Factors Affecting Employment and Job Satisfaction of Vietnamese Refugees

Anh, Nguyen Thuy; Healy, Charles C.

doi:10.1002/j.2161-1920.1985.tb00818.x

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“…Tang and O"Brien concluded that refugees would focus on attaining vocational goals that were in line with their self-concepts once they acclimated to the present culture. Similarly, other researchers have found that acculturation and length of time in the United States were related to job satisfaction (Anh & Healy, 1985;Leong, 2001). In summary, there were significant positive relationships found between time in the United States and employment status and satisfaction.…”

Section: Although Park and Harrison Found No Between Group Differencesupporting

confidence: 58%

Themes in the Career Development of 1.5-Generation Hmong American Women

Yang

2013

Journal of Career Development

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First and foremost, I would like to say thank you to my participants. I feel fortunate to have had this opportunity to hear each of your stories. It warms my heart and I feel excited to think about what is yet to come in your careers and your personal life journeys. I would like to acknowledge my committee members, Drs Michael Goh, Kay Herting Wahl, Tom Skovholt, and Bic Ngo for their time and their feedback. I would like to say a special thank you to my advisor, Dr. Michael Goh, for his guidance and support throughout my Ph.D. journey and throughout this dissertation process. During the most trying times in my academic, career, and personal journey, my friends, mentors, and family have made all the difference. I would like to acknowledge Patricia Neimanthank you for your mentoring and support. What is life without a little fun? To seasoned friends and new friends made along the waythank you for your friendship, nights of dinners and unexpected events, warm sunny vacations, and precious talks. A very special acknowledgement to my partner Mark Lewisthank you for your affection, your support, and your encouragement. My large family and the unconditional love that circulates within it continue to be my saving grace. To every member of my familyyou have a role in my life and I am thankful for each one of you. I would like to take this time to acknowledge a few selected members. To my parents, Pa Kao Yang and Blia Thaoyour journey of immigration to the United States and your resiliency throughout has been and continues to be my inspiration. To my sister and my brother-in-law, Kayla Yang-Best and Andre Bestyou have been my pillars of support since I moved to Minnesota to pursue my ii Ph.D. studies. Thank you for the delicious home-cooked meals and for your love. Kaylayou have been my role model ever since I can remember. I would not be who I am and where I am today without your inspiration. You are my sister and my best friend.

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Section: Although Park and Harrison Found No Between Group Differencesupporting

confidence: 58%

Themes in the Career Development of 1.5-Generation Hmong American Women

Yang

2013

Journal of Career Development

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“…While the causal relationship between mental health and English acquisition remains unclear, refugees' generally poorer English skills place them at a disadvantage in the labor market and, ultimately, in securing self-sufficiency (Wooden, 1991). The association between English acquisition and selfsufficiency has been identified in a number of studies (Anh & Healy, 1985;Westermeyer et al, 1990;Tran, 1992).…”

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confidence: 99%

Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms, Language Acquisition, and Self-Sufficiency

Corvo

Peterson

2005

Journal of Social Work

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Summary: This non-experimental study was undertaken in order to explore the nature of the relationship between mental health status, English language acquisition, and economic self-sufficiency among recent Bosnian refugees. The subjects (N = 34) were Bosnian refugees recruited from a Catholic refugee resettlement program in the Syracuse area of central New York. Findings: Though no correlation was found among the hypothesized variable relationships, serious trauma-related symptoms were identified in about one-third of refugees. Although no empirical link was identified between trauma-related symptoms and self-sufficiency, the incidence of those symptoms is a cause for concern. Frequently indicated symptoms included sleep disturbance, loneliness, and hopelessness about the future. Applications: From our findings, we can only consider these issues as mental health or quality of life concerns, not as barriers to self-sufficiency. Independently of this study’s lack of support for the latter, these quality of life concerns per se are deserving of attention. Given the regional labor shortage at the time of the study, it is possible that economic self-sufficiency may be more problematic in other periods and places

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