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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
Autor principal: Lieu, Nhi T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Vietnamese Americans > Ethnic identity.
Vietnamese Americans > Cultural assimilation.
Popular culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Asian American Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Culture populaire > Viêt-nam.
Culture populaire > États-Unis.
Americains d'origine vietnamienne > Acculturation.
Americains d'origine vietnamienne > Identite ethnique.
Popular culture > Vietnam.
Popular culture > United States.
Vietnam.
United States.
Electronic books.
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 (256 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780816676712

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