Struggle For Ethnic Identity
Pyong Gap Min and Rose Kim present a compilation of narratives on ethnic identity written by first, 1.5, and second-generation Asian American professionals. In an attempt to reconcile the dichotomies long-associated with being both Asian and American, each author's narrative traces the formation of the author's ethnic identity and culture, and discusses its importance in shaping his or her professional career. A comprehensive introduction on contemporary trends in the study of ethnicity makes...
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Pyong Gap Min and Rose Kim present a compilation of narratives on ethnic identity written by first, 1.5, and second-generation Asian American professionals. In an attempt to reconcile the dichotomies long-associated with being both Asian and American, each author's narrative traces the formation of the author's ethnic identity and culture, and discusses its importance in shaping his or her professional career. A comprehensive introduction on contemporary trends in the study of ethnicity makes this an invaluable resource for teaching or studying ethnic identity.
Acknowledgments7Introduction9About the Book11Ethnicity: Concepts, Theories, and Trends16Ethnic Culture: An Identity in Conflict471My Trek492Reflections on a Korean American Journey593A Handicapped Korean in America69Building Coalitions: A Pan-Asian or Non-White Identity?754How Do You Say Your Name?775Beyond the Golden Door876A Girl Called Hoai101Living in Two Worlds: A Bicultural Identity1117Finding Myself1138Multiple Identities1209An Indian Boy in American Clothes130Blending In: Weak Attachments to the Ethnic Group14110What Being Filipino American Means to Someone Called Fuji14311An (Asian American) Actor's Life15612My Own "Family"168A New World: The First-Generation Experience17913The Balancing Act18114Reaching the Glass Ceiling ... at Home19115An Unwilling Refugee199Coming to Terms: Forming One's Ethnic Identity209Selected Bibliography227About the Editors237About the Contributors238
\ Journal of American Ethnic HistoryStruggle for Ethnic Identity is a welcome and valuable resource that brings out the human dimensions of the Asian American experience that are too often obscured by homogenizing stereotypes.\ — Keith 'sajima, (University of Redlands)\ \ \ \ \ Multicultural ReviewFew empirical studies had been done on Asian Americans in terms of personal experiences, cultural and ethnic identity, social status and economic conditions in the mainstream white society before this collection of 15 autobiographical essays....The most significant value of this collection is that it brings to light several common issues: racial prejudice and discrimination, interest in and criticism of ethnic subcultures, assimilation, and the search for one's ethnic identity.\ — Suping Lu, (University of Nebraska)\ \
