ISBN:
1935503898
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9781935503897
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxxvii, 385 p)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg.] [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
Parallel Title:
Print version Voices of the heart
DDC:
305.48/8950092277
Keywords:
Asian American women Anecdotes Employment
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Acculturation Anecdotes
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Families Anecdotes
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Oral history
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Women immigrants Biography
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Anecdotes
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Asian American women Anecdotes Social conditions
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Asian American women Biography
;
Anecdotes
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Middle West Anecdotes Ethnic relations
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Middle West Biography
;
Anecdotes
;
Middle West Anecdotes Social conditions
;
Biografie
Description / Table of Contents:
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsA historical review and synthesis of Asian American womenpt. 1.Chinese1.The first America-born women2.Foreign-born women in professional fields3.Interracial marriage4.Attaining educationpt. 2.Filipinas5.Immigrant women at work6.Filipinas in the health industry7.The younger generation : defining identity8.Interracial marriagept. 3.Japanese9.The concentration camp experience10.Interracial marriage and immigrant women in professional fields11.Attaining educationpt. 4.Koreans12.Adoptees13.Life of immigrant women14.Interracial marriage15.Generational conflictpt. 5.Asian Indians and Pakistanis16.At home and preserving traditions17.Foreign-born women in professional fields18.Factory work and the hotel business19.Attaining educationpt. 6.Vietnamese, Laotians, Hmong, and Thai20.The refugee experience21.Vietnamese adoptees22.Interracial marriage23.Generational and cultural conflictThe Asian American mosaicAbout the authorWorks citedIndex.
Note:
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