Ⅲ This study examined the outcome effects of cognitive match between Asian and White outpatient clients and their therapists. Many clinicians believe that one hindrance to the treatment of ethnic minority clients is that therapists and clients may not share common assumptions and attitudes

Neither acculturation nor gender were found to significantly relate to Asian‐American willingness to see a counselor for either a personal or an academic problem. Participants were more willing to see a counselor for an academic problem than for a personal problem.

The authors have attempted to increase counselors' understanding of Vietnamese men in the U.S. by discussing masculine gender role socialization influences from Vietnamese culture, including the ritual of nhâu (a ritual of male bonding through binge drinking). The authors also provided a gendered context to the refugee experience, acculturation issues, and experiences of racism in the U.S. Los autores tratan de aumentar el entendimiento de consejeros de los hombres vietnamitas en Estados Unidos. Hacen esto por medio de una discusión de las influencias de la cultura vietnamita sobre la socialización de los roles de genero masculino, incluyendo el ritual de nhâu (un ritual de crear vinculos entre hombres por medio de emborrachamiento). Los autores también proveen un ámbito del genero para la experiencia de los refugiados, la cuestión de la aculturación, y las experiencias de racismo en Estados Unidos.

What is the quality of support available to those who experience everyday racism? How can we as psychologists, whether we are people of color or not, provide the support that clients want and need from us? Interviewing 19 adults who volunteered to talk about racism and other "isms" in their lives, we shed light on what it's like to be the target of racism, both the direct and insidious types of transgressions, but more importantly, what it's like to live in the aftermath of these incidents. We explore the quality and availability of support, secret fantasies of victims, and intergenerational impact on these diverse individuals, many of whom are of Asian descent. The current study fills a gap in the literature by bringing forth the voices of Asian Americans, one of the fastest growing racial minority groups in the nation and yet one that continues to be stereotyped as a model minority who escapes racial aggression. Synthesizing the powerful stories of all of our participants, we offer an empowering message about what we can do to provide support, mitigate the adverse impact of racism, and help foster resiliency. Equally powerful are the messages about what not to do, and how even best intentions can sometimes result in secondary traumas on victims of racism.