ABSTRACT
This volume centers on Asian American youth, focusing specifically on the way in which they create and practice a culture that is distinctively their own. In turn, this distinctive Asian American youth culture has powerfully shaped Asian American youth’s daily lives and ethnic identities. Until recently, social science research rarely treated Asian American youth as a distinct analytical category. In fact, when we discuss Asian American youth culture with academic and lay people, we are often met with puzzled looks, followed by questions such as: “Is there such a thing as Asian American youth culture?” “Do Asian American youth have a culture of their own?” “If so, what is it like?”
