Explores how Japanese and American societies meet, clash, and adapt in a changing world.
This nonfiction study examines the attitudes, prejudices, and social dynamics that shape Japanese–American contact. Through historical context and analysis, it looks at immigration, assimilation, and how race influences daily life in communities across the United States.
This edition investigates the forces behind interracial encounters, the limits of social integration, and the personal experiences that reveal why prejudice persists. It combines broad social observation with specific examples to illuminate a pivotal era of transpacific interaction.
- How mobility, immigration, and commerce shape race relations in America
- Patterns of social integration, isolation, and the barriers to friendship
- The everyday realities of Japanese immigrants, from work to social life
- Historical perspectives on prejudice, policy, and the quest for mutual understanding
Ideal for readers seeking a historical, analytical look at race, immigration, and cross-cultural contact in the early 20th century.
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was born a slave. He graduated from what is today Hampton University in 1875, and subsequently taught there. In 1881 he founded the forerunner of Tuskegee University. He made himself and his school two of the most well-known institutions in twentieth-century black America. He earned world-renowned recognition as an educator, social theorist, and spokesperson for African Americans.