Cultural Adaptation, Tradition, and Identity of Diasporic Vietnamese People: A Case Study in Silicon Valley, California, USA
This research note examines cultural identity, adaptation, and cultural preservation among diasporic Vietnamese living in Silicon Valley, California. It emphasizes the fluid and changeable nature of cultural identity and explores how attitudes toward the change and preservation of traditional cultur...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Asian ethnology 2016-09, Vol.75 (2), p.441-459 |
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Zusammenfassung: | This research note examines cultural identity, adaptation, and cultural preservation among diasporic Vietnamese living in Silicon Valley, California. It emphasizes the fluid and changeable nature of cultural identity and explores how attitudes toward the change and preservation of traditional culture are shaped, in part, by variations in the experiences of U.S. Vietnamese. I examine inter-generational differences in identity and adaptation and explore attempts, mainly by elders within the community, to develop and maintain traditional culture. Finally, I present a case study of the Hùng Kings temple to illustrate how and why U.S. Vietnamese are trying to keep traditional culture alive while simultaneously changing and modifying to fit with the culture of their host country. |
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ISSN: | 1882-6865 |