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9780759105768

Elder Voices Southeast Asian Families in the United States

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  • ISBN13:

    9780759105768

  • ISBN10:

    0759105766

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-02-09
  • Publisher: AltaMira Press
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Summary

Forty life histories of Southeast Asian elders are gathered in this volume. Collectively they reveal insider personal perspectives on new immigrant family adaptation to American life at the end of the 20th century.

Author Biography

Daniel F. Detzner teaches in the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xvii
CHAPTER 1 If the River Bends: Forced Migration to the Midwest
CHAPTER 2 The Stressful Lives of Southeast Asian Elders 23(16)
CHAPTER 3 Family Stories of Elders 39(28)
CHAPTER 4 Changing Family Structures 67(24)
CHAPTER 5 Divergence in Family Cultures 91(20)
CHAPTER 6 Conflicted Family Interactions 111(26)
CHAPTER 7 Multiple Family Identities 137(20)
CHAPTER 8 Critical Perspectives: Elders, Families, and Immigration 157(22)
Appendix: Natural Histories of Southeast Asian Families 179(18)
References 197(18)
Index 215(4)
About the Author 219

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