TY - BOOK AU - Nakamura,Rie TI - A Journey of Ethnicity: In Search of the Cham of Vietnam SN - 9781527550346 AV - DS556 .J687 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Newcastle upon Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Publisher KW - Cham (Southeast Asian people) KW - Vietnam KW - Social life and customs KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 2; b N2 - The Cham people are thought to be descendants of the kingdoms of Champa located in central Vietnam between the 2nd and 19th centuries. Champa was one of the oldest Hinduinized kingdoms in Southeast Asia, and became prosperous through maritime trades and its high quality eaglewood from the central highlands made it famous. However, Champa disappeared from the political map of Southeast Asia after its defeats against the Vietnamese southward expansion. The Cham are now one of the 54 state-recognized national ethnic groups, but Champa's ancient brick structures and temples scattered along central UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2477954&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -