Saving Face: The Emotional Costs of the Asian Immigrant Family Myth
(Part of the Families in Focus Series)
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Tiger Mom. Asian patriarchy. Model minority children. Generation gap. The many images used to describe the prototypical Asian family have given rise to two versions of the Asian immigrant family myth. The first celebrates Asian families for upholding the traditional heteronormative ideal of the "normal (white) American family" based on a hard-working male breadwinner and a devoted wife and mother who raises obedient children. The other demonizes Asian...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813569818
ISBN13:9780813569819
Release Date:September 2016
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Age Range:16 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 11 and higher
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