The major theme of this book is the label "Quiet American" for the Japanese American. In order to locate Japanese Americans sociologically and psychologically in the structure of American society, various concepts such as "marginal man,""alienation," and "inauthenticity" are examined, specifying these…

This project was undertaken to provide more information on the condition of Asians. More specifically, it sought to: (1) obtain descriptive and demographic data on Asians; (2) determine the extent of usage of existing social services. Structural and attitudinal factors which facilitate or inhibit usage were examined; (3) identify what Asians…

The internment of Japanese Americans in World War II must be understood as a manifestation of the racism that is deeply embedded in our culture. Real affirmative action can be liberating by recognizing that the systemic disestablishment of racism in society is the only remedy for racial subordination. (SLD)

The best approach to understanding migration and nonmigration is via integration of sociological and economic views with the format elucidating the difficult question of costs and benefits inherent in the latter. (Author/JC)

In an historical review, an Asia expert examines changing attitudes toward Oriental cultures within the U.S. (Author)

Many Americans do not distinguish between American citizens of Japanese descent and Japanese nationals, and continue to project stereotyped, and often negative, attitudes toward the Japanese people onto this American ethnic group. American society must work to eliminate this kind of discrimination against Japanese Americans. (Author/MJL)

Explores the lives of the Issei, the Japanese who came to Hawaii, and the U.S. mainland between 1885 and 1924. Examines the immigrants' problems with discriminatory laws in the United States. Discusses the establishment of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles (California). Describes some of the exhibits on display at the museum.…

Following the Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the nation was thrown into a state of fear and hysteria. On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order No. 9066 which resulted in more than 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry being either interned in relocation centers, drafted, or…

This study guide was created to accompany the special exhibit "Strength and Diversity: Japanese American Women, 1885 to 1990" at The Oakland (California) Museum, February 17-May 13, 1990. The guide provides a supplement for studying the history of Japanese American women, their immigration, and acculturation. The guide touches upon important…

This revision of Mitsugu Matsuda's Japanese in Hawaii, 1868-1967: An Annotated Bibliography of the First Hundred Years, calls attention to writings which are available to students and individuals interested in Americans of Japanese ancestry. The materials range from scholarly pieces based on traditional academic sources for documentation to…

Discusses the Japanese American relocation program during World War II. Maintains that one option to the camps was to move to Seabrook Farms, a vegetable and food processing facility in New Jersey. Presents oral historical accounts and photographs of Seabrook. (CFR)

Japanese Americans have attained a remarkable degree of assimilation, especially on the part of the Sansei, the second American-born generation. In a sample of Sansei studied, three in four report having at least one non-Japanese friend; only 24 percent adhere to Buddhism (as compared to 37 percent among the Nisei, the first American-born…

This document presents a report on the Nisei Retirement Planning Conference. First, a history of the organization of the conference is provided. Then, a series of working papers on the Nisei and retirement are given. These papers address issues such as the following: 1) retirement as a national concern, 2) general retirement issues (physical…

Seabrook Farms was most prosperous during World War II when Japanese Americans were recruited from concentration camps to alleviate its labor shortage. As the camps closed, former detainees became full-time workers in spite of some exploitation. It was a place for these families to live and work before returning to the West Coast. (VM)