Journal Of Human Behavior In The Social Environment, Volume 3, Issue 4-Mar (2001). pp. 99-114.
Language:
English
Abstract:
Most studies of Hmong Americans focus on the cultural adjustment of refugees who arrived in the United States immediately after the Vietnam War. Few studies have examined the cultural adjustment of the children of these refugees, who have been raised primarily in the United States. This study explored whether American-born [ABH] and overseas-born [OBH] Hmong young adults differed in levels, models, and meanings of cultural orientation. 14 ABH and 32 OBH college students were asked what 'being Hmong' and 'being American' meant to them. They also completed the General Ethnicity Questionnaire (American and Hmong versions). Both groups reported being more oriented to American culture than Hmong culture. Despite similarities in mean levels of orientation to Hmong and American cultures and in the meanings of 'being Hmong' and 'being American,' ABH and OBH differed in their underlying models of cultural orientation. For ABH, 'being Hmong' and 'being American' were unrelated constructs, whereas for OBH, they were negatively correlated constructs. [English Abstract] (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)