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Exploring Asian American Identity Formation: Chinese vs. Japanese Experiences

Dive into the cultural representations and identity formation of Chinese and Japanese Americans, examining similarities, differences, and systemic factors influencing their experiences in the U.S. Learn how power and social structure interact in shaping ethnic group dynamics.

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Exploring Asian American Identity Formation: Chinese vs. Japanese Experiences

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  1. ETHN 14: Introduction to Asian American Studies Department of Ethnic Studies & Asian American Studies Program California State University, Sacramento Week 6 Session 1 Japanese American Experience

  2. Last Time • Discussed Hu-Dehart’s piece • Analyzed terms from Kitano & Daniels on the Chinese American experience • Gave feedback on Reading Notes

  3. Today • Explore the relationship between cultural representations and identity formation by comparing and contrasting Chinese and Japanese American experiences. • Begin to surface themes that describe the shared experience of APIs.

  4. Recap of Monday’s Discussion Key question: does power shape social structure, or does social structure influence power?

  5. Recap of Monday’s Discussion Key question: does power shape social structure, or does social structure influence power? Answer: Trick question. They influence each other.

  6. “Within Group” Analyses of Chinese • Social structures such as institutions and organizations and power distribution are closely linked. Institutions function to reinforce existing power relations between ethnic groups. Differential power relations between ethnic groups shape how institutions function. • Early Chinese immigrant communities were structured around institutions and organizations that were brought from southern China and adapted in the Western United States with San Francisco as it’s. These organizations took on different functions with the second generation. • The dominant culture values material wealth and uses its control over local, state, and federal government to limit labor competition and access to opportunity.

  7. Discussion Question 1 • What are the three most significant similarities between the two API ethnic groups related to their experience in the U.S.? • What are the three most significant differences between the two API ethnic groups related to their experience in the U.S.? • Are there systemic factors that explain why these similarities and differences exist? If so, what are they?

  8. Discussion Question 2 • How are cultural representations (stereotypes/depictions) of the two Asian American groups linked to the U.S.’s relationships with their former countries? • How do cultural representations reflect who controls mass media? • How might these linkages affect how identities are shaped? (i.e. what it means to be Chinese American and Japanese American) • What kind of treatment by the dominant culture did these representations engender?

  9. Discussion Question 3 • What does our cross-case analysis reveal in terms of a common or shared experience between API groups? • What are some emerging themes, patterns, or ideas that link APIs?

  10. To Prepare for Next Session Next time: American Economic and Military Expansion • Prepare Reading Notes on Kitano & Daniels, Ch. 7 (Filipinos) and 10 (Pacific Islanders)

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