Ethnic Origins: The Adaptation of Cambodian and Hmong Refugees in Four American Cities

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Contents ABOUT THE AUTHOR xv PREFACE xvii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxv PART I Ideas 1 CHAPTER 1 Immigrants and Culture 3 CHAPTER 2 Ethnic Origins 25 PART II Peoples 43 CHAPTER 3 Khmer 45 CHAPTER 4 Hmong 60 PART III Places 77 CHAPTER 5 Small-Town Hospitality and Hate 79 CHAPTER 6 Ethnic Succession in the Urban Pecking Order 101 PART IV Identities 125 CHAPTER 7 Asian American 127 CHAPTER 8 American Citizen 144 xiii PART V Inequalities 163 CHAPTER 9 Societal Racism 165 CHAPTER 10 Group Stereotypes 184 CHAPTER 11 Institutional Discrimination 197 CHAPTER 12 Political Mobilization 208 PART VI Implications 225 CHAPTER 13 Conclusion 227 APPENDIX A Overview of Methodologies 247 APPENDIX B Details of Methodologies 253 NOTES 265 REFERENCES 275 INDEX 297 xiv Contents ...