02645nam a2200505 i 4500 ebr10844267 CaPaEBR m o d cr cn||||||||| 131025t20142014cau ob 001 0 eng|d 9780804777315 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804777322 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780804790567 (e-book) CaPaEBR eng rda pn CaPaEBR (OCoLC)878135930 n-us--- a-vt--- E184.V53 T45 2014eb 305.8959/22073 23 Thai, Hung Cam, 1976- author. Insufficient funds : the culture of money in low-wage transnational families / Hung Cam Thai. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014] �2014 1 online resource (304 pages) text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Vietnamese United States Economic conditions. Vietnamese United States Social conditions. Immigrants Family relationships United States. Immigrants Family relationships Vietnam. Money Social aspects United States. Money Social aspects Vietnam. Families Economic aspects United States. Families Economic aspects Vietnam. Transnationalism Social aspects United States. Transnationalism Social aspects Vietnam. Electronic books. Print version: Thai, Hung Cam. Insufficient funds : the culture of money in low-wage transnational families. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014] 9780804777322 (DLC)10844267 ebrary. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10844267 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 94461 94461