Southeast Asian Adolescents: Identity and Adjustment.

Ascher, Carol

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Publication Date: 1990

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Southeast Asian Adolescents: Identity and Adjustment.

Ascher, Carol

Equity and Choice, v6 n2 p46-9 Win 1990

Southeast Asian refugee youth in the United States must contend with significant cultural differences and long-term adjustment stress. While struggling to develop an adult identity, these adolescents must also work through the trauma of being refugees, adapting to a new culture without relinquishing the heritage fundamental to their development. (AF)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Asian American Students, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Ethnic Bias, Immigrants, Language Proficiency, Parent Participation, Refugees, Stress Variables, Student Problems

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Audience: Researchers; Counselors; Practitioners

Language: English

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