Guam's native Chamorro population has undergone cultural abuse and rapid cultural change. The current system of education reflects the realities of the United States, not those of Guam. Chamorros must reaffirm their political and cultural rights if the island is to build appropriate economic, educational, and social policies. (Author/GC)

Describes past American attitudes toward Asian immigrants and analyzes contemporary views of Indochinese held by residents in areas where refugees have settled. Discusses how attitudes are related to the background characteristics of the respondents and their experience with the Indochinese. (Author/APM)

Focuses on how the Vietnamese community of Santa Clara, California, assists its members in adjusting to new occupations. Suggests that successful occupational assimilation is facilitated by the refugees' ability and willingness to identify with their new occupations in the electronics industry. (Author/GC)

By 1973-74 the largest student ethnic minority group in California public schools was Spanish surname with approximately 17.2 percent of the state's total public school population; however, the Spanish surname had the lowest credential staff-pupil ratio (1:98) of all groups for 1973-74. (NQ)

Modification of traditional counselor behavior is desirable when working with Asian-American clients. Counselors must be sensitive to cultural implications of silence and limited participation in group activities. To encourage Asian-American participation, counselors should incorporate the sensitive approaches recommended here. (Author/BEF)

Reports on the findings of a workshop conducted to study the mental health problems of Southeast Asian refugees and to project possible future problems. Findings show the refugees' preconceived notions of America, their inability to communicate, and their feelings of alienation and homesickness underlie most of the emotional problems. (PJM)

Women of Asian ancestry have faced sex role stereotyping and discrimination as well as racial discrimination both in their own and American cultures since they immigrated to this country. (Author/EB)

The development of non-native varieties of English in Third World countries is discussed. The impropriety of attitudes of linguistic purism and linguistic intolerance is argued, and data is discussed to present the pragmatics of Indian English. (Author/RM)

Reviews a guide to children's literature for and about Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. Suggests ways to improve the book's usefulness, including a more global perspective, more rigorous research about specific cultural references, and better student activities. Notes the work's strengths, including its…

Describes the influx of Asian Indians to the United States. Discusses the training of multicultural counselors to work effectively with Asian Indian clients, the world view of these clients, acculturation issues, and implications for counseling. Outlines experiential counselor training, such as intern/mentor programs, that can be used to educate…

Examines the race ambiguity of South Asians and the risk of being socially ignored and marginalized, including that of the pan-Asian movement. It argues that recent participation of second-generation South Asians in protesting anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination in higher education bespeak the possibilities of a pan-Asian grouping that is…

Provides an explanation of the post-World War II economic phenomenon of Japan as a process of economic convergence within the framework of the neoclassical Solo-Swan model of economic growth. States that this interpretation helps students understand economic growth and development and Japan's modern economic history. (JEH)

Examines the ethnic identity development of Asian Pacific American college students in conjunction with their collegiate experience. Findings showed that these students recognized their unique minority experience as Asian Pacific Americans. Another finding of this study was explicit and implicit connections between students' academic and career…

Reports findings that support the utility of the self-concordance model as an alternative approach to studying depression among Vietnamese and European American college students. Finds that Vietnamese Americans reported higher levels of depression than did the European American students. Includes references. (CMK)