Redefining Advocacy for the Southeast Asian American Community

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-241
Author(s):  
Carolyn Leung
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Southeast Asian American

“I Kind of Have a Goal When I Do It”: The Phenomenology of Cultural Variability in Southeast Asian American Tricultural Emerging Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 382-396
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Nguyen ◽  
Gail M. Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Hip Hop ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Cognitive Changes ◽  
Negotiation Strategy ◽  
White American ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Southeast Asian American

Cultural variability (CV) is a dynamic identity process by which individuals play up and play down their cultural identities from day to day. This study examines the phenomenology of CV in a unique group of tricultural Southeast Asian American (SEAA) emerging adults who identify with Asian American, White American, and hip hop cultures to understand how it is experienced, the reasons for its use, the extent to which it is conscious/agentic, and how three cultural identities are managed simultaneously. Interpretive phenomenological analyses reveal that CV was used consciously and involved making behavioral and cognitive changes to fit in with out-group members, educate others about SEAA culture, and to distance themselves from in-group members. Importantly, the centrality of SEAA identity most often remained stable despite playing up/down identities. Overall, findings suggest that CV is an essential identity negotiation strategy for tricultural emerging adults that is complementary to alternation/code-switching.

Intimate partner violence and physical health outcomes among Southeast Asian American women

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivy K Ho ◽  
Khanh T Dinh ◽  
Sable A Smith
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Asian American Women ◽  
American Women ◽  
Southeast Asian American ◽  
S Model

Although intimate partner violence is prevalent among Southeast Asian American women, little is known about the associations between the experience of intimate partner violence and negative health outcomes in this population. Resnick et al. proposed a model explaining the development of health problems following violent assault. This article assesses the applicability of Resnick et al.’s model to Southeast Asian American women who have experienced intimate partner violence by reviewing cultural, historical, and social factors in this population. Our review indicates that the applicability of Resnick et al.’s model to Southeast Asian American women is mixed, with some components of the model fitting well with this population and others requiring a more nuanced and complex perspective. Future studies should take into consideration cultural, historical, and social factors.

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