Indochinese Refugees Research Articles

Dental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of Indochinese and Australian-born adolescents.

Since 1975 more than 100,000 Indochinese refugees have settled in Australia. This study compared the dental health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of 131 Indochinese and 107 Australian-born adolescents from a state high school in Melbourne, Victoria. The Australian-born subjects demonstrated the highest level of dental knowledge, and the Kampuchean/Laotian subjects the least. Of the three birthplace groups (Australia, Vietnam, Kampuchea/Laos), the Kampuchean/Laotian group were more likely to believe that their dental health was controlled by external forces. The Kampuchean/Laotian group presented the highest proportion of subjects believing they needed dental treatment. In contrast, however, the Kampucheans and Laotians had the lowest perceived value of preventive dental visits with the Australian-born adolescents presenting the highest proportion. The dental health behaviors of the Kampucheans and Laotians were generally the least favorable and those of the Australian-born subjects the most favorable, although all groups were well short of the conventional ideal. One-third of the Kampuchean and Laotian subjects said they had never been to the dentist before. Few Indochinese subjects claimed to be regular visitors to the dentist. Analysis of data using the framework of the Health Belief Model provided little explanatory power in predicting preventive behaviors. A greater understanding of cultural variations between ethnic groups and targeted dental health education programs would appear to be beneficial strategies for improving oral health of high risk adolescents.

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in an Indochinese Population

One hundred seventeen Indochinese adults were screened for heart disease risk factors at a San Diego community health facility during December 1986. Two levels of excess risk, moderate-high and high, were categorically defined for blood pressure, total cholesterol, cigarette smoking, and obesity. Overall, 61% were at moderate-high or high risk in at least one category, and 34% were at high risk by these criteria. Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and total cholesterol were positively correlated to age, and ethnicity was a significant covariate for cholesterol, body mass index, and cigarette smoking. The Hmong, compared with other Indochinese, had a significantly lower mean cholesterol level, which remained after adjusting for age and body mass. High rates of cigarette smoking were found among Vietnamese men and young Indochinese men. If confirmed, the high prevalence of heart disease risk factors in Indochinese refugees and immigrants suggests that cardiovascular health education programs are appropriate in Indochinese communities.

DURABLE SOLUTIONS

DURABLE SOLUTIONS Get access INDOCHINESE REFUGEES: ASYLUM AND RESETTLEMENT / S. Chantavanich (ed.) ; E. B. Reynolds (ed.). - Bangkok : Chulalongkorn University. Institute of Asian Studies, 1988. - 419 p. : bibl.. maps, tabl., annexes. - (Asian Studies Monographs; no. 039) Collection of papers presented at the International Workshop on Indochinese Refugees: Causes. Resettlement Processes and a Proposed Solution (28-30 May 1987 : Prachinburi and Bangkok. Thailand). - ISBN 974-569-443-6 Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 8, Issue 4, December 1989, Page 35, https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/8.4.35 Published: 01 December 1989

International Conference on Indo-Chinese Refugees

International Conference on Indo-Chinese Refugees

RECEPTION

RECEPTION Get access REFUGE DENIED: PROBLEMS IN THE PROTECTION OF VIETNAMESE AND CAMBODIANS IN THAILAND AND THE ADMISSION OF INDOCHINESE REFUGEES INTO THE UNITED STATES / Lawyers Committee for Human Rights. - New York (NY). 1989. - 193 p. Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 8, Issue 3, September 1989, Pages 37–38, https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/8.3.37 Published: 01 September 1989

State Incorporation of Migrants and the Reproduction of A Middleman Minority Among Indochinese Refugees

This article examines how state incorporation reproduces a middleman minority group's occupational role after the migration of that group to the United States. An extension of middleman minority theory is developed to explain why ethnic Chinese refugees from former Indochina are overrepresented in intermediary social service occupations in comparison to Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian refugees. Three propositions are developed and tested focusing on the conflict engendered by an intermediary occupation, staff recruitment patterns, and role orientations among different ethnic groups. Data from participant observation and interviews are used to focus on actual behavior in the workplace, whereas most studies of occupational concentration by ethnic groups have examined the sector level.

