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Ho, Canary H. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In the late 19th century, Asians were seen as foreigners who were called the "yellow peril" by Americans because they were seen "as perpetual foreigners who threatened the U.S. economy, society, and nation" (Tzu-Chun Wu, 2017, p. 1). Eventually, the model minority myth was coined and referenced as "Asians comprise the…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Vietnamese People, Racism, Social Bias
Ashley A. Nguyen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study aimed to address research gaps and disparities among adult Vietnamese English as a second language (ESL) learners in adult education due to the model minority myth and broad generalization of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population. Despite their aspirations for an improved quality of life and integration into the U.S.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Adult Education
Nguyen, Nhu – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Prior studies on student engagement in U.S. higher education focused mainly on the experiences of Black and White students (Meyer, 2014). Southeast Asian American students also face challenges regarding engagement on campus. Due to the influence of the Model Minority Myth, which leads faculty and administration to believe that Southeast Asian…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Vietnamese People, Student Needs, Racial Identification
Kathryn Kay Coquemont – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study explores how Southeast Asian American college students experience success in college despite systemic and institutional barriers. The underrepresentation of Southeast Asian American perspectives in higher education research has created a deficit in understanding this population's experiences on college campuses. This dissertation…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Cambodians, Vietnamese People, College Students
Stanfill, Enoch M. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Research shows that quality teachers are the single most significant influence on the quality of education available to students. This recognition of the importance of quality teachers on quality education is reflected in goal 6 of the EFA: Quality Education. EFA proxies for quality, however, are dubious measures of the concept......What does the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Teacher Education, Standards, Ethnography
Xiong, Soua – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine institutional actions that influence service use among SEAA community college students. More specifically, this study investigated the effects of access to services (service access), validating staff members (staff validation), and caring staff members (staff care) on the use of campus services…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Student Behavior
Linh Dang – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Scholars who study Southeast Asian American (SEAA) communities are in consensus that this group's realities diverge from their Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) counterparts. In fact, nearly four decades after large-scale immigration as political refugees from Southeast Asia (SEA), this population composed of Cambodians, Hmong, Laotians,…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Educational Attainment, Asian American Students, Correlation
Stepp, Randal – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Intergenerational conflict among Vietnamese immigrants and their children can lead to several adverse outcomes, such as undue pressure to succeed and related stress and problem behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine how cultural value conflicts between Vietnamese American parents and their children influence the social and academic…
Descriptors: Culture Conflict, Vietnamese People, Immigrants, Stress Variables
Lazarian-Chehab, Rina – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of informal mentoring on the leadership development of women in leadership positions in Vietnamese universities. Methodology: This study was qualitative in nature; therefore, ethnographic design methodology was utilized to collect data. The data collection was performed in three stages:…
Descriptors: Mentors, Women Administrators, Barriers, Career Development
Le, Anh – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The main purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the experiences of Vietnamese international students who returned to Vietnam after graduation from a U.S. higher education institution (henceforth, the repatriates). Areas to be explored include the transitional period, perceptions of the relevance of the U.S. education to their current…
Descriptors: Vietnamese People, Qualitative Research, Higher Education, Foreign Students
Koshino, Kako – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation examines, through the lenses of three second generation Vietnamese-American men, the socio-cultural contexts within which the Asian-American identity is constructed, knowledge is constructed, and the critical awareness of power dynamics are shaped. These are the contexts and structures within which Asian Americans participate in…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Vietnamese People, Sociocultural Patterns, Ethnicity
Woodard, Justin Wayne – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Critical race theory applies to all ethnic groups and creates a social hierarchy. Asian Americans are an extremely diverse group of the American population comprising over 40 various sub groups. The Vietnamese American sub group population, which has grown in numbers since the 1970s, has still been met with the stereotype of the "model…
Descriptors: Males, Vietnamese People, Asian Americans, Equal Education
Wilby, Mary Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Non-traditional nursing students, including Vietnamese Americans often face challenges that differ from those of their white counterparts. These challenges have significant impact on academic success and contribute to underrepresentation of minorities in nursing. This study explored the lived experience of 12 Vietnamese American undergraduate…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Asian Americans, Vietnamese People
Keys, Tran Dang – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Motivation is a fundamental educational challenge for adolescents in the United States, and particularly for immigrant youth. The motivation to achieve, especially in mathematics, declines during adolescence. Most of what is known about motivation is based on studies of predominately middle-class White students; yet the influx of immigrants over…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Mathematics Achievement, Adolescents, Immigrants
Prior, Matthew T. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study investigates the ways in which emotions and emotionality are managed as topics and resources in second language (L2) research interviews. A continued challenge for researchers is how to define and operationalize emotions and other putative psychological phenomena. One popular research methodology that treats emotions as the object and…
Descriptors: Immigrants, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Research Methodology
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