ISBN:
9780816654864
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9780816654857
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxxii, 222 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Little Saigons : Staying Vietnamese in America
DDC:
305.895
Keywords:
Vietnamese Americans Case studies Ethnic identity
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Vietnamese Americans Case studies Social conditions
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Vietnamese Americans Social conditions
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Community life Case studies
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Geographical perception Case studies
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Place attachment Case studies
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Vietnamese Americans Social conditions
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Community life ; United States ; Case studies
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Geographical perception ; United States ; Case studies
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Place attachment ; United States ; Case studies
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Vietnamese Americans ; California ; Orange County ; Social conditions
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Vietnamese Americans ; Ethnic identity ; Case studies
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Vietnamese Americans ; Massachusetts ; Boston ; Social conditions
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Vietnamese Americans ; Social conditions ; Case studies
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Electronic books
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Orange County (Calif.) Case studies Ethnic relations
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Boston (Mass.) Case studies Ethnic relations
;
United States Case studies Ethnic relations
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Fallstudiensammlung
Abstract:
With a comparative and race-cognizant approach, Karin Aguilar-San Juan shows how places like Little Saigon and Fields Corner are sites for the simultaneous preservation and redefinition of Vietnamese identity. Intervening in debates about race, ethnicity, multiculturalism, and suburbanization as a form of assimilation, she elaborates on the significance of place as an integral element of community building and its role in defining Vietnamese American-ness
Description / Table of Contents:
CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: Where Does Viet Nam End and America Begin?; 1. Producing and Constructing Vietnamese America; 2. Q: Nationality? A: Asian.; 3. Like a Dream I Can Never Forget: Remembering and Commemorating the Past; 4. What's Good for Business Is Good for the Community: Packaging and Selling Vietnamese America; 5. Implications for Community and Place; CONCLUSION: How Do You Stay Vietnamese in America?; APPENDIX: Research and Methodology; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES; WORKS CITED; INDEX
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
