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worthless Mar 13, 2011
By sody I have taught a course on Cambodian American refugees at various universities and found this book to be utter trash. The author comes to bogus conclusions concerning Cambodians in America based on almost zero research and questionable facts. Do not purchase this pathetic piece of sorry (borderline racist) op/ed posing as a "study." (If my review has piqued your interest, skim through it at your local university library.)
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Important Study of Asian-American Culture Mar 14, 2011
By Cammie Kim As an Asian-American I find this is a very interesting and important book detailing a rarely discussed aspect of Asian culture in the United States and particularly in Los Angeles County. I first read this book when it was assigned to me for one of my graduate classes at the University of California, Berkeley. I recently picked up a new copy of it and again found it very informative.
One of the most important aspects I find in this book is the statistical numbers drawn from interviews with over one thousand Cambodia refugees who were located in Long Beach, California during the 1980's. This provides a penetrating and very informative insight into the lives of these peoples and how they understood and embrace the American lifestyle when they were newly arrived.
As this book was published in 1989, I imagine situations have changed in Long Beach, California for Cambodia refugees to a certain degree, as many of the next generation were probably born here or at least spent most of their life in this country. Though enculturation factors may have changed to a certain degree, the photographs in this book provide an interesting documentation of the life of these refugees at the time it was written.
I know this book has been referenced in many other books on the subject, as it was the first to document this culture, as they found their way through American society. I believe this will continue as it provides a unique look into the Asian-American experience.
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