{"product_id":"9781626401372","title":"New Wave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFifty years of the Vietnamese Diaspora as seen through the New Wave movement, showing how young Vietnamese refugees in Orange County found rebellion and reinvention through music, fashion, and community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Vietnamese refugees sought safety in the United States in the wake of the fall of Saigon, a generation of Vietnamese teenagers and young adults struggled to adjust to a new life in America. Many of these young people in Southern California found a new life and a new identity in New Wave music, a type of Euro Disco that became enormously popular in this community. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew Wave: Rebellion and Reinvention in the Vietnamese Diaspora\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e celebrates the rebellion, reinvention, and rebirth of joy in this young generation in cultural limbo. Featuring essays from prominent Vietnamese scholars, critics, and stars, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew Wave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores how music, fashion, and rebellion can be a force for healing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew Wave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a love letter to the first generation of Vietnamese punks and rebels who came of age in the 1980s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Ai","offers":[{"title":"Gibbs Smith |  Hardback  |  2024-08-13","offer_id":44652771934463,"sku":"9781626401372","price":68.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/91zOPcQr1uL._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1722956448","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781626401372","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}