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Indochinese Refugee Experience. Refugees from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in Nova Scotia.
Ngo, Xuong, Comp.; Guay, Marcel, Ed. – 1982
Firsthand accounts by refugees from Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, telling how they escaped from Indochina and how they are adjusting to life in Canada (and particularly Nova Scotia), form the greater part of this book. Most of the accounts are by Vietnamese. Information is also provided on the history of the Canadian refugee program, and on the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Cambodians, Cultural Background
The Far East Comes Near: Autobiographical Accounts of Southeast Asian Students in America.
Nguyen-Hong-Nhiem, Lucy, Ed.; Halper, Joel Martin, Ed. – 1989
This publication provides autobiographical essays by students originally from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, all of whom arrived in the United States as refugees between 1975 and 1982. Following an introduction is an initial essay, "Becoming a Refugee, Being a Refugee, Ceasing To Be a Refugee," by L. Nguyen-Hong-Nhiem. The student essays are…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Autobiographies, Cambodians
Introduction to Cambodian Culture; Laos Culturally Speaking; Introduction to Vietnamese Culture.
Chhim, Sun-Him; And Others – 1989
This document comprises three booklets that serve as a foundation for understanding the cultural diversity and values of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese students. Each booklet reviews the country's history and geography. "Introduction to Cambodian Culture" (S. Chhim) discusses the following topics: (1) the Khmer concept of individual…
Descriptors: Asian History, Cambodians, Cultural Background, Cultural Context