Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. CHAPTER ONE. Assimilation, Adaptation, and Immigrant Life 1
5. CHAPTER TWO. The Study and the Setting 24
6. CHAPTER THREE. Vietnamese Roots 38
7. CHAPTER FOUR. Patchworking 73
8. CHAPTER FIVE. The Family Tightrope 108
9. CHAPTER SIX. Generation Gaps 144
10. CHAPTER SEVEN. The Changing Contours of Vietnamese American Family Life 167
11. Bibliography 173
12. Index 181