Cambodian refugee families provide intergenerational exchanges within the context of dissonant cultural ideologies-Cambodian interdependence versus U.S. independence. Family membership includes both kin and nonkin, whose differentiation, over time, becomes irrelevant. Although comprised of fewer biologically related family members than might have been expected of families in Cambodia, the newly constructed family provides a foundation for security across generations. These Cambodian refugee families demonstrate a resilience that allows them to adapt to cultural differences and to maintain a tenacity that also allows them to hold onto a strong Cambodian identity with its beliefs and behaviors fully centered on intergenerational exchanges. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Refugees United States Intergenerational exchanges

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