General Information
Included in this section are statistics from the US Census Bureau describing this population.

• Population ~ 10 million Asians contribute to the U.S. population; of those 10.9% are Vietnamese.
• Marital Status ~ Married: 54.9% | Never Married: 35.6% | Divorced: 4.1%
• Citizenship Status ~ Native: 23.9% | Foreign born, naturalized citizen: 44.0% | Foreign born, not a citizen: 32.1%
• Language Spoken at Home ~ English only: 6.9% | Non-English at home, but speaks English very well: 30.6% | Non-English at home, English spoken less than well: 62.4%
• Education For individuals 25 years of age and older ~ Less than high school: 38.1% | High school graduate: 19.1% | Some college/associate’s degree: 23.4% | Bachelor’s degree or more: 19.4%
• Occupation ~ Management/Professional: 26.9% | Service: 19.3% | Sales/office: 18.6% | Farming/fishing/forestry: 0.6% Construction/maintenance 5.9% | Production/transportation/material moving: 28.8%
• Median Family Income ~ $47,103

*The above information was obtained from the 2000 U.S. Census from the U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/). Updated information will be available upon the completion of the 2010 Census.

Internet Website Resources
Use this condensed list of information to locate reliable resources on the internet to further your knowledge about the culture of the client you are working with.

• http://personal.uncc.edu/macurran/2002/webproject/asi.htm
  • Traditional Techniques of Healing
• http://ethnomed.org/cultures/vietnamese/vietnamese_cp.html
  • Language
  • Interpersonal Relationships
  • General Etiquette
  • Family and Kinship Structure
• http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Charles_Kemp/www/vietnamese_health.htm
  • Buddhism and Health
  • Health Care Beliefs and Practices
  • Western Medicine
• http://www.stemc.org/about_stemc/cultural_diversity/vietnamese.php?id=317
  • Language/Communication Styles
  • Health Belief and Practices
  • Healthcare Utilization
  • Religion
• www.pbs.org
• www.tolerance.org
• http://www.pbs.org/ancestorsintheamericas/aahistorysites.html#4
• http://newton.uor.edu/Departments%26Programs/AsianStudiesDept/index.html
• http://www.asian-nation.org/

Books
Included in the list of books that may make you learn more about your client are a list of discussion questions to answer as you read the book. These questions are designed to get you to think about the material and apply what you’ve learned to working with your patient.

Books

• Kemp, C.& Rasbridge. L.A. Refugee and Immigrant Health: A Handbook for Health Professionals. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
• Xueqin M.G. (1999). The Culture of Health: Asian Communities in the United States. Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey.
• Harper-Dorton, K.V., Lantz, J., & Lantz, J.E. (2007) Cross-Cultural Practice: Purpose & Meaning.
• Purnell, L.D., & Paulanka, B.J. (1998). Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.
• Duc Do, H. (1999). The Vietnamese Americans (The New Americans). Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press.
• Chan, S. (2006). The Vietnamese American 1.5 Generation: Stories of War, Revolution, Flight and New Beginnings (Asian American History & Culture). Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
• Zhou, M. &. Bankston, C.L. (1999). Growing Up American: How Vietnamese Children Adapt to Life in the United States. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation Publications.
• Fitterer, C.A. (2002). Vietnamese Americans (Spirit of America Our Cultural Heritage). Mankato, MN: Child’s World.
• Nhu Dinh, T. & Truong Nga, T.T. (2006). The Last Boat Out: Memoirs of a Triumphant Vietnamese-American Family Leander, TX: Gaslight Publishing.
• D'Andrade, R. (2008). A Study of Personal and Cultural Values: American, Japanese, and Vietnamese (Culture, Mind and Society) New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillion.

*The creators of this website have not previewed all of the above videos and books, therefore it is recommended that you visit PBS.org or tolerance.org for a complete list of books and videos available.

Scholarly Journals and Search Keywords
There are many scholarly journals that contain great information concerning healthcare disparities, cultural groups, and healthcare beliefs. Once you have access to these journals, common keywords or phrases are provided to guide your search and narrow your focus.

Journals

• Alternative therapies in health and medicine
• Journal of the National Medical Association
• Medical Care
• Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.
• Health Affairs: Project Hope
• Journal of Transcultural Nursing
• Amerasia Journal
  • Published by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, Amerasia Journal is considered the most comprehensive and intellectually provocative single source on Asian American history and culture.
• A.Magazine.com
  • Printed bimonthly, A.Magazine has the largest circulation for any Asian publication in the U.S. The magazine reports on the developments, issues and achievements of Asian Americans.
• AsianWeek
  • Published weekly, AsianWeek is a national English-language newspaper for the Asian Pacific American community.
• Journal of Asian American Studies (JAAS)
  • three times a year, the Journal of Asian American Studies includes original scholarly articles about the multidimensional experiences of Asian American and the Asian diaspora.

Keywords to use when searching

• “Vietnamese”
• “Healthcare"
• “Multicultural healthcare”
• “Healthcare disparities"
• “Alternative medicine”
• “Vietnamese medicine"
• “Vietnamese” AND “healthcare”
• “Vietnamese” AND “Access healthcare"
• “Vietnamese” AND “healthcare beliefs”
• “Vietnamese” AND “religion”