Khmer American Identity and Moral Education in a Diasporic Community

Name: Khmer American Identity and Moral Education in a Diasporic Community
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ISBN: 9780520213494

ISBN-10: 0520213491

ISBN-13: 9780520213494

Edition: 1999

Authors: Nancy J. Smith-Hefner

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In the early 1980s, tens of thousands of Cambodian refugees fled their war-torn country to take up residence in the United States, where they quickly became one of the most troubled and least studied immigrant groups. This book is the story of that passage, and of the efforts of Khmer Americans to recreate the fabric of culture and identity in the aftermath of the Khmer holocaust. Based on long-term research among Cambodians residing in metropolitan Boston, this rich ethnography provides a vivid portrait of the challenges facing Khmer American culture as seen from the perspective of elders attempting to preserve Khmer Buddhism in a deeply unfamiliar world. The study highlights the tensions…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 1/25/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 335
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


A Note on Transliteration



Identity and Transition



To Be Khmer Is to Be Buddhist



Early Socialization: Observing the Child



Moral Education: The Child within the Family



Schooling in America



Sexuality and Marriage



The Search for the Middle Path


Notes


References


Index