Family tightrope : the changing lives of Vietnamese Americans / Nazli Kibria.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kibria, Nazli.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnamese American families.

Vietnamese Americans--Social conditions.

Vietnamese Americans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

CHAPTER ONE. Assimilation, Adaptation, and Immigrant Life

CHAPTER TWO. The Study and the Setting

CHAPTER THREE. Vietnamese Roots

CHAPTER FOUR. Patchworking

CHAPTER FIVE. The Family Tightrope

CHAPTER SIX. Generation Gaps

CHAPTER SEVEN. The Changing Contours of Vietnamese American Family Life

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-180) and index.

ISBN:

9781400804405

140080440X

9781283868358

1283868350

9781400820993

1400820995

9781400812332

140081233X

OCLC:

843090153