TY - BOOK AU - Rutledge,Paul TI - The Vietnamese experience in America T2 - Minorities in modern America SN - 058521011X AV - E184.V53 R87 1992eb U1 - 973/.049592 20 PY - 1992/// CY - Bloomington, Ind. PB - Indiana University Press KW - Vietnamese Americans KW - Am�ericains d'origine vietnamienne KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Ethnic Studies KW - Asian American Studies KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Vietnamezen KW - gtt KW - ram KW - Ethnic & Race Studies KW - hilcc KW - Gender & Ethnic Studies KW - Social Sciences KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-171) and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 UR - https://libproxy.firstcity.edu.my:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=23242 ER -