Asian American Youth Culture, Identity and Ethnicity

Name: Asian American Youth Culture, Identity and Ethnicity
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ISBN: 9780415946698

ISBN-10: 0415946697

ISBN-13: 9780415946698

Edition: 2004

Authors: Jennifer Lee, Min Zhou

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'Asian American Youth' addresses a wide number of important topics such as Asian immigration, acculturation, assimilation, inter-marriage, socialization, sexuality and ethnic identification. The contributors show how Asian-American youth have created an identity and space for themselves.

Book details

List price: $52.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/2/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 374
Size: 6.06" wide x 8.98" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Jennifer Lee is Associate Professor of Sociology, University of California, Irvine.

Min Zhou is Professor of Sociology and Founding Chair of the Department of Asian American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of Chinatown, co-author of Growing Up American, and co-editor of Asian American Youth.



Acknowledgments



Introduction: The Making of Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity among Asian American Youth




Population Dynamics and Diverse Contexts of Growing Up American



Coming of Age at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A Demographic Profile of Asian American Youth




Intermarriage and Multiracial Identification: The Asian American Experience and Implications for Changing Color Lines




Historical Patterns of Cultural Practices among Asian American Youth



Rizal Day Queen Contests, Filipino Nationalism, and Femininity




Nisei Daughters' Courtship and Romance in Los Angeles before World War II




Hell's a Poppin': Asian American Women's Youth Consumer Culture




Shifting Ethnic Identity and Consciousness: U.S.-Born Chinese American Youth in the 1930s and 1950s




Emerging Youth Cultural Forms and Practices



Instant Karma: The Commercialization of Asian Indian Culture




Transnational Cultural Practices of Chinese Immigrant Youth and Parachute Kids




Reinventing the Wheel: Import Car Racing in Southern California




"No Lattes Here": Asian American Youth and the Cyber Cafe Obsession




Filipinotown and the DJ Scene: Cultural Expression and Identity Affirmation of Filipino American Youth in Los Angeles




A Shortcut to the American Dream? Vietnamese Youth Gangs in Little Saigon




Lost in the Fray: Cambodian American Youth in Providence, Rhode Island




Negotiating and Affirming Identity, Space, and Choice



Made in the U.S.A.: Second-Generation Korean American Campus Evangelicals




Performing Race, Negotiating Identity: Asian American Professional Actors in Hollywood




Searching for Home: Voices of Gay Asian American Youth in West Hollywood




Marriage Dilemmas: Partner Choices and Constraints for Korean Americans in New York City




A Commentary on Young Asian American Activists from the 1960s to the Present




Conclusion: Reflections, Thoughts, and Directions for Future Reseach



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