A review of past studies and an analysis of current rates of intermarriage show a historical pattern which initially showed a high and almost exclusive preference for other Japanese, which began to show slight changes in the second generation, and which has reached the 50 percent level by the third generation. (Author/JM)

Describes the psychosocial aspects of the past and the present living situation for today's elderly Chinese and Japanese Americans; many values to which first-generation Asian Americans were for maintaining adequate life satisfaction during the later years. (Author/JM)

Contrasts the life-styles and values of Nisei and Sansei Japanese-Americans. (JM)

Discusses the work of Japanese-American writer Yoshiko Uchida, who accurately re-creates a sense of the past in her depictions of Japanese-Americans struggling to define their self-images. Examines Uchida's treatment of several sociocultural issues and themes reflected in her children's works dealing with pre-World War II and internment years. (RS)

This article examines how "Nisei," the second generation of Japanese immigrants, in Hilo on the island of Hawai'i have maintained their Japanese cultural and linguistic skills. In this article, the author first provides a history of these Japanese immigrant communities in Hilo. This article describes the author's research findings. The…

For one Sansei (third-generation Japanese American) university student who had been brought up by her Japanese grandparents, questions of who she was and how much upbringing and personal experiences had molded her were with her constantly. She questioned how much of her grandfather's and her mother's high expectations had to do with her lack of…

This paper provides a topical listing of readings on Asia (mostly by Asians). This compilation was undertaken by the Asia Society Textbook Evaluation Project as a service to teachers and curriculum developers looking for materials on Asia for courses in a wide range of fields. In-depth evaluations of the readings are not made. Among the fifty-six…

Explores the managerial behavior of sansei, third-generation Japanese-Americans, which directly conforms to neither Western nor native Japanese models, but which contains identifiable elements of each. (BJV)

Although the Nisei ethnic group experienced much residential dispersal, members have not been absorbed into the majority group society, largely because of their tendency to maintain Japanese interpersonal style rather than accept the style of the United States. A primary cause of the Nisei's style is their expression of their subjective self. (VM)

This Historical Reader on "Japanese American Internment" in World War II introduces students to key events and issues during the period through the voices of people with firsthand experienced. Source documents and illustrations are arranged in chronological order and/or thematic units that establish context. Each selection is followed by…

Two age groups of Japanese and Americans were experimentally compared in the attribution of responsibility. The findings of the study were interpreted in terms of cultural differences in values and parental reward patterns, and show great cultural similarities in the attribution of responsibility. (Authors)

Describes how participants (student authors ages 8 to 14) in the Westridge Young Writers Workshop (in a suburb of Denver, CO) came to deeper cultural awareness and respect through the exploration of the experiences of one ethnic group--Japanese Americans. (SR)

The article uses a case example to show how the structured life-review technique was modified and used in a cross-cultural counseling situation. Specifically, the structured life-review technique was modified to meet the cultural requirements of indirectness, harmony, and acknowledgment of indebtedness and the view of the helper as teacher, valued…

For a number of years, Kent Sakoda has been teaching at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in the Department of Second Language Studies. His course, "Pidgin and Creole English in Hawai'i," is popular among students on campus. He has also taught at Hawai'i Pacific University. Because of his expertise on the grammar of Pidgin (Hawai'i…

A study of the current status of Japanese Americans is divided into three sections. Following a brief introduction, a background section provides an overview of Japanese American history, population size and socioeconomic measures, and selected social characteristics. A second section looks in greater depth at socioeconomic status as reported in…