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Author:

Chow, Claire S.

Title:

Leaving deep water : Asian American women at the crossroads of two cultures / Claire S. Chow.

Publisher:

Plume,

Copyright Date:

1999, c1998

Description:

xvii, 302 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Asian American women--Interviews.
Asian American women--Social conditions.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Dutton, c1998.

Contents:

Growing up Asian, growing up American -- Coming of age -- One of those 4.0 piano-playing Asians -- Between mothers and daughters : love and guilt -- Fathers and daughters : love, power, and control -- Choosing a partner -- Marriage and divorce : coming together, coming apart -- How we were raised, how we are raising our children -- On the job -- Blending in or standing out : stories of racism and discrimination -- Ethnicity and identity : what it means to be Asian American -- Ethnicity and identity : creating a sense of self -- Naming names -- A sense of belonging : a place to call home -- Becoming my own person : a woman in her own right -- Grief and its aftermath -- Immigration stories -- Growing older : looking ahead, looking back.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)41063297

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)