Braving a New World: Cambodian (Khmer) Refugees in an American CityBloomsbury Academic, 21 oct 1996 - 169 páginas This ethnography, based on a five-year field study, presents a holistic view of a nearly invisible ethnic minority in the urban Midwest, Cambodian refugees. Hopkins begins with a brief look at Cambodian history and the reign which led these farmers to flee their homeland, and then presents an intimate portrait of ordinary family life and also of Buddhist ceremonial life. The book details their struggles to adjust in the face of the many barriers presented by American urban life, such as poverty, dangerous neighborhoods, and unemployment, and also by the conflict between their particular needs and American institutions such as schools, health care, law, and even the agencies intended to help them. |
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Not Just Victims: Conversations with Cambodian Community Leaders in the ... Audrey U. Kim Vista previa restringida - 2003 |
Struggling To Be Heard: The Unmet Needs of Asian Pacific American Children Valerie Ooka Pang,Li-Rong Lilly Cheng Vista previa restringida - 1998 |