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With a low rate of immigration and a high rate of interracial marriage, Japanese Americans today compose the Asian ethnic group with the largest proportion of mixedrace members. Within Japanese American communities, increased participation by mixedrace members, along with concerns about overassimilation, has led to a search for cultural authenticity, giving new answers to the question, Who is Japanese American? In Pure Beauty, Rebecca Chiyoko KingORiain tackles this question by studying a cultural institution: Japanese American community beauty pageants in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Honolulu. KingORiain employs rich ethnographic fieldwork to discover how these pageants seek to maintain racial and ethnic purity amid shifting notions of cultural identity. She uses revealing indepth interviews with candidates, queens, and community members, her experiences as a pageant committee member, and archival researchincluding Japanese and English newspapers, museum collections, private photo albums, and mementosto establish both the importance and impossibility of racial purity. KingORiain examines racial eligibility rules and tests, which encompass not only ancestry but also residency, community service, and culture, and traces the history of pageants throughout the United States. Pure Beauty shows how racial and gendered meanings are enacted through the pageants, and reveals their impact on Japanese American men, women, and children. KingORiain concludes that the mixedrace challenge to racial understandings of Japanese Americanness does not necessarily mean an end to race as we know it and asserts that race is workcreated and recreated in a social context. Ultimately, she determines that the concept of race, fragile though it may be, is still one of the categories by which Japanese Americans are judged.Rebecca Chiyoko KingORiain is lecturer in sociology at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'Pure Beauty: Judging Race in Japanese American Beauty Pageants'? A: 'Pure Beauty' examines cultural authenticity and racial identity within Japanese American beauty pageants, exploring how these events reflect shifting notions of race and ethnicity.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Pure Beauty' is Rebecca Chiyoko King-O’Riain, a lecturer in sociology at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
- Q: What type of research methods did the author use in this book? A: Rebecca Chiyoko King-O’Riain employed ethnographic fieldwork, in-depth interviews, and archival research to study the Japanese American beauty pageants.
- Q: What are the key themes discussed in 'Pure Beauty'? A: Key themes include race, cultural identity, mixed-race experiences, and the impact of beauty pageants on community perceptions of Japanese Americanness.
- Q: Is this book suitable for readers interested in sociology and race studies? A: 'Pure Beauty' is highly suitable for readers interested in sociology, race studies, and cultural anthropology, offering insights into identity and community dynamics.
- Q: How many pages does 'Pure Beauty' have? A: 'Pure Beauty' contains a total of 292 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of this book? A: 'Pure Beauty' was published on October 23, 2006.
- Q: What edition of the book is available? A: The available edition of 'Pure Beauty' is the First Edition.
- Q: What condition is this book in? A: 'Pure Beauty' is categorized as a used book in good condition.
- Q: In which category is 'Pure Beauty' listed? A: 'Pure Beauty' is listed under the category of Popular Culture.