Family Tightrope: The Changing Lives of Vietnamese Americans
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| Management number | 232088371 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$12.20 | Model Number | 232088371 | ||
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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. Read more
| ASIN | B002SQKR0M |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-1400820993 |
| Language | English |
| File size | 2.0 MB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 196 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | March 6, 1995 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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