The Vietnamese Americans
by Do, Hien Duc
Vietnamese first came to the United States as refugees in the 1970s, after the Vietnam War. The Vietnamese Americans, written by a former Vietnamese refugee, is the only in-depth resource especially for students and general readers with a solid introduction to Vietnam, the history of Vietnamese immigration, and a forthright analysis of Vietnamese Americans' struggles to forge a better future. As their adjustment process is chronicled from the perspectives of the family and ethnic community, the…
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- Full title :The Vietnamese Americans / Hien Duc Do.
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Vietnamese first came to the United States as refugees in the 1970s, after the Vietnam War. The Vietnamese Americans, written by a former Vietnamese refugee, is the only in-depth resource especially for students and general readers with a solid introduction to Vietnam, the history of Vietnamese immigration, and a forthright analysis of Vietnamese Americans' struggles to forge a better future. As their adjustment process is chronicled from the perspectives of the family and ethnic community, the label of the model minority is debunked to reveal both minor economic successes and serious problems.
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- Publication Date:1999.
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- Publisher(s):Greenwood Press
- Place of Publication:Westport, Conn
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1999.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiv, 148 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0313033560, 9780313033568
- oclc:ocm55799319
- LC Classification:E184.V53
- Dewey Decimal:973/.049592
Table of Contents
Introduction -- Vietnamese immigration history -- Issues in the Vietnamese American community -- Employment and education trends -- The impact of Vietnamese Americans -- Conclusion and future prospects.
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