The Vietnamese experience in America /
Rutledge, Paul, 1945-
The Vietnamese experience in America / Paul James Rutledge. - Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, �1992. - 1 online resource (xii, 173 pages) : illustrations. - Minorities in modern America . - Minorities in modern America. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-171) and index.
The Vietnamese entrance into America. -- The fall of Saigon -- The first and second waves of refugees -- Subsequent waves of refugee peoples -- Refugees and immigrants -- The countries of first asylum -- The countries of second asylum. -- Emigration to the United States. -- The flight -- Experiences in transit -- Entry and orientation. -- Initial resettlement. -- U.S. resettlement policies -- Community reception -- Community conflict -- Vietnamese culture in America -- Vietnamese religious life -- Vietnamese community organizations -- Mutual assistance associations. -- The Vietnamese-American community. -- Adaptation and stabilization -- Cultural continuity -- The boat people -- The orderly departure program. -- Societal integration and adjustment. -- Employment -- Occupational characterizations and patterns -- Assistance programs and utilization -- Coping and education -- Transportation -- Housing -- Health care and cultural values -- Mental health problems -- Interethnic competition -- Intraethnic competition. -- Personal adjustments and self-identity. -- Language acquisition -- Family customs and kinship -- Family size and characteristics -- The emerging family and economics -- Changing roles within the family -- Courtship, marriage, and family traditions -- Amerasians and the resettlement process -- The celebration of T�et. -- Contemporary Vietnamese-American society. -- Stability and fluidity -- An emerging model of adaptation -- Achievement in America -- The outlook for the future. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII.
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English.
058521011X 9780585210117
Vietnamese Americans.
Am�ericains d'origine vietnamienne.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Ethnic Studies--Asian American Studies.
Vietnamese Americans.
Vietnamezen.
Am�ericains d'origine vietnamienne.
Ethnic & Race Studies.
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
E184.V53 / R87 1992eb
973/.049592
The Vietnamese experience in America / Paul James Rutledge. - Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, �1992. - 1 online resource (xii, 173 pages) : illustrations. - Minorities in modern America . - Minorities in modern America. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-171) and index.
The Vietnamese entrance into America. -- The fall of Saigon -- The first and second waves of refugees -- Subsequent waves of refugee peoples -- Refugees and immigrants -- The countries of first asylum -- The countries of second asylum. -- Emigration to the United States. -- The flight -- Experiences in transit -- Entry and orientation. -- Initial resettlement. -- U.S. resettlement policies -- Community reception -- Community conflict -- Vietnamese culture in America -- Vietnamese religious life -- Vietnamese community organizations -- Mutual assistance associations. -- The Vietnamese-American community. -- Adaptation and stabilization -- Cultural continuity -- The boat people -- The orderly departure program. -- Societal integration and adjustment. -- Employment -- Occupational characterizations and patterns -- Assistance programs and utilization -- Coping and education -- Transportation -- Housing -- Health care and cultural values -- Mental health problems -- Interethnic competition -- Intraethnic competition. -- Personal adjustments and self-identity. -- Language acquisition -- Family customs and kinship -- Family size and characteristics -- The emerging family and economics -- Changing roles within the family -- Courtship, marriage, and family traditions -- Amerasians and the resettlement process -- The celebration of T�et. -- Contemporary Vietnamese-American society. -- Stability and fluidity -- An emerging model of adaptation -- Achievement in America -- The outlook for the future. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII.
Use copy
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
058521011X 9780585210117
Vietnamese Americans.
Am�ericains d'origine vietnamienne.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Ethnic Studies--Asian American Studies.
Vietnamese Americans.
Vietnamezen.
Am�ericains d'origine vietnamienne.
Ethnic & Race Studies.
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
E184.V53 / R87 1992eb
973/.049592