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The Vietnamese experience in America / Paul James Rutledge.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Minorities in modern AmericaPublication details: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, �1992.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 173 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 058521011X
  • 9780585210117
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Vietnamese experience in America.DDC classification:
  • 973/.049592 20
LOC classification:
  • E184.V53 R87 1992eb
Other classification:
  • 15.85
  • 71.37
Online resources:
Contents:
I. 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. -- II. Emigration to the United States. -- The flight -- Experiences in transit -- Entry and orientation. -- III. Initial resettlement. -- U.S. resettlement policies -- Community reception -- Community conflict -- Vietnamese culture in America -- Vietnamese religious life -- Vietnamese community organizations -- Mutual assistance associations. -- IV. The Vietnamese-American community. -- Adaptation and stabilization -- Cultural continuity -- The boat people -- The orderly departure program. -- V. 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. -- VI. 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. -- VII. Contemporary Vietnamese-American society. -- Stability and fluidity -- An emerging model of adaptation -- Achievement in America -- The outlook for the future.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-171) and index.

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I. 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. -- II. Emigration to the United States. -- The flight -- Experiences in transit -- Entry and orientation. -- III. Initial resettlement. -- U.S. resettlement policies -- Community reception -- Community conflict -- Vietnamese culture in America -- Vietnamese religious life -- Vietnamese community organizations -- Mutual assistance associations. -- IV. The Vietnamese-American community. -- Adaptation and stabilization -- Cultural continuity -- The boat people -- The orderly departure program. -- V. 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. -- VI. 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. -- VII. Contemporary Vietnamese-American society. -- Stability and fluidity -- An emerging model of adaptation -- Achievement in America -- The outlook for the future.

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