Becoming asian american second generation chinese and korean american identities by nazli kibria baltimore john hopkins univer sity press 2002 pp xii 217 4095 jonathan w warren university of washington nazli kibrias becoming asian american is a qualitative study of middle class second generation chinese and korean americans . In becoming asian american nazli kibria draws upon extensive interviews she conducted with second generation chinese and korean americans in boston and los angeles who came of age during the 1980s and 1990s to explore the dynamics of race identity and adaptation within these communities. Download citation becoming asian american second generation chinese and korean american american identities review journal of asian american studies 63 2004 332 335 nazli kibrias . Becoming asian american second generation chinese and korean american identities by nazli kibria in asianweek kibrias extensive interviews of chinese americans and korean americans in boston and los angeles in the 1980s and 90s make for an incredibly familiar and enlightening title. In becoming asian american nazli kibria draws upon extensive interviews she conducted with second generation chinese and korean americans in boston and los angeles who came of age during the 1980s and 1990s to explore the dynamics of race identity and adaptation within these communities moving beyond the frameworks created to study other racial minorities and ethnic whites she examines