Description: Further DetailsTitle: Khmer AmericanCondition: NewSubtitle: Identity and Moral Education in a Diasporic CommunityISBN-10: 0520213491EAN: 9780520213494ISBN: 9780520213494Publisher: University of California PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 01/25/1999Description: In the early 1980s, tens of thousands of Cambodian refugees fled their war-torn country to take up residence in the United States, where they quickly became one of the most troubled and least studied immigrant groups. This book is the story of that passage, and of the efforts of Khmer Americans to recreate the fabric of culture and identity in the aftermath of the Khmer holocaust. Based on long-term research among Cambodians residing in metropolitan Boston, this rich ethnography provides a vivid portrait of the challenges facing Khmer American culture as seen from the perspective of elders attempting to preserve Khmer Buddhism in a deeply unfamiliar world. The study highlights the tensions and ambivalences of Khmer socialization, 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 454gAuthor: Nancy J. Smith-HefnerGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Society & Culture, Social Sciences, History, Military HistoryRelease Year: 1999 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Khmer American
Title: Khmer American
Subtitle: Identity and Moral Education in a Diasporic Community
ISBN-10: 0520213491
EAN: 9780520213494
ISBN: 9780520213494
Release Date: 01/25/1999
Release Year: 1999
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Military History
Number of Pages: 335 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Khmer American : Identity and Moral Education in a Diasporic Community
Publisher: University of California Press
Subject: Emigration & Immigration, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Sociology / Urban
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 1999
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Social Science
Author: Nancy J. Smith-Hefner
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Perfect
