LEADER 04181nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910822771103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-520-92647-1 010 $a1-59734-689-6 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520926479 035 $a(CKB)1000000000004299 035 $a(EBL)223643 035 $a(OCoLC)475928654 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000185095 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11174649 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000185095 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10209836 035 $a(PQKB)10754709 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC223643 035 $a(DE-B1597)518897 035 $a(OCoLC)50745525 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520926479 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL223643 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10053558 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000004299 100 $a20011030d2002 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aJapanese American celebration and conflict $ea history of ethnic identity and festival, 1934-1990 /$fLon Kurashige 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (297 p.) 225 1 $aAmerican crossroads ;$v8 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-22742-5 311 $a0-520-22743-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 247-263) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tTables --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$tPART 1: ENCLAVE --$tPART 2: CAMP --$tPART 3: COMMUNITIES --$tCONCLUSION --$tNOTES --$tSELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY --$tINDEX 330 $aDo racial minorities in the United States assimilate to American values and institutions, or do they retain ethnic ties and cultures? In exploring the Japanese American experience, Lon Kurashige recasts this tangled debate by examining what assimilation and ethnic retention have meant to a particular community over a long period of time. This is an inner history, in which the group identity of one of America's most noteworthy racial minorities takes shape. From the 1930's, when Japanese immigrants controlled sizable ethnic enclaves, to the tragic wartime internment and postwar decades punctuated by dramatic class mobility, racial protest, and the influx of economic investment from Japan, the story is fraught with conflict. The narrative centers on Nisei Week in Los Angeles, the largest annual Japanese celebration in the United States. The celebration is a critical site of political conflict, and the ways it has changed over the years reflect the ongoing competition over what it has meant to be Japanese American. Kurashige reveals, subtly and with attention to gender issues, the tensions that emerged at different moments, not only between those who emphasized Japanese ethnicity and those who stressed American orientation, but also between generations and classes in this complex community. 410 0$aAmerican crossroads ;$v8. 606 $aJapanese Americans$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xSocial life and customs$y20th century 606 $aJapanese Americans$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xSocial conditions$y20th century 606 $aJapanese Americans$xEthnic identity$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles 606 $aEthnic festivals$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aCitizens' associations$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aLos Angeles (Calif.)$xEthnic relations 607 $aLos Angeles (Calif.)$xSocial life and customs$y20th century 607 $aLos Angeles (Calif.)$xSocial conditions$y20th century 615 0$aJapanese Americans$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aJapanese Americans$xSocial conditions 615 0$aJapanese Americans$xEthnic identity 615 0$aEthnic festivals$xHistory 615 0$aCitizens' associations$xHistory 676 $a979.4/94004956 700 $aKurashige$b Lon$f1964-$0674725 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822771103321 996 $aJapanese American Celebration and conflict$91283166 997 $aUNINA