Khmer American : identity and moral education in a diasporic community /

Based on long-term research among Cambodians residing in metropolitan Boston, this rich ethnography provides a vivid and moving portrait of the trials and tribulations of Khmer American culture, seen from the perspective of elders attempting to preserve Khmer Buddhism in a deeply unfamiliar world. W...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith-Hefner, Nancy Joan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1999.
Temas:
Cambodian Americans > Massachusetts > Boston > Ethnic identity.
Cambodian Americans > Massachusetts > Boston > Religion.
Américains d'origine cambodgienne > Identité ethnique > Massachusetts > Boston.
Américains d'origine cambodgienne > Massachusetts > Boston > Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Cambodian Americans > Ethnic identity.
Cambodian Americans > Religion.
Ethnic relations.
Boston (Mass.) > Ethnic relations.
Massachusetts > Boston.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Based on long-term research among Cambodians residing in metropolitan Boston, this rich ethnography provides a vivid and moving portrait of the trials and tribulations of Khmer American culture, seen from the perspective of elders attempting to preserve Khmer Buddhism in a deeply unfamiliar world. With particular emphasis on Khmer conceptions of personhood, morality, and sexuality, Nancy J. Smith-Hefner considers how this cultural heritage influences the performance of Khmer children in American schools and, ultimately determines Khmer engagement with American culture.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 237 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index.
ISBN:9780520920866
0520920864
0585283540
9780585283548

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