Beyond the City and the Bridge

NORIKO MATSUMOTO is a lecturer in the department of sociology at the University of Vermont in Burlington, where she also teaches in the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies program.

"In this fine-grained and engaging study of a multi-ethnic community just outside of New York City, Matsumoto uncovers the changing dynamics of American suburban life. This book will appeal to those studying urban sociology, race and ethnicity, and immigration."— Andrew Deener, author of Venice: A Contested Bohemia in Los Angeles"Given the current contentious political climate surrounding migrants and immigration policy in the United States, a nuanced understanding of the new suburban landscapes of immigrant settlement is particularly relevant and valuable to urban sociologists as well as urban planners and policy makers. This book will be of interest to scholars of race and ethnicity, immigration, and North American suburbs."— American Journal of Sociology"This book provides a detailed backstory to Fort Lee's post-World War II reinvention as an Asian American space. The experiences of its Japanese, Korean, and Chinese residents raise hefty questions about identity and community in the 21st-century metropolis."— Karín Aguilar-San Juan, author of Little Saigons: Staying Vietnamese in America"Matsumoto fills a critical gap in suburban research on the East Coast." — Contemporary Sociology"The fine-grained ethnographic evidence that Matsumoto marshals in the book is certainly impressive. [An] engaging study."— H-Net"Beyond the City and the Bridge is a timely, well-researched, and necessary study on Asian American experiences east of California. This is recommended for scholars and students interested in sociology, immigration, Asian American studies, urban/suburban studies, and New Jersey history."— New Jersey Studies"Beyond the City and the Bridge is a timely, well-researched, and necessary study on Asian American experiences east of California. This is recommended for scholars and students interested in sociology, immigration, Asian American studies, urban/suburban studies, and New Jersey history."— New Jersey Studies"Given the current contentious political climate surrounding migrants and immigration policy in the United States, a nuanced understanding of the new suburban landscapes of immigrant settlement is particularly relevant and valuable to urban sociologists as well as urban planners and policy makers. This book will be of interest to scholars of race and ethnicity, immigration, and North American suburbs."— American Journal of Sociology"Matsumoto fills a critical gap in suburban research on the East Coast." — Contemporary Sociology"In this fine-grained and engaging study of a multi-ethnic community just outside of New York City, Matsumoto uncovers the changing dynamics of American suburban life. This book will appeal to those studying urban sociology, race and ethnicity, and immigration."— Andrew Deener, author of Venice: A Contested Bohemia in Los Angeles"This book provides a detailed backstory to Fort Lee's post-World War II reinvention as an Asian American space. The experiences of its Japanese, Korean, and Chinese residents raise hefty questions about identity and community in the 21st-century metropolis."— Karín Aguilar-San Juan, author of Little Saigons: Staying Vietnamese in America"The fine-grained ethnographic evidence that Matsumoto marshals in the book is certainly impressive. [An] engaging study."— H-Net

• List of IllustrationsList of Tables Introduction:  Globalizing Suburbia1    A Town of Immigrants2    Community and Communities3    Strategies of Assimilation and Distinction4    Accommodating "Others"5    Remaking Asian Ethnicity in SuburbiaConclusion: Reconsidering Assimilation and Ethnicity in the American SuburbAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex