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Liu, William T.; Murata, Alice K. – Bridge, An Asian American Perspective, 1978
This article delineates the background, the events, and the social processes through which a segment of the Vietnamese population has become an American refugee problem. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Essays, Federal Aid, Government Role, Indochinese

Nghe, Linh T.; Mahalik, James R.; Lowe, Susana M. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2003
The authors have attempted to increase counselors' understanding of Vietnamese men in the U.S. by discussing masculine gender role socialization influences from Vietnamese culture, including the ritual of "nhau" (a ritual of male bonding through binge drinking). The authors also provide a gendered context to the refugee experience,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Counseling, Counselor Training, Ethnicity

Tran, Qui-Phiet – Amerasia Journal, 1993
Reviews the works of some major Vietnamese American women writers who are concerned with the two dominant themes of Vietnamese literature written outside the homeland: exile and home. Rather than demonstrating a concern with great national issues, these authors write about ordinary life and the problems of the human heart. (SLD)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Authors, Family Environment, Females
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
Johnson, Mark C.; And Others – 1988
This annotated bibliography on Vietnamese Amerasians includes primary and secondary sources as well as reviews of three documentary films. Sources were selected in order to provide an overview of the historical and political context of Amerasian resettlement and a review of the scant available research on coping and adaptation with this…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Annotated Bibliographies, Asian Americans, Coping

Desbarats, Jacqueline – International Migration Review, 1986
There appear to be three reasons why Sino-Vietnamese refugees lag behind ethnic Vietnamese refugees in cultural and economic adaptation: (1) they come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds; (2) they arrived when incentives to prompt adjustment were lessening; and (3) their attitudes and behaviors differ for cultural reasons. (GC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Differences, Employment Patterns, Ethnic Groups

Chung, Rita Chi-Ying; Bemak, Fred; Wong, Sandra – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 2000
Study examines the psychosocial adjustment issues for two groups of Vietnamese refugees and provides recommendations for mental health interventions. Findings show significant differences in levels of distress, social support, and acculturation between the groups. Suggests that mental health professionals be aware of intergroup and gender…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Counseling Techniques, Mental Health Workers
Silver, Barbara J.; Chui, Josephine – 1985
This annotated bibliography provides information for use in developing culturally appropriate mental health services for South East Asian refugees in the United States. The annotations are divided into four sections by population group: Cambodian, Laotian and Hmong, Vietnamese, and Indochinese. For each annotation, the primary audience is noted,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Cambodians, Health Needs
Schultz, Sandra L. – 1980
This paper explores the health behaviors and health beliefs of Vietnamese, Cambodians, Laotians, (and the Chinese components of these populations), and the Mien and Hmong of Laos. Included is a description of the major medical systems in each country, local practitioners, and some of the uniquely recognized diseases and cures of each area.…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Beliefs, Cambodians, Cultural Traits

Hung, Nguyen Manh – Amerasia Journal, 1984
Reviews Vietnamese Studies in American universities, and stresses the problems of Vietnamese scholars who are usually refugees and thus face research problems resulting from the language barrier. Presents an overview of literature from this field, and describes research areas into which it might expand. (KH)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Refugees

Nguyen, Thuy Thi; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1983
A study examined food preferences and intake frequencies of 70 Vietnamese refugee children. Results, which tended to differ according to age and length of time in the United States, are discussed along with recommendations and implications for school health educators. (CJ)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Children, Dietetics

Stein, Barry N. – International Migration Review, 1979
This paper provides a detailed description of the pattern of occupational adjustment of the Vietnamese refugees to the United States and compares their experiences with other recent refugee and immigrant groups. (Author)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Employment Experience, Employment Opportunities, Essays
The Pastoral Care and Challenges of the People from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam in the United States.
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
Hinton, Devon E.; Safren, Steven A.; Pollack, Mark H.; Tran, Minh – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2006
For Vietnamese refugees, we describe (a) how headache- and orthostasis-focused panic attacks are generated, (b) a culturally sensitive treatment for PTSD with comorbid headache- and orthostasis-focused panic attacks, and (c) the outcome of a treatment series. In a multiple-baseline, across-subjects design (N = 3), all patients demonstrated…
Descriptors: Vietnamese People, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Health, Behavior Modification
Ronk, Donald E. – 1990
A study investigated the educational background of Vietnamese Amerasians and their Vietnamese peers in the Philippine Refugee Processing Center. Results indicate that Amerasians have significantly less education and a higher illiteracy rate than their peers, while half-siblings of Amerasians do not differ significantly in schooling from youth not…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Blacks, Comparative Analysis