ASIA AM 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cable Act, Kibei, Immigration Act Of 1924
9 Jul 2016
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Before you interview your person, make sure to clear that individual with your ta. Make sure to do some preliminary research before your interview: find out your person"s general life history, locate their time periods in a new history of asian america. Obstacles to assimilation: citizenship laws (immigration act of 1790, property laws, cultural portrayals, poor opportunities for economic mobility, even for 2nd generation immigrants, going to college does not mean securing a job or degree. The social world of the urban second generation. The bicultural nisei as a bridge of understanding : shaped by immigrant cultures, shaped by u. s. racial policies, kibei- nisei, born in america, but raised in part in japan, 1924 immigration act- cut ties on all immigration from japan. Second generation spaces: language schools, university clubs. 1920"s new woman becoming independent and wage earners. The new nisei woman: mary oyama/dierdre: subversive- parents" marriages were arranged.
