Rudrappa (Contributor), Bangele D. Alsaybar (Contributor), Pyong Gap Min & Rose Kim (Contributor), Nazli Kibria (Contributor), Mia Tuan (Contributor)
- Publisher: AltaMira Press
- Publication Date: 25 Jun. 2002
- Language: English
- Print length: 280 pages
- ISBN-10: 0759101752
- ISBN-13: 9780759101753
Book Description
In a series of essays based on original ethnographic research, Pyong Gap Min and his contributors examine the unique identity issues for second generation ethnic Asians, from Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Indian, and Vietnamese descent. They describe how societal expectations and structural barriers have a powerful influence on the formation of ethnic identities in a strongly racialized American society. Key factors discussed are the importance of culture and language retention, ethnic attachment, transnational ties, pan-Asian coalitions and friendships, social and geographic mobility, racial domination and racial awareness, life cycle changes, immigrant women’s sexuality and gender traditionalism, deviant behavior, and educational and occupational achievement. This book will be a valuable resource in the study of Asian American culture, race, ethnicity and American society.
Editorial Reviews
Review
This is an essential volume on the bookshelf of anyone interested in contemporary immigration. The Asian-American scholars assembled in The Second Generation speak to the subtle interplay between the racial categorizations of the larger society and the identity choices of minority individuals, which will ultimately determine how today’s Asian immigrant groups fit into the U.S. — Richard Alba, University of Albany, author of Ethnic Identity: The Transformation of White America
About the Author
Pyong Gap Min teaches in the Department of Sociology, Queens College, New York.
