TUYET-LAN PHO is Director Emerita of the Center for Diversity and Pluralism at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. She studies the experiences of Southeast Asians in the United States and has written extensively on Southeast Asian youth and education. JEFFREY N. GERSON is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. His most recent book (co-edited) is Latino Politics in Massachusetts (2002). SYLVIA COWAN is Associate Professor and Program Director for the Intercultural Relations Program in the Graduate School of Arts and Social Science at Lesley University. She is researching the experiences of expatriate Cambodians who have returned to their homeland.
Researchers, policymakers, and students should find these readings
helpful for learning about an understudied and underserved
population. These chapters would be a welcoming surprise to the
great majority of Americans that do not yet recognize the different
histories and circumstances of Southeast Asians living in the
United States. As a teaching tool, this volume is valuable reading
for courses in ethnic studies, education, anthropology, and
sociology. For scholars, I hope that this volume incites future
work in the dynamic field of Southeast Asian American studies.
Though these chapters represent a diverse range of topics and
disciplinary perspectives, the underlying theme of this collection
has been how Southeast Asian families negotiate their hopes and
concerns in pursuit of their American dream.-- "Journal of
Southeast Asian American Education & Advancement"
Southeast Asian Refugees and Immigrants in the Mill City offers a
welcome addition to a growing multidisciplinary literature on new
immigrants to New England. The volume . . . offers an extremely
valuable . . . attempt to document the growth and experiences of
Lowell's newest immigrants, and as such, it opens the door to what
one can only hope will be an outpouring of new studies . . . --
"New England Quarterly"
This work is among the first to assess the experience of late
twentieth century Southeast Asian immigration. It approaches the
topic from a variety of disciplines, in a variety of styles. Some
chapters are theoretical with only loose ties to the Lowell theme,
while others are specific to the city. Some deal with Asian
Americans; others deal with Khmer, Lao, or specific ethnicities
within the catchall Asian American category. Each chapter, however,
adds a unique perspective to our overall understanding of the
impact of the city on the immigrants and the immigrants on the
city. The collection is well done and deserves a wide audience, lay
and scholarly alike.-- "Historical Journal of Massachusetts"
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