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Author:

Inouye, Daniel H., author.

Title:

Distant islands : the Japanese American community in New York City, 1876-1930s / by Daniel H. Inouye.

Publisher:

University Press of Colorado,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xxi, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Japanese Americans--New York--New York--History.
Japanese Americans--History.--History.
Japanese Americans--History.--History.
Japanese Americans--Religion.
New York (N.Y.)--History.--History.
Japan--History.--History.
Emigration and immigration.
Japanese Americans.
Japanese Americans--Economic conditions.
Japanese Americans--Religion.
Japanese Americans--Social conditions.
Japan
New York (State)--New York.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The Rising Sun and the Oceanic group -- A divided and scattered people : the dominant tier, 1885/1940 -- A divided and scattered people : the in-between second tier -- A divided and scattered people : spatial separation and lower tiers -- The floating student sphere -- "Community" role of ethnic-based organizations -- Social adaptation of Japanese Buddhism -- The unifying ethnic and cultural force of issei Protestant churches.

Summary:

"The turn of the century New York Japanese American community was a composite of several micro communities divided along status, class, geographic, and religious lines. Using primary sources Inouye tells the stories of the professional elites, small business owners, working-class, laborers, and students from these communities"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

George and Sakaye Aratani Nikkei in the Americas series

ISBN:

1607327937
9781607327936
1607327929
9781607327929

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1032580723

LCCN:

2018021459

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)