Abstracts and Reviews : 2. Mental Health of Indochinese Refugees

Abstracts and Reviews : 2. Mental Health of Indochinese Refugees

Religiosity among Indochinese Refugees in Utah

This study reports on religious preferences and activity among Indochinese refugees resettled in Utah between 1975 and 1983. A significant group of these refugees adopted Western Christian religions, the majority affiliating with ethnic congregations. Reasons for change of religion emphasized interpersonal considerations and the need to re-establish social support networks. Refugees tended to rate religion as being important in their lives and reported a relatively high amount of religious participation. The major predictors of participation in religious activities were membership in a Western religion, ethnic origin, importance of religion prior to resettlement, and English-speaking ability on arrival in the United States.

Group therapy with Southeast Asian refugees.

This report describes a one-year experience with a new program of group therapy for Southeast Asians who were treated in a psychiatric program for Indochinese refugees. Cultural factors involving communication styles, respect for authority, and traditional social relationships greatly influence the group process. Socialization experiences which encouraged traditional activities and practical information were the most acceptable medium by all the groups. Psychological issues of losses, cultural conflicts, and persistent discussion of somatic symptoms were voiced throughout the activities. Formal group psychotherapy was periodically useful in some groups. Flexibility, meeting concrete needs, keeping a bicultural focus, and maintaining the individual therapy sessions contributed to the acceptance by the patient.

China's War With Vietnam, 1979: Issues, Decisions and Implications.

Unprecedented in scale and casualties, the brief Sino-Vietnamese war in 1979 was the bloodiest military conflict in the fraternal communist world. Why did the People's Republic of China and Vietnam, two comrades and brothers, engage in such a tragic war? This is one of the central questions Professor Chen attempts to answer in this in-depth discussion of that war-from its origins to its current international implications.The author offers an important framework for the analysis of Chinese military-diplomatic policy, traces the causes that led to the outbreak of the war, examines the process of the war decisionmaking in Beijing, explains why the war was called Deng Xiaoping's War, and observes the development of the reactions of the United States, the Soviet Union, and the ASEAN nations. Professor Chen's discussion of the effect of the Vietnam War's legacy on the Sin-Vietnamese struggle adds to the depth of the analysis. Professor Chen also broadly explores the questions: Did aid from the PRC during the three decades from 1949 to 1978 assist or betray the Vietnamese revolution? How significant were the Kampuchean and Soviet factors in Beijing's decision on war against Vietnam? How did the United States, China and other countries help to resettle the Indochinese refugees? What is the future for Kampuchea? What is the possibility of Sino-Vietnamese normalization? And what is the Soviet status versus the U.S. position in the Asian-Pacific region?In addition to researching official and private documents to bring light to this shadowy topic, Professor Chen conducted numerous interviews with Asian personnel, ranging from Prince Norodom Sihanouk to individual boat people. He also made use of monitored radio broadcasts from communist and noncommunist countries.

Uprooting, Loss and Adaptation: The Resettlement of Indochinese Refugees in Canada.

Uprooting, Loss and Adaptation: The Resettlement of Indochinese Refugees in Canada.

Indochinese Refugee Settlement Patterns in Garden City, Kansas

Over 800,000 Indochinese refugees have been resettled in the United States since 1975. Despite the initial attempts to disperse the refugees throughout the U.S. the processes of family reunification and secondary migration have resulted in the refugee population becoming increasingly concentrated in the western United States. Previous studies on refugee settlement patterns have focused either on the national level or, specific urban areas. This paper addresses this imbalance by identifying the factors that explain the refugee settlement pattern within Garden City, a small town located in rural western Kansas. Within Kansas, beginning in the early 1980's, the three small southwestern communities of Dodge City (1980 pop. 18,041), Garden City (1980 pop. 18,256), and Liberal (1980 pop. 14,911) have witnessed an influx of approximately 4000 Indochinese refugees by 1986. Two thousand of these refugees reside within Garden City, and a thousand each in Liberal and Dodge City (Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, 1986). Most of the refugees are secondary migrants (i.e., they have previously resided in another area of the United States) who have moved into the area to find employment among the region's beef packing plants (Broadway, 1985). Since the early 1980's, all three communities have experienced a massive expansion of employment opportunities in the beef packing industry. In 1981, the world's largest beef packing plant opened in Holcomb, seven miles west of Garden City. The plant is owned by Iowa Beef Packers, and during the mid-1980's it employed over 2400 persons, one-quarter of whom were Indochinese refugees. The opening of this plant and the expansion of others between 1980 and 1985, one-third of whom were Indochinese (Kansas Department of Economic Development, 1987). This rapid population increase within the region resulted in over 6000 persons moving to Garden City has created major problems in the provision of housing, education, health This content downloaded from 207.46.13.28 on Tue, 30 Aug 2016 04:58:12 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms 128 TRANSACTIONS OF THE KANSAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE care and other basic services. Schools, hospitals and employers, for example, have begun to meet some of the needs of the refugee community by providing bilingual workers and English-as-a-second-language courses, while the housing shortage has been alleviated to some extent by the expansion of several mobile home parks within the area. The sudden influx of refugees has dramatically altered the region's social geography. However, little is known about the specific factors which affect refugee settlement within small towns such as Garden City. Moreover, those studies which have been concerned with Indochinese refugee settlement patterns have either been concerned with the national level or with specific urban areas (Desbarats and Holland, 1983; Gordon, 1980; Montero, 1979). This paper is an attempt to redress this imbalance by identifying the factors that explain the refugee settlement pattern within Garden City, a small town located in a sparsely populated rural area of the country.

