Download or read book Surviving to Thrive The Experiences of Second Generation Cambodian Americans Students in the University written by Rachel Kim and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research on second generation Cambodian Americans in the university setting remains scarce in terms of determining the motivators and barriers of practicing resilience at the university level. Factors which pervade the Cambodian American community at large such as the intergenerational transmission of trauma, the push-pull dynamic felt largely by the second generation, and the aggregated data under the model minority myth for Asian Americans which largely ignores the poverty levels of specific Southeast Asian ethnic populations must be addressed. This qualitative study seeks to examine the experiences of three second generation Cambodian American university students. The implications of this research will help shed light on a specific group often overlooked in lieu of aggregated data of Asian Americans and the specific motivators and barriers they face in the university setting. This study will also help contribute to the Cambodian American experience of students' progress toward their undergraduate degree.
Download or read book Understanding Parental Historical Trauma and the Effect on Second generation Cambodian Americans written by Sara Socheata Pol-Lim and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the findings of this study, it is recommended that schools with large Cambodian American populations should educate later generations about Cambodian history, including the Genocide, and provide dual immersion language classes. This would help to interrupt intergenerational trauma, reduce the language barrier, and allow students and their parents to find purpose and peace. Future research should explore the experiences of survivors, including survivors who lived through the genocide but did not suffer persecution. Such research could lead to truth and reconciliation.
Download or read book Effects of Parental Trauma Experience on Second Generation Cambodian Americans written by Sophorn Theam Choau and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Negotiating the Terrain of Higher Learning written by Debra Reeves and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Voices of Second Generation Cambodian Americans in Long Beach California written by Sanaz Yaghmai and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Persistence of Second generation Cambodian American College Students written by Nikum Pon and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative study seeks to investigate an interesting and understudied case of the persistence and retention of immigrant students in postsecondary education. Specifically, the study examines the way family dynamics of second-generation Cambodian college students influence their success in postsecondary education. Currently, much of the academic literature examining Southeast Asian Americans concentrates on other ethnic groups besides Cambodians, who are less numerous in education, and pays little attention to the unique convergence of family, cultural, and historical forces and conditions at play in these young adults' educational experience in the United States. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to build on previous works that are similarly related to the issues at hand, and to develop a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the educational trajectory of these young people, with the ultimate hope of improving their educational experiences. In addition to field observations on the college campus, twelve semi-structured interviews with six second-generation Cambodian American students and at least one of their parents or guardians were used to explore how family dynamics contribute to the students' progress through college toward their undergraduate degree.
Download or read book Cambodian American Voices written by Soraksa Norng-Angeles and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Asian-Americans are highly educated; however, Cambodian Americans are still facing educational challenges (Tang & Kao, 2012). According to the Center for American Progress (2014), 37% of Cambodian Americans have less than a high school degree, 27% have a high school degree or equivalents, and 14% have a bachelor’s degree or higher. There may be many factors that lead to the underachievement of Cambodian American students; however, this study focused on the type of parental engagement Cambodian American parents offer their children.
Download or read book Educational Experiences of 1 5 Generation Cambodian Americans written by Kassandra A. Chhay and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1980s, an influx of Cambodian Americans resettled in the United States due to the Cambodian genocide. Those Cambodian refugees who came to the United States as either infants, children or adolescents due to warfare, are members of the 1.5 generation. This thesis examines the educational trajectory of 1.5 generation Cambodian Americans in the context of family, school, and community from their resettlement in the United States to adulthood. Using a narrative approach, I examine how the eighteen participants in the study overcame certain challenges to attain success and how they negotiated their cultural and ethnic identity in relation to their academic aspirations. The data was analyzed using the concepts of Tara J. Yosso's (2005) community cultural wealth theory, Pierre Bourdieu's (1990) cultural and social capital, Arjun Appadurai's (1995) concept of ethnoscapes, ideoscapes and mediascapes, and Stuart Hall's (1990) concept of cultural identity. Findings revealed the amount of support the 1.5 generation Cambodian Americans received from their family, school, and community influenced their level of success and the participants were active in seeking out resources to meet their needs. The study contributes to the growing body of literature on Cambodian students by highlighting the impact of cultural and generational differences they faced to achieve success.
