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Sources of Coherence in the Life Stories of Cambodian American Women at the University
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Chhuon, Vichet; Kyratzis, Amy; Hudley, Cynthia – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2010
This article uses a life story framework (Linde, 1993) to examine the educational experiences of Cambodian American women college students. The literature suggests that Cambodian American female students experience particular educational challenges related to the gendered expectations of their cultural group. Two main themes emerged from analyses…
Descriptors: Cambodians, Females, Educational Experience, Biographies
"Women Must Endure According to Their Karma." Cambodian Immigrant Women Talk About Domestic Violence
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Bhuyan, Rupaleem; Mell, Molly; Senturia, Kirsten; Sullivan, Marianne; Shiu-Thornton, Sharyne – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2005
Asian populations living in the United States share similar cultural values that influence their experiences with domestic violence. However, it is critical to recognize how differential cultural beliefs in the context of immigration and adjustment to life in the United States affect attitudes, interpretations, and response to domestic violence.…
Descriptors: Females, Immigrants, Action Research, Family Violence
The Complexity of Trauma Response: A 4-Year Follow-up of Adolescent Cambodian Refugees
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Rousseau, Cecile; Drapeau, Aline; Rahimi, Sadeq – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
Objective: The objective of this study was to document the psychosocial adjustment of young refugees during their adolescence and its association with the war-related trauma experienced by their family before migration. Method: Data were collected on 57 young Khmer resettled in Montreal and followed from early to late adolescence. The associations…
Descriptors: Cambodians, Mental Health, Adolescents, Social Adjustment
Southeast Asians' Conceptions of Disabilities and Special Education Intervention in American Schools. Education of Individuals with Disabilities. Research Project.
Rodriguez, Juan C. – 1995
The underpinnings of the conceptions Southeast Asians have about children with disabilities and special education intervention were studied as a basis for effective intervention for linguistically and culturally diverse Southeast Asian (SEA) children with disabilities. Cultural, historical, and other variables that influenced the perceptions of…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Beliefs, Cambodians
The Adaptation of Southeast Asian Refugee Youth: A Comparative Study. Final Report to the Office of Resettlement.
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Rumbaut, Ruben G.; Ima, Kenji – 1988
This report is a comparative study, conducted in 1986-87 in San Diego, California, of the adaptation of refugee youth from Vietnam, Cambodia, Indochina, and Laos. The project examined both successes and problems of these refugee youth regarding their educational and occupational attainments and aspirations, and evaluated their prospects for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Asian Americans, Cambodians
A Study of Southeast Asian Refugee Youth in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Final Report.
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Baizerman, Michael; Hendricks, Glenn – 1988
Presented is a report on a comparative study of the educational and occupational aspirations and expectations of Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, and Vietnamese adolescents and youth in the Minneapolis-St.Paul (Twin Cities), Minnesota, metropolitan area. Data were culled from interviews with about 160 informants using a "story" approach as a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Acculturation, Asian Americans