Sponsored-Out

In the spring of 1975, with the conclusion of the war in Southeast Asia, 130,000 Indochinese refugees were granted emergency entrance visas to the United States. Their incorporation into American society was handled through a precedent-setting national program, involving temporary detention in U.S. military camps followed by permanent resettlement through the voluntary sponsorship of private citizens. Release from detention was contingent on being "sponsored-out," that is, obtaining an American sponsor.

Southeast Asians in the United States

Since 1975 about 1.5 million Indochinese have been granted asylum in Western countries, with about half of them coming to the United States. If all of the different ethnic groups (Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese-Vietnamese, Hmong, Lao, Tat Dam) are taken together, the Indochinese are now the largest Asian-origin group in the United States. Other countries taking substantial numbers of Indochinese refugees are Australia, Canada, New Zealand, France and Norway. The following papers look at Indochinese refugees in the United States and examine the roles anthropologists have played in studying as well as assisting in the often difficult process of social change and adjustment.

Tuberculosis Status and Social Adaptation of Indochinese Refugees

The relationship between tuberculosis and social adaptation of Indochinese refugees in Manitoba is examined in 43 randomly selected refugees treated for active and inactive tuberculosis (cases) and their matched controls. Tuberculosis status did not significantly affect adaptation as measured by selected scales and indicators. Significant predictors of better personal well-being included a low number of family members outside the household in Manitoba, non-use of traditional medicine, female gender, and high individual income. Tuberculosis status was not a significant predictor.

Review: Indochinese Refugees in America: Problems of Adaptation and Assimilation by Paul J. Strand and Woodrow Jones, Jr.

Review: <i>Indochinese Refugees in America: Problems of Adaptation and Assimilation</i> by Paul J. Strand and Woodrow Jones, Jr.

5: Contrasting Patterns of Asian Refugee Movements: The Vietnamese and Afghan Syndromes

This chapter examines the main international migrations of Vietnamese after 1975 and Afghans after 1978. The two population flows are similar in many respects. They resulted from the same type of social conflict, consisting of revolutionary struggle compounded by foreign intervention. Both conflicts, moreover, became closely tied to the globalized confrontation between the two superpowers, and the people leaving both Vietnam and Afghanistan have been widely recognized as refugees by intergovernmental and governmental agencies. A striking difference between the two movements, however, is that most of the Afghans outside their country have remained in Asia, whereas few of the Vietnamese have. Apart from forming an interesting pair in and of themselves, the two cases are theoretically significant. They reveal crucial relationships between the causes and the directions of movement in certain types of migrations that are formally recognized as consisting of refugees. The Vietnamese represent the classic resettlement case involving a largescale, organized movement of people from Asia to Western Europe and the United States. The Afghans provide the contrasting case. Millions are concentrated in refugee camps or have spontaneously settled in neighboring countries, while only a tiny proportion has been resettled elsewhere.

Psychosocial issues in adolescent pregnancy among indochinese refugees

Psychosocial issues in adolescent pregnancy among indochinese refugees

Adolescent pregnancy in indochinese refugees: Medical issues

Adolescent pregnancy in indochinese refugees: Medical issues

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