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Smith-Hefner, Nancy J. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1990
The author finds the Khmer refugee parents of children in Boston area schools to be relatively uninterested in the question of their children's education, following from a fatalistic outlook that distinguishes them from other Southeast Asian refugees, whose children are urged to succeed against all odds. (DM)
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Bilingual Education, Cambodians, Elementary Education
Tran, Peter – Migration World Magazine, 1990
Discusses responses of the Catholic church to the special needs of Indochinese refugees in the United States. Reviews the influence of Catholicism in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, and describes activities of itinerant ministries to Catholic refugee communities across the U.S. The church's mission must be openness and hospitality toward newcomers.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Cambodians, Church Role
Taini, Reno – Zip Lines: The Voice for Adventure Education, 1996
During summer 1991, an experiential educator worked in a Cambodian refugee camp helping newly trained camp police to become a team and develop the necessary personal skills to maintain order in the face of ongoing Khmer Rouge activities. The story of that summer's experiential training ends with a remarkable long-term outcome. (SV)
Descriptors: Cambodians, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Group Unity
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Otto, Michael W.; Hinton, Devon E. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2006
Cambodian refugees represent a severely traumatized population living in the United States. In this paper, we describe the modification of a cognitive-behavior therapy program to facilitate delivery of an exposure-based treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder while addressing some of the challenges brought by differences in language and…
Descriptors: Cambodians, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Behavior Modification, Patients
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Holt, Grace D. – 1988
This bilingual guide for Khmer-speaking parents presents parenting information to supplement a course in English as a Second Language. It focuses on topics parents must deal with in meeting the needs of their children. Vocabulary and practice drills are presented for activities in the following areas: (1) education and dealing with the school…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Asian Americans
Refugee Policy Group, Washington, DC. – 1989
This paper was written in anticipation of the International Conference on Indochinese Refugees (ICIR), held in June 1989 in Geneva (Switzerland). The ICIR was convened to respond to chronic refugee problems in the region, first addressed in the July 1979 Meeting in Geneva on the Situation of Refugees and Displaced Persons in Southeast Asia. It is…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cambodians, Conferences, Foreign Countries
Morrow, Robert D.; McBride, Hugh J. – 1988
Intended to help educators better understand the behavior of students from Southeast Asia as a function of culture, the paper provides information on family life. Childrearing attitudes are considered for the infant to toddler (0-3 years) age span and the preschool child (3-5 years). A chart compares child rearing practices in American and…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cambodians, Child Rearing, Cultural Differences
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language and Orientation Resource Center. – 1982
One of a series of refugee orientation materials, this guide to employment is intended to assist Khmer refugees in their understanding of the employment situation in the United States and to give them necessary information for obtaining work. The text is in Khmer followed by an English-language version, which is not an exact translation but which…
Descriptors: Cambodians, Cross Cultural Training, Employment, English (Second Language)
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D'Annunzio, Anthony – Adult Basic Education, 1995
Bilingual Cambodian and Hispanic tutors were trained to teach English to non-English-speaking adults using nondirective methods such as language experience approach, individualized reading, expressive writing, and person-centered counseling. The high degree of personal involvement was the key to meeting learners' affective and social as well as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Teachers, Cambodians, English (Second Language)
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Le, Thao N.; Stockdale, Gary D. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2005
Although the study of delinquency has previously focused on identifying individual, family, peer, and social risk and protective factors, little empirical research has studied cultural factors and their relations to delinquency. In a large community sample of 329 Chinese, Cambodian, Laotian/Mien, and Vietnamese youths, individualism was positively…
Descriptors: Individualism, Cultural Influences, Delinquency, Asian Americans
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McGinnis, Theresa – Voices from the Middle, 2007
McGinnis draws on the idea of engaged learning as critical and illustrates how school literacy practices do not provide urban Khmer youth (and by extension, other groups whose backgrounds are linguistically or socioculturally distinct) with deep levels of engagement in literacy activities. By looking at the types of writing experiences these youth…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Literacy, Urban Schools, Middle School Students
Edwards, Charles W. – Illinois Career Education Journal, 1975
Suggestions are given for two types of programs: the general bilingual education program and the Vietnamese Refugee Program. (AG)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Agency Cooperation, Bilingual Education, Cambodians
Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools, CA. – 1983
This is an annotated bibliography of educational materials for Indochinese students. The bibliography focuses on classroom materials for Indochinese students, but also includes teacher-training materials. There is one section each for Indochinese, Vietnamese, Lao/Hmong, Cambodian (Khmer), and Chinese materials. The Vietnamese and Cambodian…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Asian Americans, Cambodians, Chinese Americans
Chhim, Sun-Him – 1987
This booklet about the cultural background of Cambodia is one of three booklets that serve as a foundation for understanding the cultural diversity and values of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese students. Cambodia, or Kampuchea, has a population of about 7,000,000 and is located in mainland Southeast Asia. Its history is divided into the…
Descriptors: Asian History, Cambodians, Cultural Background, Cultural Context
Huntsman, Nancy; Kaye, Terrence – Manpower, 1975
English-for-employment classes are being held at The College of DuPage, Illinois, for Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees. Basic vocabulary and communicating skills are taught with emphasis on terms used in the workplace. Teaching methods and employment objectives are discussed. (LH)
Descriptors: Cambodians, Educational Programs, English for Special Purposes, Job Placement
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