Download or read book Ethnic Identity written by Sastra Bour and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis research contributes to the literature on Cambodian Americans, and in particular the second generation, which has attracted limited scholarly attention. It examines how these individuals make sense of their Cambodian ethnic identity in North Texas. Individual interviews were conducted with twelve second generation Cambodian-Americans in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. This study focused on the ethnic identity of second generation Cambodian-Americans by examining cultural practices, knowledge of one's family history, language and peers that may serve as significant factors. These factors were determined by looking into past research and finding common themes. A typology was created using data collected on these factors to measure the level of significance each factor had on ethnic identity. It was found that peers did not determine if my participants' sense of identity heighten or lessen, while the other three factors did. The most influential factor in determining how these individuals feel about their "Cambodian-ness" was their knowledge about Cambodian history and their family background. Results from this study indicate that individuals who were aware of their cultural background, especially their individual family's experience in the war, had a heightened sense of ethnic identity. Furthermore, these findings suggest that parents who forced their child to speak Khmer had their sense of ethnic identity lessened, while those who had more freedom to speak both Khmer and English had their sense of ethnic identity heightened. Findings show that there were several factors that greatly influence the way these individuals view their own ethnic identity. This study offers valuable insights into the process of identity construction among second generation Cambodian-Americans.
Download or read book Transgenerational trauma amongst second generation Cambodian Americans written by Korlany Chhun and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding the College Experiences of Cambodian American Students written by Jennifer Tang and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This qualitative research examined the various factors that shape the experiences of 13 Cambodian Americans at a large, public institution in California. Cambodian American students are often overlooked in academe because of the model minority myth, but they earn lower academic achievements than the stereotype indicates. Findings revealed personal, cultural, social and educational factors that influenced and motivated the students. Although students believe in the value of education, family and culture have a greater impact on their college lives. Participants confronted the challenges of being underrepresented Asian Americans and first generation college students. Institutions need to better support the students by creating an inclusive learning environment in and outside the classroom.
Download or read book Cambodian American Experiences written by Jonathan H. X. Lee and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Negotiating Motherhood written by Taryn Cohen and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This qualitative study explores how second generation Cambodian American mothers negotiate their gender identities and how their experiences growing up as the children of refugee parents influence their own parenting practices. In-depth interviews and ethnographic observations were employed to understand the influence of family, the presence or absence of Cambodian culture in their lives, and intergenerational tensions and expectations on the meaning of being a Cambodian American mother. The findings of this study indicate the different ways second generation Cambodian American women negotiate being mothers and create new childrearing practices based upon their own traditional or strict upbringings, while still upholding certain Cambodian cultural practices and customs they see valuable to their children's lives as well as their own today. The study was conducted in Long Beach, California where the largest Cambodian community in the United States resides.
Download or read book Survivors written by Sucheng Chan and published by . This book was released on 2004-05-05 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this clear, comprehensive, and unflinching study, Sucheng Chan invites us to follow the saga of Cambodian refugees striving to distance themselves from a series of cataclysmic events in their homeland. Survivors tracks not only the Cambodians' fight for life lives but also their battle for self-definition in new American surroundings. Unparalleled in scope, Survivors begins with the Cambodians' experiences under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, following them through escape to refugee camps in Thailand and finally to the United States, where they try to build new lives in the wake of massive trauma. Their struggle becomes primarily economic as they continue to negotiate new cultures and deal with rapidly changing gender and intergenerational relations within their own families. Poverty, crime, and racial discrimination all have an impact on their experiences in America, and each is examined in depth. Although written as a history, this is a thoroughly multidisciplinary study, and Chan makes use of research from anthropology, sociology, psychology, medicine, social work, linguistics and education. She also captures the perspective of individual Cambodians. Drawing on interviews with more than fifty community leaders, a hundred government officials, and staff members in volunteer agencies, Survivors synthesizes the literature on Cambodian refugees, many of whom come from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. A major scholarly achievement, Survivors is unique in the Asian American canon for its memorable presentation of cutting-edge research and its interpretation of both sides of the immigration process.
