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Yamashiro, Jane. "Becoming “Japanese American,” “half (mixed race),” and “from Hawai`i” in Japan: Identity Developments of Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Japan" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Studies Association, Oct 12, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p113992_index.html>

Yamashiro, J. , 2006-10-12 "Becoming “Japanese American,” “half (mixed race),” and “from Hawai`i” in Japan: Identity Developments of Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Japan" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Studies Association <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p113992_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: In Japanese society, there is a racialized dichotomy such that people are generally categorized as either “Japanese” or as “foreign.” Nikkeijin (Japanese emigrants and their descendents) are one of many groups that do not easily fit into this simple binary. As people of Japanese ancestry that were born, raised, and/or live abroad, they are simultaneously “Japanese” and “foreign.” This paper examines how Americans of Japanese ancestry (AJAs) negotiate their ambiguous positions and find ways to make their social identities intelligible to people in Japan. For most AJAs, living in Japan entails first becoming aware that they don’t fit into existing social categories. Then, many attempt to “become Japanese” to fit in better. When this doesn’t work, numerous identity developments arise based on previous experiences and identifications in the US. I conclude that for AJAs, identity developments in Japan are understood best in terms of race, ethnicity, and majority/minority positions in the US: salient differences arise based on phenotype and mainland/Hawai`i experiences.

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