This presentation will discuss the problems of the Vietnamese American children community. The Vietnamese American community relocated to Western society due to the trauma occurring within Vietnam. The children of migrates are directly affected by the traumas that the first generation Vietnamese Americans are experiencing. The first generation have difficulties acculturation to Western society but this is opposite for the second and other generations. The other generations were forced to acculturate rapidly because of the frequent involvement with Western society through school and other achievement processes. During this process, the child will begin to develop their personal identity by combining traits of both cultures that they choose
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Vietnamese Americans migrated for a better lifestyle but the second generation is having troubles acculturating while maintaining the Vietnamese culture. The other generations could being to suffer from depression and anxiety to due to the stress of acculturating. If the other generations being to use CBT then the child is less likely to experience these symptoms and will maintain a balanced …show more content…
The study focuses on the second generation and other later generations that seem to acculturate a rapid speed. This process can determine how it is effecting the child’s personal development and relationship with peers and family. Many of the children struggle with pleasing both peers and family which reflects upon the mental health of the child. The stress that is being experienced can cause an abundance of negative thoughts and behaviors. CBT can address these mental health issues by offering the adolescent methods of determining how the environment can be influencing the behaviors and coping mechanisms.
The methods of investigation consist of researching the many components of the Vietnamese American culture and comparing it to how an adolescent would feel during the acculturation process. The research proved the importance of adolescents in the culture which is opposite to Western society. The researched proved that many adolescent struggle to acculturate due to the amount of dependence of their family. The research came from articles from the Fayetteville State University library database which consist of peer reviewed
Vietnamese Americans migrated for a better lifestyle but the second generation is having troubles acculturating while maintaining the Vietnamese culture. The other generations could being to suffer from depression and anxiety to due to the stress of acculturating. If the other generations being to use CBT then the child is less likely to experience these symptoms and will maintain a balanced …show more content…
The study focuses on the second generation and other later generations that seem to acculturate a rapid speed. This process can determine how it is effecting the child’s personal development and relationship with peers and family. Many of the children struggle with pleasing both peers and family which reflects upon the mental health of the child. The stress that is being experienced can cause an abundance of negative thoughts and behaviors. CBT can address these mental health issues by offering the adolescent methods of determining how the environment can be influencing the behaviors and coping mechanisms.
The methods of investigation consist of researching the many components of the Vietnamese American culture and comparing it to how an adolescent would feel during the acculturation process. The research proved the importance of adolescents in the culture which is opposite to Western society. The researched proved that many adolescent struggle to acculturate due to the amount of dependence of their family. The research came from articles from the Fayetteville State University library database which consist of peer reviewed