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In her research on popular culture of the Vietnamese diaspora, Nhi T. Lieu explores how people displaced by war reconstruct cultural identity in the aftermath of migration. Embracing American democratic ideals and consumer capitalism prior to arriving in the United States, postwar Vietnamese refugee...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lieu, Nhi T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Vietnamese Americans > Ethnic identity.
Vietnamese Americans > Cultural assimilation.
Popular culture > United States.
Popular culture > Vietnam.
Américains d'origine vietnamienne > Identité ethnique.
Américains d'origine vietnamienne > Acculturation.
Culture populaire > États-Unis.
Culture populaire > Viêt-nam.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Asian American Studies.
Popular culture.
United States.
Vietnam.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In her research on popular culture of the Vietnamese diaspora, Nhi T. Lieu explores how people displaced by war reconstruct cultural identity in the aftermath of migration. Embracing American democratic ideals and consumer capitalism prior to arriving in the United States, postwar Vietnamese refugees endeavored to assimilate and live the American Dream. In "The American Dream in Vietnamese," she claims that nowhere are these fantasies played out more vividly than in the Vietnamese American entertainment industry. Lieu examines how live music variety shows and videos, beauty pageants.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxv, 186 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816676712
0816676712
9781452946436
1452946434

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