City girls: the Nisei social world in Los Angeles, 1920-1950

Matsumoto recovers and explores the forgotten world of urban Nisei girls' ethnocultural networks in California. By the 1920s Nisei girls' clubs had taken root in Los Angeles and provided a key venue in which young urban women could claim modern femininity, an American identity, and public...

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Main Author: Matsumoto, Valerie J. 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2014
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:Matsumoto recovers and explores the forgotten world of urban Nisei girls' ethnocultural networks in California. By the 1920s Nisei girls' clubs had taken root in Los Angeles and provided a key venue in which young urban women could claim modern femininity, an American identity, and public space. These groups served as a bulwark against racial discrimination, offering a bridge between the immigrant community's expectations of young women and the lure of popular culture
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780199377053
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199752249.001.0001

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