{"product_id":"voyages-9780801450693","title":"Voyages","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost Americans are unaware that the United States is a major terminus for the people of Tonga, an island nation in the South Pacific. Small examines Tongan migration to the United States in a transnational perspective, stressing that many of the new migrant populations seem to successfully manage dual lives, in both the old country and the new. To that end, she describes life in contemporary Tongan communities and in U.S. settings.Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe central idea of Voyagesthat Tonga and all Tongans exist at this moment in time in a transnational spacecomes through vividly and powerfully, and the durability of this image is testimony to the success of Small''s experiment in ethnographic writing.The Contemporary Pacific\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVoyages is a valuable contribution to the literature on immigration and on Asian Americans. Its clear, informal prose style also makes it an ideal book for undergraduate or graduate classes in anthropology, sociology, cultural geography, or Asian American \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoyages\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable contribution to the literature on immigration and on Asian Americans. Its clear, informal prose style also makes it an ideal book for undergraduate or graduate classes in anthropology, sociology, cultural geography, or Asian American studies.\u003c\/p\u003e * International Migration Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoyages: From Tongan Villages to American Suburbs\u003c\/i\u003e provide[s] valuable ways of thinking about migration, the nature of difference and flexible and sometimes transient identities....Small's book is full of experiential moments and turning points – expected and unexpected – in the lives of potential and actual migrants.\u003c\/p\u003e -- John Connell * Journal of Pacific History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost Americans are unaware that the United States is a major terminus for the people of Tonga, an island nation in the South Pacific. Small examines Tongan migration to the United States in a transnational perspective, stressing that many of the new migrant populations seem to successfully manage dual lives, in both the old country and the new. To that end, she describes life in contemporary Tongan communities and in U.S. settings.\u003c\/p\u003e * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe central idea of \u003ci\u003eVoyages\u003c\/i\u003e—that Tonga and all Tongans exist at this moment in time in a transnational space—comes through vividly and powerfully, and the durability of this image is testimony to the success of Small's experiment in ethnographic writing.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Contemporary Pacific *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface to the Second Edition\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Author's Note\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. Departures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Portrait of a Migrating Village\u003cbr\u003e 2. Why Migrate?\u003cb\u003eII. Arrivals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Coming to America\u003cbr\u003e 4. One Family's Story\u003cbr\u003e 5. Palu, the One Who Left\u003cbr\u003e 6. An Anthropologist over Time\u003cb\u003eIII. Returns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. Going Home: Tongan Village Life in the 1990s\u003cbr\u003e 8. Distant Family\u003cbr\u003e 9. Finau, the One Who Stayed\u003cbr\u003e 10. Tradition\u003cb\u003eIV. Travels Ahead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Meanings of Tongan Migration\u003cbr\u003e 12. Anthropology in a Transnational World\u003cb\u003eV. Revisiting Globalization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 13. California Dreams\u003cbr\u003e 14. Back to the Islands\u003cbr\u003e 15. Reflections on and of GlobalizationAppendix: \u003ci\u003eTongan Population and Migration Estimates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038180344151,"sku":"9780801450693","price":97.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801450693.jpg?v=1750939378","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/voyages-9780801450693","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}