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Japanese American (japanese + american)
Selected AbstractsAs a Japanese American ,,FAMILY PROCESS, Issue 1 2002Norma Akamatsu MSWArticle first published online: 6 MAY 200 [source] Child temperament in three U.S. cultural groups,INFANT MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL, Issue 5 2009Marc H. Bornstein Temperament among children (N = 111 20-month-olds) from three cultural backgrounds in the United States (Latin American, Japanese American, and European American) was investigated. In accord with a biobehavioral universalist perspective on the expression of early temperament, few significant group differences in child temperament were found, regardless of cultural background; however, factors associated with maternal reports of child temperament differed by cultural group. The findings provide insight into the nature of child temperament generally and temperament of children in immigrant families specifically as well as parenting in immigrant families. [source] "The Pacific Era Has Arrived": Transnational Education among Japanese Americans, 1932,1941HISTORY OF EDUCATION QUARTERLY, Issue 1 2003Eiichiro Azuma Looking back on the two years at Keisen Girls'School, I am so grateful for the opportunity to have been able to study here, Our teachers have taught us that it was mistaken if we simply aspired to mimic the ways ofJapanese woman. Cognizant of our special position as Americans of Japanese ancestry, we must instead strive to promote the U.S.-Japan friendship. Furthermore, we must adapt the merits of the Japanese spirit [that we have acquired here] to our Americanism. Back in the United States, we will dedicate ourselves to the good of our own society as best possible citizens, cooperating with Americans of other races and learning from each other, Such is the mission of the Nisei as a bridge between Japan and the United States,one that we have come to appreciate [through our schooling in Japan].1 [source] Performance-Based Measures of Physical Function for High-Function PopulationsJOURNAL OF AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, Issue 5 2006J. David Curb MD OBJECTIVES: To improve and broaden the applicability of performance-based measures of function for use in clinical and research settings. DESIGN: Cross-sectional repeated-measures study. SETTING: Research clinic. PARTICIPANTS: Population-based sample of Japanese Americans without significant functional impairments aged 35 to 55 and 56 to 71 (N=203). MEASUREMENTS: Performance-based measures of physical function, including range of standard tests, newer automated measures of balance and strength and data on cognitive function, lifestyle, medical history, and physical activity. RESULTS: Of the nonplatform balance measures, only the one-leg stand was reliable (reliability coefficient (rc) =0.69) and able to discriminate between functional levels. Combining the Fourth National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey protocol of folded arm position while standing on a foam pad with the more-sophisticated balance platform test had the highest reliability and discrimination. With the strength chair, high rcs (0.88,0.96) were found for upper and lower extremity tests. Timed chair stands, a test of lower extremity and central strength were reliable. The 6-minute walk had a high rc (0.90). CONCLUSION: Many performance tests used today are not reliable. Only a few discriminate between the most highly functioning individuals and individuals with good function. Thus, a new recommended battery includes unassisted single-leg stand, balance platform "foam pad, eyes closed," elbow flexion and knee extension strength (strength chair), grip strength, timed chair stands, and the 6-minute walk. These simple performance-based tests have good reliability and discrimination across the range of function and can be used in most clinical and research settings to quickly assess global functional level. [source] | ||||||||||