 | Little Saigons: Staying Vietnamese in America Subjects: Vietnamese Americans -- Ethnic identity -- Case studies; Vietnamese Americans -- Social conditions -- Case studies; Community life -- United States -- Case studies; Geographical perception -- United States -- Case studies; Place attachment -- United State; With a comparative and race-cognizant approach, Karin Aguilar-San Juan shows how places like Little Saigon and Fields Corner are sites for the simultaneous preservation and redefinition of Vietnamese identity. Intervening in debates about race, ethnicity, multiculturalism, and suburbanization as a form of assimilation, she elaborates on the significance of place as an integral element of community building and its role in defining Vietnamese American-ness. |
