Vietnamese Americans: History, Education, and Societal Context

Kula, Stacy M.; Trần, Vinh Cao; Garcia, Iraise; Saito, L. Erika; Paik, Susan J.

doi:10.7771/2153-8999.1201

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“…The Second Indochina Conflict (1954-75) fueled a mass exodus that occurred in multiple waves, comprising refugees from the conflict, skilled professionals escaping communism, and those that (17)4 exited because of post-war deprivation. Each wave experienced a unique exit and resettlement context (Y. W. Chan, 2012;Espiritu & Tran, 2002;Kula et al, 2021). The connotative meaning of Việt Kiều changes in tune with the socio-political and economic events of Vietnam (Yee 2020).…”

Section: Departures and Việt Kiều Ethnic Returnsmentioning

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Influencing ICTs: Born in the West and “returning” to Vietnam

2023

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Since the 1986 Doi Moi reform, an increasing number of labor migrants and students leave Vietnam every year for better opportunities abroad. During the same period, members of the diaspora have been returning to the country. According to government estimates, over 500,000 Vietnamese return to Vietnam each year to work, live, and retire. Among these returnees are a group who have made Vietnam their home: the Western-born, second generation. This paper explores the significance of online community memberships in the construction of identity and belonging among Western-born Vietnamese who “return” to their ancestral homeland. Drawing on 32 online in-depth interviews with second generation Vietnamese living in Vietnam, from 11 disparate Western countries, it underscores how identity and belonging, state policies, and information communication technologies (ICTs) intersect to prompt and obscure the ethnic returns of western-born Vietnamese migrants.

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Section: Departures and Việt Kiều Ethnic Returnsmentioning

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Influencing ICTs: Born in the West and “returning” to Vietnam

2023

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“…According to Kula et al (2021), there are three main waves of Vietnamese immigration to the U.S, namely the first wave from 1975 to 1978, the second wave between 1979 and 1982, and the third wave between the mid-1980s and the 1990s.…”

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Acculturative difficulties and coping strategies among Vietnamese immigrants: a case study of two high-socio status immigrant families in the U.S.

2022

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Vietnamese immigrants in the United States encounter a variety of acculturation issues that affect them as individuals, families, and as members of their communities. It is evidenced in the literature that low-socio status immigrants suffered from those acculturation challenges. However, there is scant research on how acculturation affects high-socio status immigrants in general and Vietnamese American immigrants in particular. To better understand how high-educated Vietnamese families coped with acculturation in the United States, this research used semi-structured interviews to examine the acculturation issues they encountered and the techniques they utilized to overcome those issues. Four well-educated participants were interviewed one-on-one for 20-30 minutes each by Google Meet in Vietnamese whenever they were available. The interviews were transcribed using unfocused transcription, and the data was analyzed using grounded theory technique. Results showed that high-educated Vietnamese immigrants in the United States face three major acculturation challenges: orientation, the necessity of better economic and self-esteem needs. However, women seemed to be under more acculturative stress owing to their lower levels of English proficiency and work satisfaction, according to the findings. In terms of coping methods, the husbands use integration acculturation tactics to deal with their issues. Separation methods were adopted by the women at various periods in their life, despite the fact that they are eager to become fully integrated members of American culture. They are unable to do so due to a lack of urgency and lack of access to cultural integration.

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Characterizing the role of the nail salon and nail salon worker on the ethnic identity development of Michigan nail salon workers’ second-generation Vietnamese American children

Liu,

Rosemberg,

2024

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

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Vietnamese Americans: History, Education, and Societal Context

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

Influencing ICTs: Born in the West and “returning” to Vietnam

Influencing ICTs: Born in the West and “returning” to Vietnam

Acculturative difficulties and coping strategies among Vietnamese immigrants: a case study of two high-socio status immigrant families in the U.S.

Characterizing the role of the nail salon and nail salon worker on the ethnic identity development of Michigan nail salon workers’ second-generation Vietnamese American children

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