A01=Susan Matoba Adler
American Japanese Mothers
American Preschool Teachers
Asian American feminism
Asian American Theatre Company
Asian Americans
Author_Susan Matoba Adler
Category=JBCC
Category=JHM
children's education
cultural adaptation Midwest
cultural transformation
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ethnic culture
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Fourth Generation Japanese Americans
intergenerational identity
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Japanese American
Japanese American Children
Japanese American communities
Japanese American Culture
Japanese American Families
Japanese American Parents
Japanese American Women
Japanese American women's generational experiences
Japanese Child Rearing
Japanese diaspora studies
minority education research
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Nisei Parents
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Product details
- ISBN 9780815331599
- Weight: 570g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 Sep 1998
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This postmodern feminist study explores changes in Japanese American women's perspectives on child rearing, education, and ethnicity across three generations-Nisei (second), Sansei (third), and Yonsei (fourth). Shifts in socio-political and cultural milieu have influenced the construction of racial and ethnic identities; Nisei women survived internment before relocating to the midwest, Sansei women grew up in white suburban communities, while Yonsei women grew up in a culture increasingly attuned toward multiculturalism. In contrast to the historical focus on Japanese American communities in California and Hawaii, this study explores the transformation of ethnic culture in the midwest. Midwestern Japanese American women found themselves removed from large ethnic communities, and the development of their identities and culture provides valuable insight into the experience of a group of Asian minorities in the heartland. The book explores central issues in studies of Japanese culture, the Japanese sense of self, and the Japanese family, including amae (mother-child dependency relationship), gambare (perseverance), and gaman (endurance).
