ISSN:
0278-5927
Language:
English
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of American ethnic history : JAEH
Publ. der Quelle:
Champaign, Ill : University of Illinois Press
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 34, No. 2 (2015), p. 83-114
DDC:
390
Abstract:
In the crisp early morning hours of Saturday, Apr 17, 1982, Thais from across Southern California arrived at Wat Thai of Los Angeles--the first and largest Thai Theravada Buddhist temple in the US--in preparation for the start of a much-anticipated weekend festival to celebrate the Thai New Year. The temple filled with chatter and laughter as volunteers bustled to build a performance stage, set up an amplifier system, and fold out chairs on the main lawn. Food vendors, almost all Thai women, placed portable stovetops, griddles, deep fryers, steamers, and makeshift barbecues under tented booths along the inside perimeter of the rear parking lot. Here, Padoongpatt explores Thai American suburban culture in Los Angeles's east San Fernando Valley in the 1980s.
Note:
Copyright: © Copyright 2015 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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Copyright: © COPYRIGHT 2015 University of Illinois Press
DOI:
10.5406/jamerethnhist.34.2.0083
URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/jamerethnhist.34.2.0083
URL:
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1655811817
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