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Elder Voices

Southeast Asian Families in the United States

Daniel F. Detzner

More than a quarter of a century has passed since the first Southeast Asian refugees arrived in this country, but because of their age and formidable language barriers, many elders have difficulty making their voices heard. Language barriers, family privacy, and social isolation have made it almost impossible for their experiences to be shared outside the family and community. Elder Voices helps to understand the family life of Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, and Hmong refugees from the perspective of the oldest generation. Their stories are composed of complex family narratives that help us understand the ways in which migration and resettlement processes are experienced. The forty life histories of Southeast Asian elders gathered for this study collectively reveal personal perspectives on new immigrant family adaptation to American life at the end of the twentieth century. This volume is a great resource for anyone interested in Southeast Asian families in America.
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AltaMira Press
Pages: 256 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-0-7591-0576-8 • Hardback • February 2004 • $126.00 • (£97.00)
978-0-7591-0577-5 • Paperback • January 2004 • $53.00 • (£41.00)
Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans
Subjects: Family & Relationships / General, Social Science / Emigration & Immigration, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General, Social Science / Gerontology, Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family
Daniel F. Detzner teaches in the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul.
1 Preface
2 If the River Bends
3 The Stressful Lives of Southeast Asian Elders
4 Family Stories of Elders
5 Changing Family Structures
6 Divergence in Family Structures
7 Conflicted Family Interactions
8 Multiple Family Identities
9 Critical Perspectives: Elders, Families and Immigration
10 Appendix: Natural Histories of Southeast Asian Families
11 References
Elder Voices adds rich and valuable details to research on the lives of Southeast Asian refugee elders. By focusing on the elders and by being comparative, Daniel Detzner provides qualitative information that is rare in the studies of refugees from Southeast Asia. This volume complements other works on youth and the general Southeast Asian refugee populations. Adding rich and poignant stories of losses and resilience, it serves as an important medium for the preservation of family stories.
— Gina Masequesmay, Asian American Studies, CSU Northridge


Bringing the voices of immigrant elders to life, Elder Voices is an indispensable resource in understanding the dynamics of family and community life in a new sociocultural environment.
— Zha Blong Xiong


Elder Voices is a welcome addition to the literature on Southeast Asian refugees because the voices of elders have not been heard in much of the existing research. Through the elders' life course narratives, we learn of their losses, resiliency, family changes, intergenerational conflicts, and emerging family identities. The book is a useful reference for immigration scholars, policy makers, and resettlement workers because the author demonstrates the importance of family context in studying adaptation and in implementing policies and services. Family scholars interested in ethnicity, intergenerational relationships, and immigration should find this book insightful.
— Phyllis J. Johnson, School of Social Work and Family Studies, University of British Columbia


Elder Voices by Daniel Detzner is a long awaited and much anticipated book that captures the vitality of spirit, resiliency, and adaptation to the severe hardships experienced in migration and living in the United States by elders from Southeast Asian families. This book is destined to be a 'classic' in the literature across a wide variety of arenas such as aging, family, refugee and immigrant, Asian American and cross-cultural issues. Detzner ties important empirical findings across the life stories of Southeast Asian elderly and explains them within important theoretical frameworks to help the reader understand the complexities of adaptation by these refugee and immigrant elders. The book is written in the style of a life review with important stories told by Southeast Asian elders. The narrative illustrates systematic themes found across Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, and Hmong elders, while highlighting unique cultural and individual variations found across these human populations. Elder Voices will be an essential book for all university libraries, for academicians in gerontology, family, refugee and immigrant, Asian American and cross-cultural studies. Detzner's book may be used as a supplementary textbook for upper division undergraduates
— Barbara Yee, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences


This book provides a vital base line for studying life following enforced migration at a late age.
— Ageing and Society


Elder Voices by Daniel Detzner is a long awaited and much anticipated book that captures the vitality of spirit, resiliency, and adaptation to the severe hardships experienced in migration and living in the United States by elders from Southeast Asian families. This book is destined to be a 'classic' in the literature across a wide variety of arenas such as aging, family, refugee and immigrant, Asian American and cross-cultural issues. Detzner ties important empirical findings across the life stories of Southeast Asian elderly and explains them within important theoretical frameworks to help the reader understand the complexities of adaptation by these refugee and immigrant elders. The book is written in the style of a life review with important stories told by Southeast Asian elders. The narrative illustrates systematic themes found across Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, and Hmong elders, while highlighting unique cultural and individual variations found across these human populations. Elder Voices will be an essential book for all university libraries, for academicians in gerontology, family, refugee and immigrant, Asian American and cross-cultural studies. Detzner's book may be used as a supplementary textbook for upper division undergraduates and graduate students across a variety of courses.
— Barbara Yee, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences


