This supplement to the Chicago public schools' science curriculum guide is for use with Vietnamese-speaking students and is designed to help students make the transition to science learning in English. English-Vietnamese vocabulary lists, independent learning activities (in Vietnamese), and teaching aids (cultural activities such as songs,…

A collection of papers, in English and French, on the adjustment processes and problems of Southeast Asian refugees in Quebec includes: "Prelude to Resettlement: A Clinical View on the Transit Camp Experience of Vietnamese Refugees" (David Loveridge, Kwok B. Chan); "Une communaute culturelle en situation de diglossie: Les…

This is a bibliography of the collection held at the Indochinese Materials Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Various types of materials are cited, including: (1) textbooks and workbooks for teaching English; (2) curricular and supplementary materials for teaching Vietnamese, Cambodians, and Laotians; (3) curricular and supplementary materials for…

This booklet was written for Vietnamese adolescents who are living with American families. The booklet describes, in both Vietnamese and English, the structure and mores of American family and social life. Concerns common to teenagers are also discussed. Among the topics addressed are: school; typical weekdays and weekends; forms of address;…

This is a manual for teachers of Indochinese students. The manual begins with brief cultural, linguistic, and historical descriptions of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodian people. The tenets of animism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Christianity, as practiced in Indochina are reviewed. Also discussed are Indochinese attitudes toward learning and…

This paper examines the interaction patterns of adult Vietnamese refugees participating in a job training program. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of interaction patterns to social identity and the criteria people use to determine both their social identity and their social interaction. Descriptions of the interaction patterns of the…

The article discusses the cultural differences of Americans and Southeast Asians in their child-rearing practices. Guidelines are provided for teachers working with Southeast Asian parents, who may feel shame that their child is identified as handicapped. A chart compares American cultural values with Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian values.…

Reports a case study of how a reading specialist organized available information on English as a second language and the normal progress of language development in order to identify instructional goals, assess linguistic and cultural awareness, structure a program based on this information, and evaluate two Vietnamese students' growth toward…

Describes a project that invited immigrant speakers who were developing English-language proficiency to visit elementary classrooms to read aloud a story they had shared with their own children. Despite differing levels of formal schooling and first- and second-language proficiency, every participating parent had a successful experience as a…

Presents the age-sex structures of refugee populations arriving in the United States from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam from 1975 through 1986. Differences in the composition of these young populations reflect varying flight and resettlement experiences and changing factors influencing migration. High fertility rates predict a generation of rapid…

Vietnamese high school students completed a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and completed daily diet reports for seven weeks. Data from the FFQ were compared to the food reports. The results indicated a few simple FFQ items, particularly for indicator foods such as rice, were reliable for dietary assessment for that population. (SM)

Investigation of Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrants' acquisition of the English variable "ing" found that such production was constrained by phonological, grammatical, stylistic, and social factors. (39 references) (Author/CB)

Examines the effects of social and educational environment, degree of acculturation, and exposure to diversity in college on the dating behavior and attitudes of young Vietnamese Americans. Responses of 18 college students show that differing degrees of acculturation affect attitudes about individuality and cultural tradition, especially attitudes…

The United States has admitted more than 1 million Southeast Asian refugees since 1975. The impact of these refugees on language and literacy education has been profound; many innovations in adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) education have derived from efforts to meet their language and literacy needs. The first wave of refugees in the…

Designed to aid public school educators in placing Vietnamese refugees in American schools, this four-part publication describes the Vietnamese educational system. Part 1 outlines subject requirements and their time allotments by grade level. The Vietnamese curriculum is further subdivided into courses for boys and girls where applicable. Part 2…