The 168 titles selected in this bibliography are about the conditions of Orientals in the United States today and yesterday, the cultural and historical background which dominates their way of thinking and living, and their American acculturation. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to examine whether school experiences, school performance, and other risk-protective factors were related to violence among Hawaiian, Filipino, and Samoan youths residing in Hawai'i. This study analyzed survey data (N = 325) collected in three high schools having concentrations of Filipino, Hawaiian, and Samoan…

The history of the United States includes myriad examples of courage and selflessness as well as instances of prejudice and discrimination. Many students believe that prejudice and discrimination are limited to individuals and do not realize that these can form part of government or national policy. In this article, the authors highlight the…

Attitudinal aspects of Japanese culture are focused upon in order to examine to what extent and in what ways Japanese character is found among Japanese Americans in Honolulu. Several suggestions are offered as to what constitute good indicators of the extent to which Japanese characteristics are maintained. (Author/GC)

An exhibit, "Common Ground: The Heart of Community," tells the story of Japanese Americans in the United States as an example of a vibrant ethnic group that survived hard times and continue to stay together. The exhibit is housed in the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles (California). This paper describes and…

This book presents a view of the Japanese American experience from the time of their immigration to this country in the 1800s to their acculturation into American society in the 1970s. Topics dealt with include the prejudice and mistrust experienced by the Japanese immigrants in this country, particularly their evacuation and internment in…

Americans of Japanese ancestry rank higher than any other physically identifiable subgroup on positive attributes and lowest on negative ones. The thesis of this paper is that their success depends more on the value orientations that differentiate the two groups than upon those held in common. Data were obtained from a survey of 2200 pupils…

Intermarriage is an especially sensitive indicator of the permeability of ethnic boundaries; a survey of the marriage records of Japanese Americans in Fresno, California indicates that both the pattern of intermarriage and the rate of intermarriage have changed noticeably in the last decade. (Author/JM)

This bibliography describes and briefly reviews, from an anthropological perspective, books and articles on the Japanese in the United States. Works cited include: (1) bibliographies; (2) general studies on Japanese Americans; (3) works dealing with the cultural heritage of the Japanese immigrant generation; (4) literature on the Japanese…

Presents a biography of Mine Okubo, a prolific Japanese-American artist who was among the thousands of Japanese imprisoned in "relocation camps" during World War II. Provides insights into Ms. Okubo's philosophy as well as the phases of her art, emphasizing her role as a living repository and documentor of Japanese-American history. (JDH)

508 Sansei (third generation Japanese American) college students in California were interviewed to identify sociological correlates of Sansei activism; the Sansei were divided into four types based on the dimensions of acceptance versus rejection of traditionalism and involvement versus detachment from social issues. (Author/JM)

The book, "History of the Okinawans in North America," is reviewed by its translator, who also summarizes the history and culture of the Okinawan community in California. Okinawans long considered themselves an oppressed minority among Japanese and desire a separate history in order to preserve the community and its cultural heritage.…

Analyzes the responses of 210 Hawaian Japanese and Caucasian respondents from seven different residential subsamples to questions regarding racial perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors. (JM)

Notes that a new era for the recording of Japanese American history was inaugurated in 1976. Representing more than historical revisionism a basic change in the premises for writing about the Japanese American concentration camps emerged. (Author/AM)

Data from a three generational survey of Japanese Americans indicate that the occupational and educational attainments of the first generation are reflected in the achievements of later generations, and suggest that both relatively traditional and more assimilationist currents flow in the Japanese American community. (Author/JM)