Tristan Ivory
Biographic Data
| ID | 217668 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tristan Ivory |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tristan |
| FAMILY NAME | Ivory |
| SIGNATURE | IVORY T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8035-0304 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Same Different: Group Discrimination in the United States and Japan
This article considers indicators of group similarity and difference and their relation to institutional discrimination in the United States and Japan. For this inquiry, discrimination is operationalized as the extent to which exclusion or marginalization in society is determined by the embodiment of difference (in this case, the Western conception of race). I contend that belonging and race are tightly coupled within the US context because its s…
Labor of Love: Immigrant–Native Intermarriage and Labor Force Outcomes Across European Union Member States
Immigrant–native intermarriage has been shown to improve immigrant labor force outcomes. A parallel line of research demonstrates that immigrant employment outcomes are strongly influenced by the sociopolitical climate and overall reception immigrants receive upon arrival in the host society. Our research spans both strands of literature to address unresolved questions about how the association between immigrant–native intermarriage and foreign-b…
When Marriage Means More: Cross‐Nativity Marriage and the Origins of Social Mobility Among Migrants in Japan
This paper uses insights from 14 months of participant observation and 60 interviews with Sub‐Saharan Africans in the Tokyo Metropolitan Region to answer the following research question: how do some of the most marginalized migrants in Japan wind up more deeply integrated into society than some of the most well‐resourced migrants? Whereas migrants first incorporated as skilled laborers enjoy access to a variety of resources that aid in social mob…
Insider Out: Cross-National Differences in Foreign-Born Female Labor Force Participation in the United States, Sweden, and Japan
This article assesses the impact of household composition and intermarriage on foreign-born women's labor force participation in Japan, Sweden, and the United States. Whereas previous literature on immigrant integration and intermarriage has treated social integration and labor force participation as tightly interlinked phenomena, we use new and previously unavailable data on Japan and the literature on institutional gender inequality to show tha…
Bifurcated incorporation and migrant social mobility in Japan
The context of reception is crucial in establishing different mobility pathways for migrants within host societies. Given that access to government resources is increasingly reserved for citizens and permanent residents and most states provide relatively few avenues to naturalization or permanent residence, host country human capital and social networks are often vital for upward social mobility. I use a variety of research methods including 60 s…
Strategic ethnic performance and the construction of authenticity in urban Japan
This paper introduces the concept of strategic ethnic performance (SEP), when members of one ethnic group present themselves as members of a phenotypically similar ethnic group for economic gain. I use ethnographic and interview data focused on Sub-Saharan African merchants involved in the Hip Hop fashion boutique business in urban Japan to show how SEP develops from four interconnected areas: the opportunity structure for ethnic entrepreneurs, t…
Transpacific Antiracism: Afro-Asian Solidarity in 20th Century Black America, Japan, and Okinawa
The term ‘Afro-Asian Solidary’ has had a rich and multifaceted history over the course of the 20th Century. One influential variant was popularized by thinkers and government officials from several African and Asian nations during the Cold-War era. Adherents of this statist conception of Afro-Asian Solidarity were largely concerned with promoting a postcolonial political sphere connecting the African and Asian continents. Ideally, this would prov…
Strategic ethnic performance and the construction of authenticity in urban Japan
This paper introduces the concept of strategic ethnic performance (SEP), when members of one ethnic group present themselves as members of a phenotypically similar ethnic group for economic gain. I use ethnographic and interview data focused on Sub-Saharan African merchants involved in the Hip Hop fashion boutique business in urban Japan to show how SEP develops from four interconnected areas: the opportunity structure for ethnic entrepreneurs, t…
Insider Out: Cross-National Differences in Foreign-Born Female Labor Force Participation in the United States, Sweden, and Japan
This article assesses the impact of household composition and intermarriage on foreign-born women's labor force participation in Japan, Sweden, and the United States. Whereas previous literature on immigrant integration and intermarriage has treated social integration and labor force participation as tightly interlinked phenomena, we use new and previously unavailable data on Japan and the literature on institutional gender inequality to show tha…
Bifurcated incorporation and migrant social mobility in Japan
The context of reception is crucial in establishing different mobility pathways for migrants within host societies. Given that access to government resources is increasingly reserved for citizens and permanent residents and most states provide relatively few avenues to naturalization or permanent residence, host country human capital and social networks are often vital for upward social mobility. I use a variety of research methods including 60 s…
Transpacific Antiracism: Afro-Asian Solidarity in 20th Century Black America, Japan, and Okinawa
The term ‘Afro-Asian Solidary’ has had a rich and multifaceted history over the course of the 20th Century. One influential variant was popularized by thinkers and government officials from several African and Asian nations during the Cold-War era. Adherents of this statist conception of Afro-Asian Solidarity were largely concerned with promoting a postcolonial political sphere connecting the African and Asian continents. Ideally, this would prov…
Strategic ethnic performance and the construction of authenticity in urban Japan
This paper introduces the concept of strategic ethnic performance (SEP), when members of one ethnic group present themselves as members of a phenotypically similar ethnic group for economic gain. I use ethnographic and interview data focused on Sub-Saharan African merchants involved in the Hip Hop fashion boutique business in urban Japan to show how SEP develops from four interconnected areas: the opportunity structure for ethnic entrepreneurs, t…
Bifurcated incorporation and migrant social mobility in Japan
The context of reception is crucial in establishing different mobility pathways for migrants within host societies. Given that access to government resources is increasingly reserved for citizens and permanent residents and most states provide relatively few avenues to naturalization or permanent residence, host country human capital and social networks are often vital for upward social mobility. I use a variety of research methods including 60 s…
Insider Out: Cross-National Differences in Foreign-Born Female Labor Force Participation in the United States, Sweden, and Japan
This article assesses the impact of household composition and intermarriage on foreign-born women's labor force participation in Japan, Sweden, and the United States. Whereas previous literature on immigrant integration and intermarriage has treated social integration and labor force participation as tightly interlinked phenomena, we use new and previously unavailable data on Japan and the literature on institutional gender inequality to show tha…
Labor of Love: Immigrant–Native Intermarriage and Labor Force Outcomes Across European Union Member States
Immigrant–native intermarriage has been shown to improve immigrant labor force outcomes. A parallel line of research demonstrates that immigrant employment outcomes are strongly influenced by the sociopolitical climate and overall reception immigrants receive upon arrival in the host society. Our research spans both strands of literature to address unresolved questions about how the association between immigrant–native intermarriage and foreign-b…
When Marriage Means More: Cross‐Nativity Marriage and the Origins of Social Mobility Among Migrants in Japan
This paper uses insights from 14 months of participant observation and 60 interviews with Sub‐Saharan Africans in the Tokyo Metropolitan Region to answer the following research question: how do some of the most marginalized migrants in Japan wind up more deeply integrated into society than some of the most well‐resourced migrants? Whereas migrants first incorporated as skilled laborers enjoy access to a variety of resources that aid in social mob…
The Same Different: Group Discrimination in the United States and Japan
This article considers indicators of group similarity and difference and their relation to institutional discrimination in the United States and Japan. For this inquiry, discrimination is operationalized as the extent to which exclusion or marginalization in society is determined by the embodiment of difference (in this case, the Western conception of race). I contend that belonging and race are tightly coupled within the US context because its s…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Immigration (4 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Japanese History and Culture (3 works) · Law (3 works)