The authors examined the extent to which Asian American adolescents who were living in Hawaii adhered to Asian and European American cultural values in relation to mental health variables including collective self-esteem (membership, private, public, importance to identity), cognitive flexibility, general self-efficacy, and attitudes toward…

Summarizes the need for cross-cultural counselors to identify themselves socially and culturally and to learn to respect cultural values and the importance of different societies. Discusses reasons, roles, and approaches of cross-cultural counseling in the newly evolving states of the Caribbean region. (ABL)

Reviews the literature on Amerasians and offers suggestions for directions in psychotherapy. Provides a brief chronology of Amerasian emigration and associated psychological issues, followed by a discussion of myths and generalizations about Amerasians, research findings, and adjustment issues. (RJM)

Measurements of internal ethnic identity and external ethnic identity show that Chinese American immigrants could be differentiated into different identity groups. Internal ethnic identity significantly predicted salience of ethnicity and loss of face. Income, ethnicity salience, external ethnic identity, and loss of face were significant…

Examines some of the mental health issues associated with counseling South Asian immigrants in the United States. Develops a profile of the South Asian family, examining its structure and values in relation to those of the American counseling community. Focuses on Indian families and customs. (RJM)

Proposes a framework for understanding the ethnic identity development of South Asian Americans, primarily Indian and Pakistan Americans. Cultural identity is placed in the context of the social, psychological, political, and historical background of the Indian subcontinent and the United States. Culture, gender, and worldview are examined. (RJM)

Introduces Asian and Pacific Islander Americans as disparate groups of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Presents psychocultural profiles from the perspective of culturally prescribed norms, standards, and values that affect the acculturation experiences and lifestyles of these people. Suggests relevant implications for counseling and…

To dispel confusion, White racial identity and White racial consciousness are described and contrasted in terms of theoretical conceptualization and measures used. It is recommended that priority be given to the validation of existing or new measurement instruments to provide a sound basis for future findings. (Author)

Explores the relationship between white racial identity attitudes and expectations about counseling. Results indicate men and women differ in their expectations about counseling and their levels of white racial identity attitudes. There was no significant relationship between them, however. Results are examined in relation to previous findings in…

Focuses on the rationale, essential principles, and constructs of counseling families from diverse cultures and the implications for professional counselors and other mental health service providers. Specific recommendations for incorporating cultural sensitivity, knowledge of cultures, and culturally relevant counseling skills are made. (Author)

Discusses ways to measure and monitor the cultural knowledge and progress of counselor trainees. Recommends that educational objectives, such as knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, be melded with five listed dimensions. These dimensions can measure both faculty and counseling student progress on cultural…

Reviews domestic "ethnic" psychological literature. Draws attention to recurring problems that impede progress in research. Claims that many problems arise from the use of labels that lack meaningful definition and validity. Offers guidelines in conducting research in which ethnicity is a variable. (RJM/Author)

Compares African Americans' manifest dream content with dreams of Anglo-American and Mexican American peers. Some dream elements that were examined included emotions, environmental press, achievement outcomes, and social interactions. Comparisons indicate that African Americans perceive themselves more strongly as victims of their fate rather than…

Investigated the relative importance of multicultural counselors' experience or training in their choice of intercultural, interpersonal, or psychopathological attributions when interpreting 20 brief multicultural critical incidents. An inverse correlation was found between experience or training and emphasis on intercultural, as opposed to…