Second-generation Chinese American youths face the dilemma of negotiating
between traditional Chinese culture and mainstream American culture. This
book explores this social issue through examinining their patterns of dating
attitudes and behaviors. Based on an analysis of 20 in-depth interviews, this
study finds that respondents use both Chinese and American lenses to
construct their dating attitudes and behaviors. Chinese and American dating
are constructed as oppositional among the respondents. When discussing
parents roles, commitment, premarital sex, and gender expectations,...