Book

The challenge of the American dream: the Chinese in the United States

Wadsworth • Belmont, Calif. • Published In 1971 • Pages: [xii], 160

By: Hsu, Francis L. K..

Abstract

This is a descriptive analysis of the situation faced by Chinese Americans '…in terms of contact and conflict between two vastly different ways of life: how Chinese and White Americans conduct themselves under the circumstances; the effect of such contact and conflict on the behavior pattern of the individual; and what future course Chinese-Americans and White Americans should pursue in mutual accommodations for a brighter and happier America of tomorrow' (p. viii). Some of the topics discussed are the Chinese language, family and kinship, religion, friendship and hospitality, adolescence, and prejudice. The reader should be aware that in this study there are frequent unannounced switches in focus from the Chinese Americans to the Chinese of mainland China and Taiwan, that, when coupled with the author's sometimes speculative and often philosophical discussion of his data, make the interpretation of the cultural information on the Chinese Americans alone, difficult.

HRAF PubDate

1995

Region

North America

Sub Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Types

Indigenous Person

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

not specified

Coverage Place

United States

Notes

Francis L. K. Hsu

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

71170311

LCSH

Chinese Americans