Asian American Youth: Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity

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Jennifer Lee, Min Zhou
Psychology Press, 2004 - Family & Relationships - 359 pages
Asian American Youth covers topics such as Asian immigration, acculturation, assimilation, intermarriage, socialization, sexuality, and ethnic identification. The distinguished contributors show how Asian American youth have created an identity and space for themselves historically and in contemporary multicultural America.
 

Contents

Introduction The Making of Culture Identity and Ethnicity among Asian American Youth
1
Population Dynamics and Diverse Contexts of Growing Up American
31
Coming of Age at the Turn of the TwentyFirst Century A Demographic Profile of Asian American Youth
33
Intermarriage and Multiracial Identification The Asian American Experience and Implications for Changing Color Lines
51
Historical Patterns of Cultural Practices among Asian American Youth
65
Rizal Day Queen Contests Filipino Nationalism and Femininity
67
Nisei Daughters Courtship and Romance in Los Angeles before World War II
83
Hells a Poppin Asian American Womens Youth Consumer Culture
101
Filipinotown and the DJ Scene Cultural Expression and Identity Affirmation of Filipino American Youth in Los Angeles
191
A Shortcut to the American Dream? Vietnamese Youth Gangs in Little Saigon
207
Lost in the Fray Cambodian American Youth in Providence Rhode Island
221
Negotiating and Affirming Identity Space and Choice
233
Made in the USA SecondGeneration Korean American Campus Evangelicals
235
Performing Race Negotiating Identity Asian American Professional Actors in Hollywood
251
Searching for Home Voices of Gay Asian American Youth in West Hollywood
269
Marriage Dilemmas Partner Choices and Constraints for Korean Americans in New York City
285

Shifting Ethnic Identity and Consciousness USBorn Chinese American Youth in the 1930s and 1950s
113
Emerging Youth Cultural Forms and Practices
129
Instant Karma The Commercialization of Asian Indian Culture
131
Transnational Cultural Practices of Chinese Immigrant Youth and Parachute Kids
143
Reinventing the Wheel Import Car Racing in Southern California
159
No Lattés Here Asian American Youth and the Cyber Café Obsession
177
A Commentary on Young Asian American Activists from the 1960s to the Present
299
Conclusion Reflections Thoughts and Directions for Future Reseach
313
Bibliography
325
Contributors
341
Index
347
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