Elder Voices

Southeast Asian Families in the United States

Cover Image
Hardback
Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • More than a quarter of a century has passed since the first Southeast Asian refugees arrived in this country, but because of their age and formidable language barriers, many elders have difficulty making their voices heard. Language barriers, family privacy, and social isolation have made it almost impossible for their experiences to be shared outside the family and community. Elder Voices helps to understand the family life of Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, and Hmong refugees from the perspective of the oldest generation. Their stories are composed of complex family narratives that help us understand the ways in which migration and resettlement processes are experienced. The forty life histories of Southeast Asian elders gathered for this study collectively reveal personal perspectives on new immigrant family adaptation to American life at the end of the twentieth century. This volume is a great resource for anyone interested in Southeast Asian families in America.
Details
Details
  • AltaMira Press
    Pages: 256 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
    978-0-7591-0576-8 • Hardback • February 2004 • $126.00 • (£97.00)
    978-0-7591-0577-5 • Paperback • January 2004 • $53.00 • (£41.00)
    Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans
    Subjects: Family & Relationships / General, Social Science / Emigration & Immigration, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General, Social Science / Gerontology, Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family
Author
Author
  • Daniel F. Detzner teaches in the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • 1 Preface
    2 If the River Bends
    3 The Stressful Lives of Southeast Asian Elders
    4 Family Stories of Elders
    5 Changing Family Structures
    6 Divergence in Family Structures
    7 Conflicted Family Interactions
    8 Multiple Family Identities
    9 Critical Perspectives: Elders, Families and Immigration
    10 Appendix: Natural Histories of Southeast Asian Families
    11 References
Reviews
Reviews
  • Elder Voices adds rich and valuable details to research on the lives of Southeast Asian refugee elders. By focusing on the elders and by being comparative, Daniel Detzner provides qualitative information that is rare in the studies of refugees from Southeast Asia. This volume complements other works on youth and the general Southeast Asian refugee populations. Adding rich and poignant stories of losses and resilience, it serves as an important medium for the preservation of family stories.
    — Gina Masequesmay, Asian American Studies, CSU Northridge


    Bringing the voices of immigrant elders to life, Elder Voices is an indispensable resource in understanding the dynamics of family and community life in a new sociocultural environment.
    — Zha Blong Xiong


    Elder Voices is a welcome addition to the literature on Southeast Asian refugees because the voices of elders have not been heard in much of the existing research. Through the elders' life course narratives, we learn of their losses, resiliency, family changes, intergenerational conflicts, and emerging family identities. The book is a useful reference for immigration scholars, policy makers, and resettlement workers because the author demonstrates the importance of family context in studying adaptation and in implementing policies and services. Family scholars interested in ethnicity, intergenerational relationships, and immigration should find this book insightful.
    — Phyllis J. Johnson, School of Social Work and Family Studies, University of British Columbia


    Elder Voices by Daniel Detzner is a long awaited and much anticipated book that captures the vitality of spirit, resiliency, and adaptation to the severe hardships experienced in migration and living in the United States by elders from Southeast Asian families. This book is destined to be a 'classic' in the literature across a wide variety of arenas such as aging, family, refugee and immigrant, Asian American and cross-cultural issues. Detzner ties important empirical findings across the life stories of Southeast Asian elderly and explains them within important theoretical frameworks to help the reader understand the complexities of adaptation by these refugee and immigrant elders. The book is written in the style of a life review with important stories told by Southeast Asian elders. The narrative illustrates systematic themes found across Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, and Hmong elders, while highlighting unique cultural and individual variations found across these human populations. Elder Voices will be an essential book for all university libraries, for academicians in gerontology, family, refugee and immigrant, Asian American and cross-cultural studies. Detzner's book may be used as a supplementary textbook for upper division undergraduates
    — Barbara Yee, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences


    This book provides a vital base line for studying life following enforced migration at a late age.
    — Ageing and Society


    Elder Voices by Daniel Detzner is a long awaited and much anticipated book that captures the vitality of spirit, resiliency, and adaptation to the severe hardships experienced in migration and living in the United States by elders from Southeast Asian families. This book is destined to be a 'classic' in the literature across a wide variety of arenas such as aging, family, refugee and immigrant, Asian American and cross-cultural issues. Detzner ties important empirical findings across the life stories of Southeast Asian elderly and explains them within important theoretical frameworks to help the reader understand the complexities of adaptation by these refugee and immigrant elders. The book is written in the style of a life review with important stories told by Southeast Asian elders. The narrative illustrates systematic themes found across Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, and Hmong elders, while highlighting unique cultural and individual variations found across these human populations. Elder Voices will be an essential book for all university libraries, for academicians in gerontology, family, refugee and immigrant, Asian American and cross-cultural studies. Detzner's book may be used as a supplementary textbook for upper division undergraduates and graduate students across a variety of courses.
    — Barbara Yee, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences


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