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Work as Mission in an Immigrant Community and Its Homeland
Author(s) -
Freeman James M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
anthropology of work review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.151
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1548-1417
pISSN - 0883-024X
DOI - 10.1525/awr.2001.22.1.13
Subject(s) - homeland , citation , immigration , state (computer science) , work (physics) , library science , sociology , media studies , political science , law , computer science , engineering , politics , mechanical engineering , algorithm
This paper is based on 20 years of research among Vietnamese refugees and immigrants in the Silicon Valley, and seven years with their relatives in Vietnam. I inquire to what extent Vietnamese-Americans view and justify the work they do as mission, as an activity that brings good to society. I also explore how work as mission percolates into other aspects of their lives. Core Vietnamese values are important and I indicate their connection with work as mission. I also inquire how Vietnamese American perspectives on work compare with those of their relatives in Vietnam.