The Second Generation: Ethnic Identity Among Asian Americans (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans)

Pyong Gap Min

ISBN 10: 0759101760 / ISBN 13: 9780759101760

Published by Altamira Pr, 2002

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265 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Second Generation: Ethnic Identity Among Asian Americans (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans)
• Publisher: Altamira Pr
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0759101760
• ISBN 13: 9780759101760
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.45 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Pyong Gap Min teaches in the Department of Sociology, Queens College, New York.