Family Tightrope

The Changing Lives of Vietnamese Americans

Author: Nazli Kibria
ISBN: 9780691021157

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.

Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publish Date: 1993

Subjects: Social Science / Anthropology / General, Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural, Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social Science / Minority Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Cross-Cultural Center (Location: Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA)), Cross-Cultural Center (Location: Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA))