Cultural Preservation in One and One-Half and Second Generation Vietnamese Immigrants
Author
Pham, Thao Kim
Abstract
This study is designed to provide insight on one and one-half and second generation Vietnamese immigrants’ experiences with cultural preservation and acculturation in areas that are not densely populated with Vietnamese immigrants. Participants from Columbia and Plymouth, North Carolina were interviewed to shine light on how they construct their culture to fit their current environment. It was found that the microsocial and macrosocial systems interact on different levels across immigrants to produce a unique culture. It also further supports the idea that culture is dynamic. This research shines light on areas not previously research; however, the data is limited to two eastern, rural towns in North Carolina. Therefore, the findings are not readily generalizable. Instead, the unique social constructs of the interviewed participants in the study can hopefully assist in providing a fuller picture for understanding the immigrant experience of those in America in rural areas.
Date
2018-12-13
Citation:
APA:
Pham, Thao Kim.
(December 2018).
Cultural Preservation in One and One-Half and Second Generation Vietnamese Immigrants
(Honors Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship.
(http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7090.)
MLA:
Pham, Thao Kim.
Cultural Preservation in One and One-Half and Second Generation Vietnamese Immigrants.
Honors Thesis. East Carolina University,
December 2018. The Scholarship.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7090.
September 22, 2023.
Chicago:
Pham, Thao Kim,
“Cultural Preservation in One and One-Half and Second Generation Vietnamese Immigrants”
(Honors Thesis., East Carolina University,
December 2018).
AMA:
Pham, Thao Kim.
Cultural Preservation in One and One-Half and Second Generation Vietnamese Immigrants
[Honors Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University;
December 2018.
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Publisher
East Carolina University