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- catalog abstract "In this clear, comprehensive, and unflinching study, Sucheng Chan invites us to follow the saga of Cambodian refugees striving to distance themselves from a series of cataclysmic events in their homeland. Survivors tracks not only the Cambodians' fight for their lives but also their battle for self-definition in new American surroundings. Unparalleled in scope, Survivors begins with the Cambodians' experiences under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, following them through escape to refugee camps in Thailand and finally to the United States, where they try to build new lives in the wake of massive trauma. Their struggle becomes primarily economic as they continue to negotiate new cultures and deal with rapidly changing gender and intergenerational relations within their own families. Poverty, crime, and racial discrimination all leave impact on their experiences in America, and each is examined in depth. Although written as a history, this is a thoroughly multidisciplinary study, and Chan makes use of research from anthropology, sociology, psychology, medicine, social work, linguistics and education. She also captures the perspective of individual Cambodians. Drawing on interviews with more than fifty community leaders, a hundred government officials, and staff members in volunteer agencies, Survivors synthesizes the literature on Cambodian refugees, many of whom come from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. A major scholarly achievement, Survivors is unique in the Asian American canon for its memorable presentation of cutting-edge research and its interpretation of both sides of the immigration process.".
- catalog contributor b13254116.
- catalog coverage "Cambodia History 20th century.".
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description "Cambodia's darkest hours -- Seeking refuge -- Getting resettled -- Struggling for economic survival -- Negotiating cultures -- Coping with family crises -- Transcending tragedy.".
- catalog description "In this clear, comprehensive, and unflinching study, Sucheng Chan invites us to follow the saga of Cambodian refugees striving to distance themselves from a series of cataclysmic events in their homeland. Survivors tracks not only the Cambodians' fight for their lives but also their battle for self-definition in new American surroundings. Unparalleled in scope, Survivors begins with the Cambodians' experiences under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, following them through escape to refugee camps in Thailand and finally to the United States, where they try to build new lives in the wake of massive trauma. Their struggle becomes primarily economic as they continue to negotiate new cultures and deal with rapidly changing gender and intergenerational relations within their own families. Poverty, crime, and racial discrimination all leave impact on their experiences in America, and each is examined in depth. Although written as a history, this is a thoroughly multidisciplinary study, and Chan makes use of research from anthropology, sociology, psychology, medicine, social work, linguistics and education. She also captures the perspective of individual Cambodians. Drawing on interviews with more than fifty community leaders, a hundred government officials, and staff members in volunteer agencies, Survivors synthesizes the literature on Cambodian refugees, many of whom come from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. A major scholarly achievement, Survivors is unique in the Asian American canon for its memorable presentation of cutting-edge research and its interpretation of both sides of the immigration process.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-311) and index.".
- catalog extent "xxvii, 337 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Survivors.".
- catalog identifier "0252029208 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0252071794 (paper : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Survivors.".
- catalog isPartOf "Asian American experience.".
- catalog isPartOf "The Asian American experience".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Urbana : University of Illinois Press,".
- catalog relation "Survivors.".
- catalog spatial "Cambodia History 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "Cambodia.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "305.895/93073 22".
- catalog subject "Cambodian Americans Biography.".
- catalog subject "Cambodian Americans Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "E184.K45 C48 2004".
- catalog subject "Refugees Cambodia.".
- catalog subject "Refugees United States Social conditions.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Cambodia's darkest hours -- Seeking refuge -- Getting resettled -- Struggling for economic survival -- Negotiating cultures -- Coping with family crises -- Transcending tragedy.".
- catalog title "Survivors : Cambodian refugees in the United States / Sucheng Chan.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".