Family Tightrope: The Changing Lives of Vietnamese Americans

by Nazli Kibria

Book Overview

In recent years the popular media have described Vietnamese Americans as the quintessential American immigrant success story, attributing their accomplishments to the values they learn in the traditional, stable, hierarchical confines of their family. Questioning the accuracy of such family portrayals, Nazli Kibria draws on in-depth interviews and participant observation with Vietnamese immigrants in Philadelphia to show how they construct their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691021155
• ISBN13: 9780691021157
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"