Emerging Voices Experiences of Underrepresented Asian Americans

Name: Emerging Voices Experiences of Underrepresented Asian Americans
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ISBN: 9780813543420

ISBN-10: 0813543428

ISBN-13: 9780813543420

Edition: 2008

Authors: Huping Ling, Huping Ling

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As the field of Asian American studies grows, there is a need to understand smaller and more recent immigrant communities. Emerging Voices presents a unique and compelling discussion of underrepresented groups, including Burmese, Indonesian, Mong, Hmong, Nepalese, Romani, Tibetan, and Thai Americans.

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication date: 12/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 6.20" wide x 9.20" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Introduction: Emerging Voices of Underrepresented Asian Americans




Emerging Consciousness: Emigration and Ethnic Identity



From Laos to America: The Hmong Community in the United States




Cultural Transition and Adjustment: The Experiences of the Mong in the United States




The Role of Ethnic Leaders in the Refugee Community: A Case Study of the Lowland Lao in the American Midwest




"Displaced People" Adjusting to New Cultural Vocabulary: Tibetan Immigrants in North America




Unity and Diversity among Indonesian Migrants to the United States




Dynamics, Intricacy, and Multiplicity of Romani Identity in the United States




Community Identity of Kashmiri Hindus in the United States




Emerging Contributions: Gender, Work, Religion, and Education



Thai Americans: Performing Gender




The Gender of Practice: Some Findings among Thai Buddhist Women in Northern California




Women of the Temple: Burmese Immigrants, Gender, and Buddhism in a U.S. Frame




The Function of Ethnicity in the Adaptation of Burmese Religious Practices




Parent-Child Conflict within the Mong Family




Hmong American Contemporary Experience



Notes on Contributors


Index