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Direct linkWright, Wayne E. – Heritage Language Journal, 2010
Cambodian Americans are a fairly recent language minority group in the United States; most families arrived in the United States as refugees during the 1980s. Over the past 30 years, there has been great concern in the community regarding the maintenance loss of their native Khmer language. This article provides an historical and contemporary…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Community Leaders, Language Skill Attrition, Language Maintenance
Wallitt, Roberta – Multicultural Perspectives, 2008
This article discusses one aspect of a research study that explored the school experiences of Cambodian American students. Due to their invisibility in the school setting and also in the literature on school reform, these children from refugee families are often overlooked as schools attempt to "close the achievement gap." Through their…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Cambodians, Dropout Rate, Academic Achievement
Wong, Eunice C.; Marshall, Grant N.; Schell, Terry L.; Elliott, Marc N.; Hambarsoomians, Katrin; Chun, Chi-Ah; Berthold, S. Megan – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Asian Americans encounter barriers to mental health care, some of which are structural, whereas others may be cultural. Using data from a probability sample (N = 490) drawn from the largest Cambodian refugee community in the United States, the authors assessed the extent to which structural and cultural barriers were experienced. Surprisingly, a…
Descriptors: Probability, Refugees, Mental Health, Asian Americans
PDF pending restorationCenter for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1975
This guide lists academic resources in the United States which may assist educators working with Indochinese children. The institutions where teachers can obtain information and/or assistance are listed alphabetically by state. Under each institution is given the name of the department or program doing work in the following fields: (1)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Asian Studies, Bilingual Education, Cambodian
Download full textRanard, Donald A. – In America: Perspectives on Refugee Settlement, 1989
A study was conducted concerning how Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, and Hmong refugees between the ages of 15 and 18 have faced the difficulties of adjusting to life in the United States. The study looked at some of the reasons behind the difficulties these youth experience, as well as their success at school, within the family, and in society.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Cambodians
Lucas, Alice – 1993
During the 1980s more than 100,000 refugees poured into the United States from Cambodia. This essay is intended to inform educators and others who work with Cambodian families about recent Cambodian history and traditional Cambodian culture and to create awareness of the social and psychological significance of these factors. The waves of refugees…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Asian Americans
