Intermarriage is an especially sensitive indicator of the permeability of ethnic boundaries; a survey of the marriage records of Japanese Americans in Fresno, California indicates that both the pattern of intermarriage and the rate of intermarriage have changed noticeably in the last decade. (Author/JM)

Data from a three generational survey of Japanese Americans indicate that the occupational and educational attainments of the first generation are reflected in the achievements of later generations, and suggest that both relatively traditional and more assimilationist currents flow in the Japanese American community. (Author/JM)

A review of past studies and an analysis of current rates of intermarriage show a historical pattern which initially showed a high and almost exclusive preference for other Japanese, which began to show slight changes in the second generation, and which has reached the 50 percent level by the third generation. (Author/JM)