Saving face : the emotional costs of the Asian immigrant family myth / Angie Y. Chung.

By:

Chung, Angie Y, 1973- [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780813569833

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

E184 .S285 2016

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Subject: The Asian immigrant family myth celebrates Asian families for upholding the traditional heteronormative ideal of the "normal (white) American family" yet also demonizes them for reinforcing oppressive and backwards cultural values. Saving Face cuts through these myths, offering a more nuanced portrait of Asian immigrant families in a changing world. Angie Y. Chung examines how the grown children of Korean and Chinese immigrants emotionally negotiate the complex and conflicted feelings they have toward their family responsibilities and upbringing through new modes of love, communication, and circa.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. The Asian Immigrant Family Myth; 2. Education, Sacrifice, and the "American Dream"; 3. Love and Communication across the Generation Gap; 4. Children as Family Caregivers; 5. Daughters and Sons Carrying Culture; 6. The Racial Contradictions of Being American; 7. Behind the Family Portrait; Appendix. Methodological Notes; Appendix B:\. Characteristics of Study Participants; Notes; Index; About the Author.

The Asian immigrant family myth celebrates Asian families for upholding the traditional heteronormative ideal of the "normal (white) American family" yet also demonizes them for reinforcing oppressive and backwards cultural values. Saving Face cuts through these myths, offering a more nuanced portrait of Asian immigrant families in a changing world. Angie Y. Chung examines how the grown children of Korean and Chinese immigrants emotionally negotiate the complex and conflicted feelings they have toward their family responsibilities and upbringing through new modes of love, communication, and circa.

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