Shiao described the analysis of delinquency in the Vietnamese community as “contestable but refreshingly bold” and described it as “a fine contribution to the sociology of education, social stratification, social demography, Asian American Studies, and, one hopes, also U.S. urban policy.” In the International Migration Review, Kimberly Goyette praised the book for “…elaborat[ing] a detailed and elegant framework for conceptualizing the relationship between children and their various environments and also the relationship between these environments.” Kelly Chong, reviewing the book for the American Journal of Sociology, observed “this comprehensive investigation of the adaptation process of second generation Vietnamese in the United States fills an important gap in the study of contemporary “new” immigrants and the second generation assimilation experience.” In addition to the praise, though, reviewers have also had some reservations. In particular, critics have questioned the generalizability of the books findings to other ethnic groups and they have suggested the book may be too optimistic in its account of the future of young Vietnamese Americans. Critics of more radical orientations have often objected the authors’ acceptance of American society and the focus on adapting to that society. For example, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, in the book Little Saigons: Staying Vietnamese in America, accuses Zhou and Bankston of ignoring the processes of racialization and systemic racism in encouraging Asian immigrant achievement while frustrating black American achievement. Awards 1999 Thomas and Znaniecki Award, Outstanding Book in International Migration, American Sociological Association 2000 Distinguished Book Award, Mid-South Sociological Association See also Asian American Diaspora studies List of U.S. cities with large Vietnamese American populations List of Vietnamese Americans Little Saigon Overseas Vietnamese Refugees Vietnamese people External links Article title Article title http://tulane.edu/liberal-arts/sociology/carlbankston.cfm http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED439180.pdf http://blogs.bauer.uh.edu/vietDiaspora/contributors-5/ References Kimberly Goyette, Review of Growing Up American, International Migration Review, v. 28, no. 4, pp. 785-6, 1999. Jiannbin Shiao, Review of Growing Up American, Social Forces, v. 78, no. 2, p. 857-8, 1999. Kelly Chong, Review of Growing Up American, American Journal of Sociology, v. 104, no. 5, p. 1553 Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Little Saigons: Staying Vietnamese in America, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 2009. 1998 non-fiction books American non-fiction books Books about race and ethnicity Race in the United States Vietnamese-American culture