This paper questions the applicability of middleman minority theory to Chinese and Japanese Americans. The constructional elements of the theory, in its American form, are analyzed in the context of Chinese and Japanese American economic, social, and political conditions. The ethnic group triad (elite-middleman minority-masses) is identified and…

This bibliography contains over 150 entries from professional journals covering the period from 1964-1974. The citations are extensively annotated with respect to purpose, method and conclusions of each article. (MJ)

This paper examines some of the problems encountered by a Japanese researcher in Japanese communities and Mennonite communities in California and Ontario. (Author)

This series of maps shows how Japanese-American communities developed and changed in Los Angeles over the past century. The geographical changes, the population growth, and the locations of businesses and institutions are shown for five communities. (VM)

The myth that Asian-Americans comprises a homogeneous model minority ignores the many difficulties these heterogeneous communities face. The history of discrimination against the various groups is discussed and current problems--including the impact of large numbers of new immigrants--are described. (Author)

A Japanese-American teacher's personal experience with diversity helped her second graders value their differences and appreciate their similarities. Teachers of all ethnic backgrounds bring their views, values, dreams, and cultural baggage to the classroom. Teachers should consider what they represent and how they themselves view ethnic…

Asian-Americans are educational overachievers, and have been for many decades. There are various explanations for the high educational achievement of Asian-Americans. The most frequently cited theory is that their native culture places a premium on ambition, persistence, and deferred gratification. Other theories attribute this success to…

Against great odds, Japanese-Americans have become the most successful racial minority in U.S. history. However, the prognosis for maintenance of the ethnic community is not good. (Author/AM)

Provides a self-portrait of the Nisei, postwar Japanese Americans, in American society through historical narratives, interviews, essays, autobiographical works, and works of fiction. The article reveals how the Nisei view their own past achievement suggesting the possible emergence of divergent definitions of the "American dream." (GR)

The materials listed in this bibliography contain information about every minority group living in the United States. (NH)

Focuses on the significant episodes and events which decisively influenced the education of the Japanese in British Columbia in an effort to clarify the complexity of specific challenges to public schools in the one Canadian province with an unbroken history of de facto and legislative prohibition of aid to sectarian schools. (Author/AM)

Data gathered from interviews with 130 third generation Japanese American college students indicates that not only has there been an increase in school activity but that the grade point average has declined to the point where it is now only average. (Author/AM)

Attempts to explain in extremely abbreviated form what caused the evacuation and how the Japanese minority reacted to their exclusion and rejection, focusing on three general causes: collective dispositions, situational factors, and collective interaction. (Author/JM)

The author criticizes an educational television program, The Japanese-Americans," which was developed to break the stereotyped image of the Japanese-Americans but instead reinforces the image, as historically inaccurate and incomplete reflecting the bias of the writers' complete acceptance of middle class American values and attitudes. (MB)

Although Asian Americans enjoy the image of a "successful minority," they also have endured hardships and prejudices. This report traces the history of the Japanese and Chinese experience in the United States. Some similarities are discernible in the immigration patterns of the two ethnic populations. The first wave of immigrants…