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008			970917s1998 nyu 000 0deng
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100	1		_aChow, Claire S.
245	1	0	_aLeaving Deep Water : _bthe Lives of Asian American Women at the Crossroads of Two Cultures / _cClaire S. Chow.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bPenguin Group; _c1998.
300			_axvii, 302 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
505			_a"Leaving Deep Water is an intensely personal, ground-breaking volume joining together the voices of Asian American women who find themselves at the crossroads of American mainstream culture and their Asian heritage. It is an intimate, revealing collection of stories of women of all ages, lifestyles, and origins, which offers rare insight into the multicultural experience.
505			_aWhat does it mean to be a woman caught between two worlds? Drawing on the personal narratives of dozens of women from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, and other Asian countries, Claire S. Chow breaks down the myths and stereotypes surrounding the Asian American struggle and explores the ways women of Asian descent attempt to create a place for themselves in the dominant culture. In these intimate reflections, the disparate voices of the women are unified by their shared ethnic background and a sense of cultural displacement.
505			_aChow begins each chapter by telling her own story as it relates to a particular theme, such as coming of age, parental expectations, career experiences, marriage and divorce, raising children, or aging. She also shares her personal and professional insight into the topic, which provides the context for an introduction into the lives of a variety of Asian American women, ranging from Carol, a Chinese American schoolteacher raising a half-Caucasian daughter, to Holly, a successful Japanese American writer who describes the often confusing experience of growing up Asian in Kansas." (Book Cover)
505			_aContents
505			_aPreface
505			_aChapter 1: Growing up Asian, Growing up American
505			_aChapter 2: Coming of Age
505			_aChapter 3: One of those 4.0, Piano-playing Asians
505			_a Chapter 4: Between mothers and daughters: Love and guilt
505			_aChapter 5: Fathers and daughters: Love, power, and control
505			_aChapter 5: Fathers and daughters: Love, power, and control
505			_aChapter 6: Choosing a partner
505			_aChapter 7: Marriage and divorce: Coming together, Coming apart
505			_aChapter 8: How we were raised, How we are raising our children
505			_aChapter 9: On the job
505			_aChapter 10: Blending in or standing out: Stories of racism and discrimination
505			_aChapter 11: Ethnicity and identity: What it means to be Asian American
505			_aChapter 12: Creating a sense of self
505			_aChapter 13: Naming names
505			_aChapter 14: A sense of belonging: A place to call home
505			_aChapter 15: Becoming my own person: A woman in her own right
505			_aChapter 16: Grief and its aftermath
505			_aChapter 17: Immigration stories
505			_aChapter 18: Growing older: Looking ahead, looking back
505			_aAfterword
650		0	_aAsian American women _xInterviews.
650		0	_aAsian American women _xSocial conditions.
856			_uhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/321831.Leaving_Deep_Water _zGoodreads.
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