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National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1980
This is an annotated bibliography of recent articles, books, and scholarly papers on Asian and Pacific American children and families. Works are divided by topical area, with a primary focus on literature related to the education of Asian/Pacific American children. There are four main topical divisions: (1) education; (2) family; (3) mental…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Asian Americans, Children, Educational Experience
Spitzer, Jill Borg – Migration Today, 1984
Describes the special problems of the Vietnamese and Soviet Jewish elderly who have recently come to the United States as refugees. Discusses family support systems, loss of esteem, dependency, religion, clustered living circumstances, and civic organizations and volunteerism, all in relation to these populations. (KH)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Community Services, Family Role, Jews

Higgitt, Nancy C.; Horne, Lena – Canadian Home Economics Journal, 1999
In focus groups the experiences of 12 Kurdish and 13 Vietnamese refugees who resettled in Winnipeg, Manitoba were explored. They lacked employment skills and their education was interrupted. The transition from home ownership to subsidized rent affected their self-perception. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Educational Background, Foreign Countries, Job Skills
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Refugee Service Center. – 1986
The resettlement experiences of a Vietnamese refugee family in an East Coast metropolitan area with a large refugee influx is studied. The report is in the form of a journal written by a family member, but is actually a composite of real experiences based on information gathered from interviews with individuals knowledgeable about refugee…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Case Studies, Diaries
Tsuchida, Nobuya – 1983
This paper is based on a study conducted among Asian American students, most of them Vietnamese refugees, at the University of Minnesota between 1980 and 1982. The study focused on the academic performance of students affiliated with the Office of Minority and Special Student Affairs (OMSSA) program, and examined some of the factors that may have…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Asian American Students, Higher Education

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 Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese followed by an English-language version, which is not an exact translation…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Employment, English (Second Language), Job Skills
Caplan, Nathan – ISR Newsletter, 1985
Upon arrival in the United States, the Southeast Asian "Boat People" faced a multitude of problems that would seem to have hindered their achieving economic self-sufficiency. Nonetheless, by the time of a 1982 research study which interviewed nearly 1,400 refugee households, 25 percent of all the households in the sample had achieved…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Asian Americans, Elementary Secondary Education
Soberano, Rawlein G. – 1980
This paper reports on a historico-sociological study describing the current situation of Vietnamese refugees who settled in the New Orleans, Louisiana, area between 1975 and 1980. The paper begins with a historical background section which presents information about the fall of the South Vietnamese government in 1975, the resulting influx of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Attitudes, Government Role

Starr, Paul D.; Roberts, Alden E. – International Migration Review, 1982
Describes research investigating the effects of community structure on the adjustment of Vietnamese refugees in America. Emphasizes how congruence between individual characteristics and characteristics of the receiving community determine successful refugee adaptation to a new environment. (MJL)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Background, Community Characteristics, Family Characteristics
Finnan, Christine Robinson – Journal of Refugee Resettlement, 1980
Focuses on how the Vietnamese community of Santa Clara, California, assists its members in adjusting to new occupations. Suggests that successful occupational assimilation is facilitated by the refugees' ability and willingness to identify with their new occupations in the electronics industry. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Community Support, Electronics Industry
Andresen, Gary D. – Migration World Magazine, 1990
The well-being and adaptation of 30 adult Vietnamese refugees living in Greensboro, North Carolina, were evaluated 6 months after their 1986 arrival. Women have adapted slightly better than men; adjustment problems may increase in time. Recommends further study of this community as well as additional aid. (DM)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Culture Conflict, Depression (Psychology)

Johnson, Phyllis J. – Journal of Family Issues, 1998
Examines the traditional and present-day household task performance of Vietnamese and Laotian families. There were differences by ethnicity but not by gender. Traditional patterns involved sharing of tasks. Results show a change toward additional sharing and two patterns that suggest lack of consensus or a transition in role performance.…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Ethnicity, Family Role, Housework
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
Wei, Tam Thi Dang – 1980
This handbook begins with a brief discussion of Vietnamese religion, values, characteristics, and customs, and then describes the educational system of Vietnam and the behavioral expectations for its children. The third section of this handbook discusses the adjustments and conflicts faced by Vietnamese refugee children. Finally, some educational…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Children, Cultural Differences
Soberano, Rawlein G. – 1975
The Civic Education Program of Our Lady of Holy Cross College provides education for Vietnamese refugees with regard to: (1) the history of the United States; (2) the function of Federal, State and local governments as they relate to the Constitution of the United States; and (3) the role of the citizen in a democracy with respect to the law. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Asian Americans, Citizenship Education, Civics