Thai, Hung Cam, 1976-
Insufficient funds : the culture of money in low-wage transnational families / Hung Cam Thai. - 1 online resource (304 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Six tales of migrant money -- The making of a transnational expenditure cascade -- Money as a currency of care -- The migrant provider role -- The American dream in Vietnam -- Compensatory consumption -- Emulative consumption -- The cyclical entrenchment of monetary habits -- The high price of esteem consumption -- Tall promises -- Conclusion : special money in low-wage transnational families.
9780804790567 (e-book)
Vietnamese--Economic conditions.--United States
Vietnamese--Social conditions.--United States
Immigrants--Family relationships--United States.
Immigrants--Family relationships--Vietnam.
Money--Social aspects--United States.
Money--Social aspects--Vietnam.
Families--Economic aspects--United States.
Families--Economic aspects--Vietnam.
Transnationalism--Social aspects--United States.
Transnationalism--Social aspects--Vietnam.
Electronic books.
E184.V53 / T45 2014eb
305.8959/22073
Insufficient funds : the culture of money in low-wage transnational families / Hung Cam Thai. - 1 online resource (304 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Six tales of migrant money -- The making of a transnational expenditure cascade -- Money as a currency of care -- The migrant provider role -- The American dream in Vietnam -- Compensatory consumption -- Emulative consumption -- The cyclical entrenchment of monetary habits -- The high price of esteem consumption -- Tall promises -- Conclusion : special money in low-wage transnational families.
9780804790567 (e-book)
Vietnamese--Economic conditions.--United States
Vietnamese--Social conditions.--United States
Immigrants--Family relationships--United States.
Immigrants--Family relationships--Vietnam.
Money--Social aspects--United States.
Money--Social aspects--Vietnam.
Families--Economic aspects--United States.
Families--Economic aspects--Vietnam.
Transnationalism--Social aspects--United States.
Transnationalism--Social aspects--Vietnam.
Electronic books.
E184.V53 / T45 2014eb
305.8959/22073