This handbook provides information related to the physical, emotional, and language problems that may face newly adopted Vietnamese or Korean children and their adoptive parents. Cultural differences among Vietnamese, Korean, and American families in such areas as diet, sleeping customs, clothing, child care, communication, toilet habits, and schooling are explained in detail. Suggestions are included for making necessary adjustment periods as easy as possible. A comprehensive collection of general information about possible health problems of the children, with particular emphasis on diseases unique to Asia, is presented. (BRT)