Boat People, Swimmers and Refugees - Narratives of Asian Immigrants (Paperback)

When Eleanor Swent began teaching English as a Second Language at an Oakland, California, Adult Education Center in 1967, she soon learned that many of the Asian immigrants in her classes had remarkable tales to tell of their struggles in their homelands and their efforts to make new lives in America. This oral history, based on interviews Swent conducted with her students over thirty years, documents the Asian immigrant experience as never before. Here are the stories of desperate individuals who swam to escape from China to Macao and Hong Kong; of Chinese daughters considered worthless by their families; of political refugees from Vietnam; of ethnic Chinese who fled by boat from Vietnam; of refugees from the genocide in Cambodia. As these remarkable new Americans learn different words and customs, they also enlarge our national vision, enriching our culture while assuring us that human dignity can rise above terrible circumstances.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	August 2011
Authors:	Eleanor Herz Swent
Dimensions:	154 x 229 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	233
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-6339-8
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-7864-6339-2
Barcode:	9780786463398

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