Asian American Youthis the first collection to address a wide number of important topics about Asian American youth as a distinctive group. The Asian-origin population constitutes the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the US today. As a consequence, Asian American youth are quickly growing into their own subculture and carving out their own identities in American culture.Asian American Youthcovers topics such as Asian immigration, acculturation, assimilation, intermarriage, socialization, sexuality, and ethnic identification. The distinguished contributors show how Asian American youth have created an identity and space for themselves historically and in contemporary multicultural America.

Acknowledgments

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Introduction: The Making of Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity among Asian American Youth

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Min Zhou

Jennifer Lee

Part I. Population Dynamics and Diverse Contexts of Growing Up American

Coming of Age at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A Demographic Profile of Asian American Youth

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Min Zhou

Intermarriage and Multiracial Identification: The Asian American Experience and Implications for Changing Color Lines

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Jennifer Lee

Frank D. Bean

Part II. Historical Patterns of Cultural Practices among Asian American Youth

Rizal Day Queen Contests, Filipino Nationalism, and Femininity

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Arleen de Vera

Nisei Daughters' Courtship and Romance in Los Angeles before World War II

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Valerie J. Matsumoto

Hell's a Poppin': Asian American Women's Youth Consumer Culture

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Shirley Jennifer Lim

Shifting Ethnic Identity and Consciousness: U.S.-Born Chinese American Youth in the 1930s and 1950s

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Gloria Heyung Chun

Part III. Emerging Youth Cultural Forms and Practices

Instant Karma: The Commercialization of Asian Indian Culture

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Sabeen Sandhu

Transnational Cultural Practices of Chinese Immigrant Youth and Parachute Kids

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Christy Chiang-Hom

Reinventing the Wheel: Import Car Racing in Southern California

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Victoria Namkung

``No Lattes Here'': Asian American Youth and the Cyber Cafe Obsession

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Mary Yu Danico

Linda Trinh Vo

Filipinotown and the DJ Scene: Cultural Expression and Identity Affirmation of Filipino American Youth in Los Angeles

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Lakandiwa M. de Leon

A Shortcut to the American Dream? Vietnamese Youth Gangs in Little Saigon

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James Diego Vigil

Steve C. Yun

Jesse Cheng

Lost in the Fray: Cambodian American Youth in Providence, Rhode Island

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Sody Lay

Part IV. Negotiating and Affirming Identity, Space, and Choice

Made in the U.S.A.: Second-Generation Korean American Campus Evangelicals

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Rebecca Y. Kim

Performing Race, Negotiating Identity: Asian American Professional Actors in Hollywood

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Nancy Wang Yuen

Searching for Home: Voices of Gay Asian American Youth in West Hollywood

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Mark Tristan Ng

Marriage Dilemmas: Partner Choices and Constraints for Korean Americans in New York City

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Sara S. Lee

A Commentary on Young Asian American Activists from the 1960s to the Present

299

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William Wei

Conclusion: Reflections, Thoughts, and Directions for Future Reseach

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Jennifer Lee

Min Zhou

Bibliography

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Contributors

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Index

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