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Japanese Americans: The Formation and Transformations of an Ethnic Group
Professor Paul Spickard
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Description for Japanese Americans: The Formation and Transformations of an Ethnic Group
Paperback. Traces the struggles and achievements of Japanese Americans in claiming their place in American society. This title outlines three forces shaping ethnic groups in general: shared interests, shared institutions, and shared culture, and chronicles the Japanese American experience within this framework. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Since 1855, nearly a half a million Japanese immigrants have settled in the United States, the majority arriving between 1890 and 1924 during the great wave of immigration to Hawai'i and the mainland. Today, more than one million Americans claim Japanese ancestry. They came to study and to work, and found jobs as farm laborers, cannery workers, and railroad workers. Many settled permanently, formed communities, and sent for family members in Japan. While they worked hard, established credit associations and other networks, and repeatedly distinguished themselves as entrepreneurs, they also encountered harsh discrimination. Nowhere was this more evident than on ... Read more
Since 1855, nearly a half a million Japanese immigrants have settled in the United States, the majority arriving between 1890 and 1924 during the great wave of immigration to Hawai'i and the mainland. Today, more than one million Americans claim Japanese ancestry. They came to study and to work, and found jobs as farm laborers, cannery workers, and railroad workers. Many settled permanently, formed communities, and sent for family members in Japan. While they worked hard, established credit associations and other networks, and repeatedly distinguished themselves as entrepreneurs, they also encountered harsh discrimination. Nowhere was this more evident than on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813544335
SKU
V9780813544335
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About Professor Paul Spickard
PAUL SPICKARD is a professor of history and Asian American studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of many books, including Almost All Aliens: Immigration, Race, and Colonialism in American History and Identity and coauthor of Is Lighter Better? Skin-Tone Discrimination among Asian Americans.
Reviews for Japanese Americans: The Formation and Transformations of an Ethnic Group
" The book is well researched and clearly written, and it provides the reader with perhaps the best single volume on the overall historical experience of Japanese Americans."
Robert C. Sims
Journal of American History
Robert C. Sims
Journal of American History