Praise
for Muslims
in Motion:
"Kibria's
groundbreaking study provides valuable insight into the process of
transnational and diasporic identity formation among contemporary
populations.—Steven J. Gold, Professor of Sociology at
Michigan State University
"Kibra's research is
theoretically sophisticated and right on target. Her well-designed
interviews give the reader a vivid sense of the experience of
being a Bangladeshi Muslim immigrant."—Karen Leonard,
author of Locating
Home: India's Hyderabadis Abroad
Nazli Kibria is one of the outstanding scholars on the sociology of Asian Americans, as well as in the general field of sociology of race and ethnicity. Becoming Asian American greatly advances knowledge of the dynamic interaction of race, ethnicity, and individual identity in American life. Her case studies offer a fresh, solid approach to discovering what it is like for immigrant racial minorities to become American in our time and indicates a great deal about the future of the American nation.
(Reed Ueda, Tufts University )
Nazli Kibria presents a rich body of interview data on the changing and diverse nature of Asian-American identity, particularly among Chinese and Korean Americans, making a very solid and sustained contribution to the burgeoning literature within Asian-American studies. Through Kibria's wonderful interviews, we hear very interesting meditations on ethnic identity. She also does a good job of raising important sociological questions about race and immigration. This book may very well become a landmark in the field.
(John Lie, University of Michigan )
This
well-researched and gracefully written "participant-observer"
study makes a significant contribution to knowledge about the
impact of immigration and Americanization on family life. . . .
valuable for historians, social workers, educators, and others
interested in issues of cultural adaptation and family life. --
Maxine S. Seller, American Historical Review
Kibria has
produced the most insightful study to date about the
accommodations, frustrations, and small victories that some
Vietnamese have experienced as they reconstructed their shattered
lives on American soil. . . . Family Tightrope is a clearly
written and well-argued book that makes an important contribution
not only to our knowledge of Vietnamese refugees but also to a
more general understanding of immigrant adaptation and how ethnic
identity is repeatedly reconstructed over time. -- The Journal of
American History
GLOBALIZATION & THE FAMILY, eds. Nazli Kibria, Sunil Kukreja
