Japanese American Ethnicity

The Persistence of Community

Author: Stephen S. Fugita
Secondary Author: David J O'Brien
ISBN: 9780295973760

Why do some groups retain their ethnicity as they become assimilated into mainstream American life while others do not? This study employs both historical sources and contemporary survey data to explain the seeming paradox of why Japanese Americans have maintained high levels of ethnic community involvement while becoming structurally assimilated.

Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publish Date: 1994

Subjects: Social Science / Emigration & Immigration, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Cross-Cultural Center (Location: Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA))