Description: Japanese American Celebration and Conflict : A History of Ethnic Identity and Festival, 1, Paperback by Kurashige, Lon, ISBN 0520227433, ISBN-13 9780520227439, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Do racial minorities in the United States assimilate to American values and institutions, or do they retain ethnic ties and cultures? In exploring the Japanese American experience, Lon Kurashige recasts this tangled debate by examining what assimilation and ethnic retention have meant to a particular community over a long period of time. This is an inner history, in which the group identity of one of America's most noteworthy racial minorities takes shape. From the 1930s, when Japanese immigrants controlled sizable ethnic enclaves, to the tragic wartime internment and postwar decades punctuated by dramatic class mobility, racial protest, and the influx of economic investment from Japan, the story is fraught with conflict. The narrative centers on Nisei Week in Los Angeles, the largest annual Japanese celebration in the United States. The celebration is a critical site of political conflict, and the ways it has changed over the years reflect the ongoing competition over what it has meant to be Japanese American. Kurashige reveals, subtly and with attention to gender issues, the tensions that emerged at different moments, not only between those who emphasized Japanese ethnicity and those who stressed American orientation, but also between generations and classes in this complex community.
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Book Title: Japanese American Celebration and Conflict : A History of Ethnic
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Publication Name: Japanese American Celebration and Conflict : a History of Ethnic Identity and Festival, 1934-1990
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2002
Subject: Ethnic Studies / General, United States / 20th Century, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Emigration & Immigration, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Customs & Traditions, United States / General, Sociology / Urban
Item Height: 1 in
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Lon Kurashige
Series: American Crossroads Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
