In this Book
- Saving Face: The Emotional Costs of the Asian Immigrant Family Myth
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Rutgers University Press
- Series: Families in Focus
summary
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 caregiving.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
- pp. ii-vi
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xvi
- 4. Children as Family Caregivers
- pp. 83-110
- 5. Daughters and Sons Carrying Culture
- pp. 111-142
- 7. Behind the Family Portrait
- pp. 186-204
- Appendix. Methodological Notes
- pp. 205-208
- About the Author
- pp. 235-236
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813569833
Related ISBN(s)
9780813569826
MARC Record
OCLC
957619013
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2016-09-03
Language
English
Open Access
No