Found that on three of four measures of assimilation, the higher the socioeconomic achievement, the greater the assimilation of Japanese Americans. (Author/GC)

Shows how racial and gender barriers in the U.S. labor market, in addition to economic and cultural characteristics of the Japanese-American community, pushed Japanese farm women into domestic jobs. Also discusses how World War II and changes in U.S. society in general affected these women's occupational choices and opportunities. (GC)

Describes two experiments to evaluate acquisition of /r/ and /l/ involving native Japanese children and adults residing in the United States. The first required subjects to produce and discriminate English /r/ and /l/ in listening and speaking. Children's performance was better than adults'. In the second, the subject received programed training.…

Focuses on problems in sexuality and physical self concept related to being Japanese in a society dominated by Caucasian values. Includes poetry on the Japanese American experience. (GC)

The second generation Japanese Americans have largely attained middle-class status. This social ascendancy and simultaneous assimilation have not jeopardized relationships with aged parents. The continuity in filial practice between rural Japanese and contemporary American societies attenuates many of the strains in the family interaction. (Author)

Discusses 26 books that can help promote inquiry and discussion among adolescent readers regarding the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Notes that the books provide a historical overview and reveal personal points of view about the internment. (SR)

Compared epidemiological patterns of suicide for Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino Americans in 1980 to those for whites, African Americans, and Native Americans. Suicide rates for Asian Americans were quite low and in same rank order as suicide rates in their home nations. Found epidemiological differences between suicide in Chinese, Filipino, and…

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 manual is considered to be comprised of interesting resource materials to be used to stimulate teachers, community members, and others concerned with education in order to become more conscious of Japanese Americans and their role in American society. The manual includes a section on history and contemporary concerns of Japanese Americans,…

Traditional familialism as a basic antecedent for understanding Japanese-American communication in Honolulu is examined. The traditional Japanese extended family evolved from economic interdependencies in agricultural, rural communities. This familial communalism demanded that individualism be suppressed so that the needs of the corporate group…

Asian-Americans are educational overachievers, and have been for many decades. There are various explanations for the high educational achievement of Asian-Americans. The most frequently cited theory is that their native culture places a premium on ambition, persistence, and deferred gratification. Other theories attribute this success to…

While American attitudes appear to be changing in the direction of increased acceptance of women's employment and men's involvement in parenting and homemaking, research on sex role attitudes has focused primarily on middle class Caucasian subjects, thereby neglecting the minority groups that make up American society. Chinese (N=69) and Japanese…

A comparison of levels of aspiration and antecedents of achievement orientation was made based on interviews with Hawaiian-American, Japanese-American, and Pilipino- American high-achieving women and their mothers. Hawaiian-American women had more traditional life goals and lower educational and vocational aspirations; Japanese- American and…

This study compares explanatory factors related to the educational expectations of Japanese American and White college students. The research was conducted at a major West Coast state university located in an urban metropolitan area. Data were gathered through a questionnaire mailed to a sample of 200 Japanese Americans and 200 White full-time…

Japanese Americans in suburban Orange County, California, are widely dispersed geographically and have frequent opportunities to integrate totally into mainstream society. Nevertheless, ethnicity survives and flourishes for many. The mechanisms by which ethnicity is developed and maintained by Japanese Americans residing in predominantly white,…