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Peer reviewedMatkin, Ralph E.; Nickles, Lori E.; Demos, R. Chris; Demos, George D. – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1996
Reviews the symptomatic characteristics of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), compares the cultural and clinical characteristics of Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees (N=973) diagnosed with PTSD, and assesses the validity of PTSD across cultures. Outlines differences between groups and implications for effective treatment and further…
Descriptors: Cambodians, Clinical Diagnosis, Counseling, Counseling Techniques
Nguyen, Liem Thanh – 1976
This booklet provides a brief description of the cultural background of the Vietnamese, the geography of the country of Vietnam, the history of the Vietnamese people, their language, beliefs, systems of values, religions, customs, feasts, and holidays. The kit is designed to provide American sponsors and teachers with meaningful information about…
Descriptors: Asian History, Cambodian, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedNicassio, Perry M. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1983
A study of psychosocial adjustment among Indochinese refugees in the United States found that alienation was (1) negatively related to socioeconomic status, English proficiency, number of American friends, and self-perception; and (2) positively correlated with degree of perceived difference between refugees and Americans. Laotians and Vietnamese…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Alienation, Asian Americans
Download full textBunney-Sarhad, Linda – 1992
This report covers a 3-year project at California State University, Stanislaus, in cooperation with Modesto Junior College (California), to add a non-Western dimension to existing courses and to "internationalize" the curriculum through academically related field projects conducted at a community center serving a large population of…
Descriptors: Cambodians, Change, Change Strategies, Cross Cultural Studies
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
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
