Title: Khmer American
First published: 1999
Description: Based on long-term research among Cambodians residing in metropolitan Boston, this rich ethnography provides a vivid portrait of the challenges facing Khmer American culture as seen from the perspective of elders attempting to preserve Khmer Buddhism in a deeply unfamiliar world. The study highlights the tensions and ambivalences of Khmer socialization, with particular emphasis on Khmer conceptions of personhood, morality, and sexuality. Nancy J. Smith-Hefner considers how this cultural heritage influences the performance of Khmer children in American schools and, ultimately, determines Khmer engagement with American culture.
Subjects: Religion, Cambodian Americans, Ethnic identity, Ethnic relations, Cambodians, foreign countries, Boston (mass.), social conditions, Boston (mass.), politics and government
Places: Boston, Massachusetts, Boston (Mass.)
LC classification: F73.9.K45 S65 1999