Min provides a critical overview of Asian American identity issues among second generation ethnic Asians. From the social constructionist perspective, the book is an anthology of empirical studies of Asian Americans' ethnic or pan-ethnic identities, examining ethnic attachments among second-generation Filipino, Vietnamese, Indian, Korean Americans, Chinese and Japanese Americans.

In a series of essays based on original ethnographic research, Pyong Gap Min and his contributors examine the unique identity issues for second generation ethnic Asians, from Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Indian, and Vietnamese descent. They describe how societal expectations and structural barriers have a powerful influence on the formation of ethnic identities in a strongly racialized American society. Key factors discussed are the importance of culture and language retention, ethnic attachment, transnational ties, pan-Asian coalitions and friendships, social and geographic mobility, racial domination and racial awareness, life cycle changes, immigrant women's sexuality and gender traditionalism, deviant behavior, and educational and occupational achievement. This book will be a valuable resource in the study of Asian American culture, race, ethnicity and American society.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Multiple Identities of Second-Generation Filipinos: The Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Class
Chapter 3 Formation of Ethnic Identity among Second-Generation Vietnamese Americans
Chapter 4 Engendering Ethnicity in Indian Immigrant Families in the United States: Disciplining Desire in Making Home
Chapter 5 Ethnic Attachment among Second-Generation Korean Americans
Chapter 6 Filipino American Youth Gangs, Party Culture, and Ethnic Identity in Los Angeles
Chapter 7 Formation of Ethnic and Racial Identities: Narratives by Asian-American Professionals
Chapter 8 College and Notions of Asian American: Second-Generation Chinese and Korean Americans
Chapter 9 Clues from the Asian Ethnic Experience: Second Generation Asian American Identity