I would like to open our eyes to the Vietnamese culture. The population of Vietnamese immigrants in the united states has been consistently growing over the last 25 years (“Vietnamese Immigrants in,” 2016). The steady increase of Vietnamese immigrants has gone from 231,000 in 1980 to 1,292,00 in 2014 (“Vietnamese Immigrants in,” 2016). They account for “3 percent of the nation’s 42.4 million immigrants” (“Vietnamese Immigrants in,” 2016).
Interesting “their names are written in the following order: family, middle (sometimes twice) and first names” Nguyen, 1985, p.410). In the United States we address individuals or patients by their first and last name. Sometimes last then first. However, the Vietnamese culture is very unique, and understanding
Interesting “their names are written in the following order: family, middle (sometimes twice) and first names” Nguyen, 1985, p.410). In the United States we address individuals or patients by their first and last name. Sometimes last then first. However, the Vietnamese culture is very unique, and understanding