Download or read book Factors Motivating Cambodian American Students to Go to College and to Study STEM Fields written by Visna Sann and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cambodian Americans graduate from college at a lower rate than most Asian American groups. This qualitative study involved interviewing five current Cambodian American college students. This study examined how participants' high school experiences contributed to their decisions to go to college and study STEM fields, how parental influences guided participants to college, and how college experiences influenced their decisions to stay and succeed in STEM fields.
Download or read book It s Not that We Don t Care It s Just that We Don t Talk about It written by Meghan Orr (Graduate student) and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This qualitative study sought to understand the perceptions of mental health and help-seeking in the second generation, their help-seeking behaviors, and the role that the Cambodian community enhances and inhibits mental well-being. Stigma, ignorance of mental health, and community pressure were identified as inhibitors of help-seeking, while strong community engagement, positive Cambodian identity, and increased mental health awareness in the second generation were identified as enhancing mental health. Respondents noted an increased comfort with discussing mental health issues with friends, family, and professionals compared to the first generation, and identified a number of positive coping strategies that they engage in to self-sooth. The findings from this study suggest that there is greater mental health awareness in the second generation compared to the first generation, and that their awareness is contributing to increased positive associations with mental health help-seeking in the Cambodian community. More support for the community is needed in the areas of developing strong community identity and engagement, which may in turn increase mental health literacy in the community as well.
Download or read book We Take the Same Road written by Ny Siv Chhuon and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research project is concerned with Cambodian American students' undersentation in higher education. While numerous studies have been done on Asians heir success in the American Educational School System, few have focused their repreand tattention on Cambodian American students. The under-representation of Cambodian Americans in higher education appears to be a function of the model minority myth, family's socioeconomic status, parental expectations, and cultural influences. The struggles of Cambodian Americans to adapt into mainstream culture have altogether been ignored, and it is time that we take a closer examination of Cambodians and begin to understand their status here in the United States. In this study, I specifically addressed the ways Cambodian student's socioeconomic status, parental expectations, and cultural influences played a vital role in Cambodian students' decision whether or not to pursue a college education. I also examined their schooling process here in America, and a role school played in their current decision. I focused on the Long Beach area because Long Beach is home to the largest growing Cambodian American community in the United States (Rambaut, 1995). A significant proportion of refugees reside in Southern California; approximately 40% of them are concentrated in urban metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties (Rambaut, 1995). I took a qualitative approach in conducting my research. Several individual indepth interviews were conducted. These interviews supplied me with vivid detailed 6 narratives of the student's perception of what their parents' expectations and cultural influences were. A closer examination of Cambodian students' socioeconomic status allowed me to see whether or not socioeconomic privilege correlates to the pursuit of higher education at a four year university as opposed to a community college. Lastly, a glance at my interviewees' schooling process provided me with an insider's perspective in their schooling process and shed some light as to why there is an under-representation of Cambodian Americans in higher education. I drew upon theorist such as Randal Collins (1974), Michael Omi (1994), Howard Winant (1994), Patricia Hill Collins (1990), and Yen Le Espiritu (2003) to help understand the social circumstances that led up to the under-representation of Cambodian Americans in higher education. Discussions on conflict theory, racial formation, matrix of dominance, and notions of home were all included in this work to help broaden reader's understanding how and why Cambodian Americans are an oppressed group. Findings from this research gave valuable insight to some of the multiple barriers that Cambodian American students experience in their pursuit for higher education at a four year university. Through this research, I hope scholars and outreach coordinators can better understand the needs of Cambodian American students and address them accordingly to ensure the success of Cambodian Americans once they are enrolled in four year universities.
