Sidney Siu
ASA 114
Week 1
In Valverde's Transnationalizing Viet Nam, the concept of transnationalism and the outskirts of the Asian diaspora are greatly discussed and analyzed at the interest of discovering global impact among merging societies. This chapter demonstrates the ways in which a diaspora can define more than just the physical connection from homeland to destination, but also the way migrating can trigger discomfort, racism, etc. in emotional, mental, and intellectual ways. Specifically writing about Viet Nam and other Southeast Asian culture, Valverde presents the ways in which moving away from the homeland can be especially challenging and create the need/the feeling to need to assimilate in order to conform to the adopted country. This then evolves to issues surrounding identity and community.
How does assimilation to the adopted country differ in predominantly White countries versus others?
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