Growing up as a Japanese American means a constant search for an identity. Even if one...

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Growing up as a Japanese American means a constant search for an identity. Even if one is monolingual and can speak only English, and knows nothing about the Japanese language and culture, one quickly learns that there are questions concerning an American identity. Comments such as, "Where did you learn how to speak English so well?" or "Why did your people bomb Pearl Harbor?" are reminders that acculturation and identifying as an American are insufficient criteria for belonging to the host society. • Relate this to what the text says about Culture Identity (for the individual of Japanese descent) and Cultural Biases (for the individual who makes these types of comments to the person with Japanese heritage). • What are the 3 ways Cultural Identity if formed? • What is the difference between cultural identity, personal identity and social identity? Growing up as a Japanese American means a constant search for an identity. Even if one is monolingual and can speak only English, and knows nothing about the Japanese language and culture, one quickly learns that there are questions concerning an American identity. Comments such as, "Where did you learn how to speak English so well?" or "Why did your people bomb Pearl Harbor?" are reminders that acculturation and identifying as an American are insufficient criteria for belonging to the host society. • Relate this to what the text says about Culture Identity (for the individual of Japanese descent) and Cultural Biases (for the individual who makes these types of comments to the person with Japanese heritage). • What are the 3 ways Cultural Identity if formed? • What is the difference between cultural identity, personal identity and social identity? Growing up as a Japanese American means a constant search for an identity. Even if one is monolingual and can speak only English, and knows nothing about the Japanese language and culture, one quickly learns that there are questions concerning an American identity. Comments such as, "Where did you learn how to speak English so well?" or "Why did your people bomb Pearl Harbor?" are reminders that acculturation and identifying as an American are insufficient criteria for belonging to the host society. • Relate this to what the text says about Culture Identity (for the individual of Japanese descent) and Cultural Biases (for the individual who makes these types of comments to the person with Japanese heritage). • What are the 3 ways Cultural Identity if formed? • What is the difference between cultural identity, personal identity and social identity? Growing up as a Japanese American means a constant search for an identity. Even if one is monolingual and can speak only English, and knows nothing about the Japanese language and culture, one quickly learns that there are questions concerning an American identity. Comments such as, "Where did you learn how to speak English so well?" or "Why did your people bomb Pearl Harbor?" are reminders that acculturation and identifying as an American are insufficient criteria for belonging to the host society. • Relate this to what the text says about Culture Identity (for the individual of Japanese descent) and Cultural Biases (for the individual who makes these types of comments to the person with Japanese heritage). • What are the 3 ways Cultural Identity if formed? • What is the difference between cultural identity, personal identity and social identity?

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For those of Japanese heritage the literature that is presented emphasises the complexity of cultural identity As it makes clear acculturation and lan... View the full answer