Emerging Voices: Experiences of Underrepresented Asian Americans

by Huping Ling (Editor)

Overview

As the field of Asian American studies grows, there is a need to understand smaller and more recent immigrant communities. Emerging Voices presents a unique and compelling discussion of underrepresented groups, including Burmese, Indonesian, Mong, Hmong, Nepalese, Romani, Tibetan, and Thai Americans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813546254
Publisher:	Rutgers University Press
Publication date:	12/30/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	344
File size:	702 KB

About the Author

HUPING LING is a professor of history at Truman State University and the author of Chinese St. Louis: From Enclave to Cultural Community.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

1 Introduction: Emerging Voices of Underrepresented Asian Americans Huping Ling 1

Part I Emerging Consciousness: Emigration and Ethnic Identity

2 From Laos to America: The Hmong Community in the United States Franklin Ng 17

3 Cultural Transition and Adjustment: The Experiences of the Mong in the United States Paoze Thao 34

4 The Role of Ethnic Leaders in the Refugee Community: A Case Study of the Lowland Lao in the American Midwest Pamela A. De Voe 52

5 "Displaced People" Adjusting to New Cultural Vocabulary: Tibetan Immigrants in North America Yosay Wangdi 71

6 Unity and Diversity among Indonesian Migrants to the United States Clark E. Cunningham 90

7 Dynamics, Intricacy, and Multiplicity of Romani Identity in the United States Suzuko Morikawa 109

8 Community Identity of Kashmiri Hindus in the United States Haley Duschinski 126

Part II Emerging Contributions: Gender, Work, Religion, and Education

9 Thai Americans: Performing Gender Jiemin Bao 145

10 The Gender of Practice: Some Findings among Thai Buddhist Women in Northern California Todd LeRoy Perreira 160

11 Women of the Temple: Burmese Immigrants, Gender, and Buddhism in a U.S. Frame Tamara C. Ho 183

12 The Function of Ethnicity in the Adaptation of Burmese Religious Practices Joseph Cheah 199

13 Parent-Child Conflict within the Mong Family Chimeng Yang 218

14 Hmong American Contemporary Experience Kou Yang 236

Notes on Contributors 255

Index 259

Editorial Reviews

This book, which begins to understand the experiences of 'underrepresented' minorities, is long overdue. Emerging Voices meets an important need and fills a significant gap in the field of Asian American studies.

author of Chinese San Francisco 1850-1943: A Trans-Pacific Community - Yong Chen

A unique project that broadens our understanding of diversity and promises to bring new Asian American groups into focus in a valuable way.

editor of the Journal of Asian American Studies - George Anthony Peffer

A unique project that broadens our understanding of diversity and promises to bring new Asian American groups into focus in a valuable way.

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