Asian American Youth: Culture, Identity, and EthnicityJennifer Lee, Min Zhou 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 |
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