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Chinese Americans and Their Immigrant Parents - Conflict, Identity, and Values (Hardcover)
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Chinese Americans and Their Immigrant Parents - Conflict, Identity, and Values (Hardcover)
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Based on culture-related themes derived from the author's
psychotherapeutic work with young Chinese-American professionals,
this important book relates personal problems and conditions to
specific sources in Chinese and American cultures and the
immigration experience. Unique and practical, this is a nonclinical
work that will help Asian Americans connect historical and cultural
meanings to their Chinese roots. It will also give educators,
mental health professionals, and those working with Chinese
populations firsthand insight into the lives and identities of
Chinese-American immigrants. Exploring the meaning and arrangement
of Chinese family names, the bonds among family members, and the
different contexts of "self" to Chinese Americans, this valuable
book offers you insight into the dilemma between "self" and
"family" that both the younger and older generations must face in
American society. In order to help you understand Chinese
immigrants or help your clients, Chinese Americans and Their
Immigrant Parents provides you with information about several
differences found between the two cultures, such as: understanding
that words and concepts may not relate to the same emotions or
translate exactly between languages realizing that strong family
bonds of the Chinese fosters interdependence, unlike Americans who
admire self-assertiveness and independence recognizing the fear
that Chinese immigrant parents have of losing their strong family
ties and seeing their children forsake customs because they do not
want to be seen as "different" discovering why risk-taking and
adventurous acts are discouraged by many Chinese parents
comprehending the great importance to Chinese parents of continuing
their family and raising successful children acknowledging the
different roles of men and women within several different contexts
in American and Chinese societiesWith personal vignettes, humor,
and interesting insights, Chinese Americans and Their Immigrant
Parents: Conflict, Identity, and Values demonstrates how some
Chinese Americans are connecting historical and cultural meanings
to their Chinese roots and bridging generational gaps between
themselves and their parents to create a truly cross-cultural
identity.
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