Abstract
The experiences of refugees and their children contribute to a complex narrative of remembrance, citizenship, and belonging in the United States. In this study, I analyze the narratives and multimedia creations of the children of Vietnamese refugees to explore how they negotiate generational memories to make meaning of their personal identities and family histories. I organized participants' ways of processing their families’ histories around themes of fracture, excavation, and return. I argue that their approaches show how they began/continued to heal and how they could, then, re-member. The meaning-making processes of Vietnamese American young people offer powerful considerations for educators to facilitate meaningful engagements with history in and beyond classroom spaces.
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Tran, Van Anh
(2025)
"“The Mixed-Up-Ness is the Complete Picture:” Lessons from Vietnamese American Understandings of Family Histories,"
Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement: Vol. 20
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Iss.
1,
Article 16.
DOI: 10.7771/2153-8999.1325
Available at:
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jsaaea/vol20/iss1/16
