Reproductive factors for Hmong immigrants (mothers of 1,937 children) were compared with those of 3,776 white, non-Hispanic women. Despite a high proportion of births at high parity and advanced maternal age, Hmong women gave birth to very low birth weight babies at about the same rate as white women. (SLD)

Explores mentoring and other career support given and received by Asian college faculty through a mail questionnaire answered by 307 white faculty members selected at random and 71 Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander faculty members. Asian minority faculty had not had as much mentoring as had white counterparts. (SLD)

Presents debates between young people in China's special economic zones and three educators who find that these areas create their own unique problems for China. Cautions that this group comes in contact with conflicting ideas, values, and beliefs. Warns private interests may create an unequal standard of living with the rest of China. (NL)

Briefly surveys the history of moral education in Japanese public schools. Reviews current government policies by examining directives from the Ministry of Education. Presents recent research findings about student attitudes. Places moral education in the schools in a cultural context. (DB)

Identifies key elements used in a comprehensive effort to establish anti-racism as a core value in the Newton (Massachusetts) Community School District. A professional-development course on anti-racism and effective classroom practices provided a common language and conceptual framework for moving to actively inclusive practices. Contains 11…

This study compared patterns of family adaptation to children with developmental delays of South Asian families living in California with similar Euro-American families. Analysis of parent interviews found differences in family support, spousal relations, gender roles, cultural identity, and spirituality. Similarities were found in hope for…

Interviews with 144 Khmer refugee adolescents found high levels of lifetime exposure to violence, symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among one third of adolescents, and symptoms of depression among two thirds. Higher exposure to violence was related to PTSD symptoms, risk behaviors, and lower grade point average. Perceived social…

Examines the effects of social and educational environment, degree of acculturation, and exposure to diversity in college on the dating behavior and attitudes of young Vietnamese Americans. Responses of 18 college students show that differing degrees of acculturation affect attitudes about individuality and cultural tradition, especially attitudes…

Provides a list from the ERIC database of teaching materials and background information on desegregation. Topics include American Indian boarding schools, Brown v. Board of Education, and segregation in relation to Asian and Hispanic students. Offers directions for obtaining the full text of these materials. (CMK)

Investigated whether three types of family decision making on adolescent adjustment were moderated by ethnicity and/or community. Found that, for joint and unilateral youth decision making, community context interacted with ethnicity in three patterns of influence, refuting the notion that ethnic differences in the influence of parental strictness…

Examines role behaviors of Thai public relations practitioners to determine if their perception of their roles was similar to their American counterparts. Finds that four factors and one isolate emerged from the factor analysis: manager, communication liaison, media relation specialist, graphic technician, and editor. Suggests that G. M. Broom's…

Studies factors related to academic performance and student retention of Asian American freshmen (N=96) at a predominantly White university. In addition to SAT-mathematics score, three noncognitive variables were found to be significant predictors of GPA: realistic self-appraisal system, successful leadership experience, and demonstrated community…

The racial adjustment of Asian American university students (N=188) was assessed to examine the importance of race in their lives. Both racial identity status and reflected appraisals were significantly related to collective self-esteem as one measure of Asian American racial adjustment. Discusses the importance of the counselor's awareness of…

Domains of cultural orientation such as language, social affiliation, and cultural pride, were examined in Chinese American college students (N=353) to see how they related to self-esteem. Cultural orientation significantly predicted self-esteem differences. Cultural predictors of self-esteem varied by gender; self-esteem was mainly related to…

Self-esteem, age, and gender were used to assess attitudes towards seeking psychological services among secondary school and college students. Self-esteem and gender significantly predicted students help-seeking attitudes. A counselor's knowledge of cultural perspectives of self-esteem, as they relate to help-seeking behaviors, will help with…