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Jan. 9 | Call for papers: Identities and Technocultures
A 2-day conference about American culture and technologies that examines how new technologies dominate and define Americaness in the US and abroad. Co-sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for Ethnic Studies and the Arts (CESA) and the Mid-America American Studies Association (MAASA).
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Kondo, Mitsuo. "Assimilation and Acculturation of Long-Term American Residents in Japan, 1930-1955," George Washington University, February 1986. Advisor: Marlene Mayo/Robert Walker (11, 21, 19)
This study examines the patterns and process of assimilation of Americans of both Japanese and European ancestry who spent some time in Japan between 1930 and 1955. While the study covers a relatively small population, it nonetheless shows the kind of daily negotiation between two cultures that Americans experienced on a personal as well as institutional level. Subjects of the study were assimilated into Japanese society in varying degrees, but Americans lived on the margins and were always reminded of their “duality” in Japanese society. The author analyzes this duality through their identity, fluency in Japanese, education of children, jobs, and marriage patterns.
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