Saving Face : The Emotional Costs of the Asian Immigrant Family Myth /

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The Asian immigrant family myth celebrates Asian families for upholding the traditional heteronormative ideal of the "normal (white) American family" yet also demonizes them for reinforcing oppressive and backwards cultural values. Saving Face cuts through these myths, offering a more nuan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Chung, Angie Y., 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Model minority stereotype.
Americanization.
Immigrant families.
Asians.
Asian Americans.
Asian American families.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Asiatiques > États-Unis.
Americains d'origine asiatique.
Familles americaines d'origine asiatique.
Stereotype de la minorite modele > États-Unis.
Americanisation.
Familles immigrantes > États-Unis.
Asian Americans
Asians > United States.
Model minority stereotype > United States.
Immigrant families > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. The Asian Immigrant Family Myth; 2. Education, Sacrifice, and the "American Dream"; 3. Love and Communication across the Generation Gap; 4. Children as Family Caregivers; 5. Daughters and Sons Carrying Culture; 6. The Racial Contradictions of Being American; 7. Behind the Family Portrait; Appendix. Methodological Notes; Appendix B:\. Characteristics of Study Participants; Notes; Index; About the Author.

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