Thai, Hung Cam,  1976- <br/><br/>
Insufficient funds :  the culture of money in low-wage transnational families / 
Hung Cam Thai. 
 - 1 online resource (304 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780804790567 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Vietnamese--Economic conditions.--United States<br/>Vietnamese--Social conditions.--United States<br/>Immigrants--Family relationships--United States.<br/>Immigrants--Family relationships--Vietnam.<br/>Money--Social aspects--United States.<br/>Money--Social aspects--Vietnam.<br/>Families--Economic aspects--United States.<br/>Families--Economic aspects--Vietnam.<br/>Transnationalism--Social aspects--United States.<br/>Transnationalism--Social aspects--Vietnam.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E184.V53  / T45 2014eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.8959/22073