Elder Voices
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Author_Daniel F. Detzner
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- ISBN 9780759105768
- Weight: 481g
- Dimensions: 158 x 236mm
- Publication Date: 09 Feb 2004
- Publisher: AltaMira Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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More than a quarter of a century has passed since the first Southeast Asian refugees arrived in this country, but because of their age and formidable language barriers, many elders have difficulty making their voices heard. Language barriers, family privacy, and social isolation have made it almost impossible for their experiences to be shared outside the family and community. Elder Voices helps to understand the family life of Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, and Hmong refugees from the perspective of the oldest generation. Their stories are composed of complex family narratives that help us understand the ways in which migration and resettlement processes are experienced. The forty life histories of Southeast Asian elders gathered for this study collectively reveal personal perspectives on new immigrant family adaptation to American life at the end of the twentieth century. This volume is a great resource for anyone interested in Southeast Asian families in America.
Daniel F. Detzner teaches in the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul.
