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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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