Bui, C: Changing Lives and Identities

Changing lives and identities of the Vietnamese community in the United StatesSection 1: Language acquisition: the first step toward integration into American societySection 2: Changing lives of the Vietnamese in America1. Financial challenges, solutions and achievements1.1. Occupational downward mobility and the change of gender roles1.2. Financial support from the Vietnamese community and patchworking1.3. Reactions of the Americans and their attitudes toward the Vietnamese1.4. Economic achievements of the Vietnamese community1.5. Behavioral shifts in relations between men and women2. Traditional value of education and academic success: the way to reach upward mobility2.1. Educational achievements despite initial challenges2.2. The reasons for academic successSection 3: Changing identities and the acculturation of the Vietnamese in America1. Acculturation: concept and strategies2. Different generations, diverse forms of acculturation2.1. Cultural clash and acculturative challenges2.2. Challenges and generational conflicts faced by families2.3. Being 'Americanized/: the negative way of becoming an American?2.4. Acculturation, maladaptation and delinquency2.4.1. Tendency toward assimilation among Vietnamese youth2.4.2. Maladaptation and delinquency2.5. Other social aspects during the acculturation process2.5.1. Circle of friends of Vietnamese adolescents2.5.2. Endogamy or intermarriage?2.5.3. Cultural maintenance in the community2.6. Troubles in the adjustment of older Vietnamese in the United States3. Vietnamese Amerasians and their difficult periods of adjustment4. Ethnic identity among the Vietnamese in the United States4.1. Identity: definition and stages of development4.2. Ethnic identity among the Vietnamese in the USSection 4: A small survey carried out in 20131. Interest in the Vietnamese language and culture2. Interest in the American language and culture3. Opinion on intermarriage4. Future plans and identity5. General evaluationSection 5: Representations of Vietnamese immigration to the United States in literature1. About the authors: Andrew Lam and Tran Dieu Hang2. Vietnamese immigration experience in Tran Dieu Hang/s short stories2.1. "Invisible Woman"2.2. "Darkness, Strange Land"2.3. Summary of analysis3. Vietnamese immigration experience in Andrew Lam/s essays3.1. Experiences of the younger generation during the Vietnamese diaspora3.1.1. Challenges to overcome at school3.1.2. Familial conflicts3.1.3. Self-esteem and emotional expression among Vietnamese-Americans3.1.4. Feelings of being an exile3.2. Experiences of the older generation during the Vietnamese diaspora3.3. Summary of analysis4. ConclusionChapter 4: The Vietnamese community in GermanySection 1: Vietnamese of the first generation1. Immigration to Germany1.1. The former students1.2. The boat people1.3. The contract workers1.4. Immigrants from Eastern Europe1.5. Family reunion1.6. Other immigrants2. Interest in the Vietnamese language and culture2.1. Language: the key to the preservation of immigrants/ culture2.2. Tastes and interests among first-generation Vietnamese immigrants2.3. Contact among Vietnamese immigrants and community/s activities2.4. University: still a must?3. Interest in the German language and culture3.1. Language: the key to integration3.2. Tastes and interests among first-generation Vietnamese immigrants3.3. Interest in German cultural activities3.4. Contact with Germans3.5. Cultural clashes and how Vietnamese immigrants feel perceived by German people3.6. Opinion on intermarriage4. Future plans and identity5. General evaluationSection 2: Vietnamese of the second generation1. Interest in the Vietnamese language and culture2. Interest in the German language and culture3. Opinion on intermarriage4. Future plans and identity5. General evaluationChapter 5: Vietnamese Community in the United States and Germany: a comparison1. Language acquisition2. Changing lives and identities of Vietnamese in America and GermanyChapter 6: Conclusion1. General evaluation2. Future prospectsBibliographyAppendix