Date of Award
12-1995
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Dr. Douglas Davidson
Second Advisor
Dr. Larry Tyler
Third Advisor
Dr. Donald Cooney
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Japanese Americans are regarded as one of model minority groups recently in American society. Through the war experience, the Japanese Americans are likely to become upper middle class people and to assimilate into the Caucasian groups.
The purpose of this research is to investigate Japanese method to assimilate into American society. The research focuses on the Michigan area as a particular area of Japanese American assimilation process. The interview research was conducted with 14 people who live in Michigan. These people are classified into the three groups to distinguish differences, historical, and social factors on assimilation. Consequently, Japanese Americans living in Michigan assimilate into the mainstream very well because they are a very small group. Japanese Americans are accepted by the host society except for the problem of their physical differences.
Recommended Citation
Onuma, Junko, "An Examination of the Assimilation Process of Japanese Americans Living in Michigan" (1995). Masters Theses. 5044.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/5044