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| East Meets West: The Adaptation of Vietnamese International Students to California Community Colleges | ||
| 作者 | Huu Do, Tam (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Journal of Southeast Asian American Education & Advancement |
| 卷期 | v.2 n.1 |
| 出版日期 | 2007 |
| 頁次 | 1 - 32 |
| 出版者 | Purdue University Press |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.press.purdue.edu/ |
| 出版地 | West Lafayette, IN, US [西拉斐特, 印第安那州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Tam Huu Do, Irvine Valley College |
| 摘要 | This study explores seven adaptation aspects that include language and communication, cultural awareness, loneliness and isolation, new educational settings, financial concerns, gender-based differences, and the political impact of the anti-communist Vietnamese American community. Based on Person/Environment Interactionism theory, case studies of eight students from Vietnam at two Southern California community colleges are considered utilizing data derived from weekly diaries, individual interviews, a final group meeting, and academic records. The students’ prior assumptions and expectations are identified and their coping strategies to various adaptation issues are documented and analyzed. The ethnic diversity of Orange County generally facilitated the students’ adaptation efforts in the aspects of language and communications, cultural awareness, and loneliness and isolation. The students seemed to readily adapt to the new educational settings and excel academically despite some different educational practices. There were no apparent gender-based differences in the students’ adaptation. However, unwelcoming attitudes from the anti-communist members of the Vietnamese American community adversely impacted the international students’ socialization with Vietnamese Americans, but did not impact their academic performance. |
| 目次 | Background Information 3 Vietnamese Educational System 3 Vietnamese Immigrant Community in the United States 4 Methodology 5 Sites 5 Participants 5 Sources of Data 6 Diaries 6 Individual Interviews 7 Final Group Discussion 7 Academic Records 8 Data Analysis 8 Impact of the Researcher 8 Findings and Analysis 9 Student Background 9 Adaptation Issues 11 Cultural Incongruities 11 Language and Communication 12 Loneliness and Isolation 15 New Educational Environment 16 Financial Difficulties 18 Gender-Based Issues 19 Vietnamese American Community 20 Conclusion 22 Implications 23 Skills in Oral English 23 Communication 23 Social Contacts 24 Educational Concerns 24 Financial Concerns 24 Gender-Based Differences 24 Political Conflicts 25 Suggestions for Further Study 25 A Less Culturally Diverse Environment 25 International Students and Their American Classmates 25 International Students Returning to Vietnam 25 References 26 About the Author 30 |
| ISSN | 21538999 (E) |
| 點閱次數 | 174 |
| 建檔日期 | 2023.11.28 |
| 更新日期 | 2023.11.28 |
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