Japanese American celebration and conflict : a history of ethnic identity and festival, 1934-1990 / Lon Kurashige.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kurashige, Lon, 1964-

Series:

American crossroads ; 8.

American crossroads ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese Americans--California--Los Angeles--Social life and customs--20th century.

Japanese Americans.

Japanese Americans--California--Los Angeles--Social conditions--20th century.

Japanese Americans--Ethnic identity--California--Los Angeles.

Ethnic festivals--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.

Ethnic festivals.

Citizens' associations--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.

Citizens' associations.

Los Angeles (Calif.)--Ethnic relations.

Los Angeles (Calif.).

Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social life and customs--20th century.

Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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 1930's, 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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Illustrations

Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART 1: ENCLAVE

PART 2: CAMP

PART 3: COMMUNITIES

CONCLUSION

NOTES

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-263) and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9780520926479

0520926471

9781597346894

1597346896

OCLC:

475928654