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Overcoming Cultural and Language Barriers: Explore the Experiences of Lao Students at Universities of Education in Vietnam
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Nguyen Quang Linh; Nguyen Thi Thu Hang – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2024
This study investigates the cultural and language barriers faced by Lao students at Vietnamese universities of education and proposes solutions for enhancing their academic and social integration. We analyzed the experiences of 624 Lao students across eight major universities in Vietnam through online surveys and in-depth interviews employing a…
Descriptors: Vietnamese, Laotians, Second Language Learning, Barriers
We Are Here: Civic Education through Southeast Asian Deportation Community Defense
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Tran, Van Anh – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2022
In elementary classrooms, teaching immigration often begins and ends at Ellis Island--without discussions of racist migration policies or engagement with current issues. Although contemporary immigration is rarely discussed with elementary students, the number of young people from immigrant and/or refugee backgrounds in the U.S. continues to rise.…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Immigration, Elementary School Students
Understanding Employment Opportunities and Challenges Facing Lao Graduates from Chinese Universities
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Sisavath, Soubin – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2020
The purpose of this study is to explore the employment opportunities and challenges facing Lao graduates who studied abroad in China and returned home after graduation. A qualitative method was employed by utilizing semi-structured interviews with 17 Chinese-educated Lao graduates who now live in Laos. The findings revealed that although returning…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, College Graduates, Laotians, Career Development
Factors Influencing Student Achievement in Different Asian American Pacific Islander Cultures
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Marsing, Deborah J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) students are often characterized as model minorities. However, AAPI students represent many diverse communities and a wide spectrum of achievement. Each AAPI culture may experience varying levels of biculturalism and acculturation that can influence students' academic success. This quantitative study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian American Students, Pacific Islanders, Reading Tests
Will We. . .? Thai Dam Resource Book.
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Murphy, Richard, Ed.; And Others – 1976
This resource book is intended as an aid to persons working with Thai Dam refugees. To help the language teacher, some differences between Lao and English are discussed, specifically tonal inflections, positioning, declension of pronouns, conjugation of verbs, interrogatives, classifiers and predicate adjectives. An outline of cultural differences…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Culture Contact
Acculturation of Late-Arriving Refugees: A New Job for Adult Educators.
Smith, Kathleen A. – 1980
Late-arriving Laotian refugees to the United States who are Yao Tribal mountain people face complex problems in adapting in Western culture and therefore pose perplexing problems for adult educators. Some of the dramatic adjustment difficulties center around the following areas of concern: (1) health and sanitation (normal body functions,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Beliefs