This study examines the patterns of health service use among Rhode Island's Southeast Asian refugees, using Medicaid/Refugee Medical Assistance data. It was found that this group has a lower rate of health service utilization than the general Rhode Island population. Following the 3-month initial resettlement period during which mandatory health…

An educational model for implementation of a health promotion program for Indochinese refugees in the United States is presented in this paper. The objective, as described by the model, is to train individuals within the refugee community so that they, having information about health, can assist peers to seek and maintain better health in their…

Author attempted to approach the study of Eastern civilizations in the context of their own norms rather than to judge them by a Western set of values that regards technology as man's highest achievement. (Editor/RK)

A demographic study was conducted to examine the secondary migration rate of 782 Indochinese families resettled by the Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and upper Michigan between May 1975 and October 1980. Although 18 percent of the families were found to have left their original location of resettlement, this rate is lower than the mobility…

The decision of the United States Census Bureau to make a distinct classification of Asian-Indians is indicative of the growing awareness of this minority group on the American scene. The Asian-Indian organizations found in this country can be classified as parochial (based on language or caste) or Pan-Indian. These groups serve as foci for…

This bibliography is divided into five parts: (1) reference sources, including bibliographies, guides, directories, biographies, statistical sources, handbooks, and chronologies; (2) monographs concerned with Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, and Korean Americans; (3) documents; (4) doctoral dissertations on Asian Americans,…

THE SECOND VOLUME OF THIS JAPANESE READING TEXT CONTAINS THE PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTIONS, BACKGROUND NOTES, AND GLOSSES FOR THE READING SELECTIONS IN THE FIRST VOLUME. THE COMPREHENSIVE ANNOTATIONS ARE INDEXED TO THE READING SELECTIONS BY PAGE AND COLUMN NUMBER. SINCE THE READING SELECTIONS ARE NOT GRADED AND MAY BE READ IN ANY ORDER, THE ANNOTATIONS…

The culture and people of Japan are described from an ethnological/cultural anthropology viewpoint. The author begins his description with an introduction to the study of cultures and peoples. He then discusses the Japanese as a racial, ethnic, and language group. He later presents a historical/anthropological discussion of the formation of the…

The papers contained in this dosument were prepared as background material for the Communication/Journalism Teachers Seminar in June 1971, and provide information on the history, development, present status, and problems of communication/journalism education in Hong Kong and six Asian countries. These countries are the Republic of China, India,…

The papers in this document were delivered by scholars from the United States and Canada at the ninth annual Conference on Bengal Studies in 1973. The first two papers discuss the accommodation of Indian literary forms and views of life in the Bengali novel, a foreign literary form adopted in India only in the last century and a half. The third…

Explains how two data base systems, Info Trac and ERIC, can be used to locate information for Asian Studies. Gives some specific examples of how this can be done. Includes a sample bibliography from an ERIC search. (RKM)

Recommends using fictional works about modern Asian and African history as supplementary reading in history courses to enhance student understanding of culture. Provides an annotated list of novels that have been used successfully in these courses. Outlines useful strategies for using fiction in college level history courses. (BSR)

Compared clients as they varied by ethnicity, gender, and previous counseling experience. Asian-American clients perceived themselves as having educational/vocational concerns, whereas White clients admitted more personal/emotional concerns. Gender and previous counseling experience related to presenting concerns, but the effects were the same in…

This annotated listing of resource materials for teaching elementary and secondary students about Japan describes videotapes, a film series, an activity booklet, a computer program, and units of study. (RM)

Investigates employment patterns of Indochinese refugees. A multivariate model is used to distinguish the employed from those seeking employment. Early arrivals, recent arrivals, and each of four major ethnic groups are considered separately. (Author/CMG)