Family tightrope : the changing lives of Vietnamese Americans
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Family tightrope : the changing lives of Vietnamese Americans
Princeton University Press, c1993
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-180) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9780691021157
Description
In recent years the popular media have described Vietnamese Americans as the quintessential American immigrant success story, attributing their accomplishments to the values they learn in the traditional, stable, hierarchical confines of their family. Questioning the accuracy of such family portrayals, Nazli Kibria draws on in-depth interviews and participant observation with Vietnamese immigrants in Philadelphia to show how they construct their family lives in response to the social and economic challenges posed by migration and resettlement. To a surprising extent, the "traditional" family unit rarely exists, and its hierarchical organization has been greatly altered.
Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsCh. 1Assimilation, Adaptation, and Immigrant Life3Ch. 2The Study and the Setting24Ch. 3Vietnamese Roots38Ch. 4Patchworking: Households in the Economy73Ch. 5The Family Tightrope: Gender Relations108Ch. 6Generation Gaps144Ch. 7The Changing Contours of Vietnamese American Family Life167Bibliography173Index181
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: hbk ISBN 9780691032603
Description
In recent years the popular media have described Vietnamese Americans as the quintessential American immigrant success story, attributing their accomplishments to the values they learn in the traditional, stable, hierarchical confines of their family. Questioning the accuracy of such family portrayals, Nazli Kibria draws on in-depth interviews and participant observation with Vietnamese immigrants in Philadelphia to show how they construct their family lives in response to the social and economic challenges posed by migration and resettlement. To a surprising extent, the "traditional" family unit rarely exists, and its hierarchical organization has been greatly altered.
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