Vietnamese Americans experience two cultures making them diverse from the Western society. The Vietnamese American are combined with traditions from the homeland Vietnamese culture and are introduced to the cultures in the Western society. The second-generation Vietnamese Americans are more likely to adapt to the American culture and overlook the traditions of the Vietnamese culture. The second-generation Vietnamese Americans are a result of the refugees from the Vietnam War, often a soldier and Vietnamese woman. These family are likely to experience low socioeconomic status because of the inability to effectively communicate with in Western society. This is generation has a direction reflection of the Vietnamese culture. The second-generation …show more content…
In the culture, the children have an important role in the family to care for and respect the older family members. Based upon the gender, the rules vary by the gender roles assigned through the culture. Vu, & Rook (2013) stated, the father provides a protection and authority within the family while the mother offer nurturing for the children. These roles are taught to the children during the adolescent stages which represents the beginning of adulthood (p.227). The children are taught roles that will carry on the tradition of the Vietnamese culture. The gender roles in the culture are similar to the roles previously taught in the American culture where the males are the authority figure and the females care for the family which is also taught during the adolescent …show more content…
(p.228) The females in the Vietnamese culture have more responsibilities with caring for the family during the adolescent stage which will continue throughout their live. The Vietnamese culture requires for the females to care for the elders and maintain the care of the home. The males are require to develop an authoritative role and provide for the family. The roles associated with Vietnamese culture conflict with modern day gender roles in Western society by offering the Vietnamese Americans a different aspect on life. The conflict between the intergeneration is a direct representation of the Western society. Vu & Rook (2013) stated “The second generation Vietnamese Americans experience supportive behaviors (e.g., affirmation of worth, provision of advice or assistance) and conflictual behaviors (e.g., criticism, failure to provide needed assistance, excessive demands) while acculturating” (p.228). Some of the families are less likely to accept the acculturation of the young to the Western society causing a lack of
Asians are one of the fastest growing groups in the United States and their culture is unique. A majority of the Asian culture is known for making big dinners to bring the family together to simply talk or celebrate together. There are three main categories of Asian dietary culture, which are the southwest, northwest and southeast. We will be focusing on the second largest dietary culture of Asia, which is in the northeast that contains China, Korea, and Japan. Food in this culture is not only a method of fueling ones body it is also used in certain types of medicines to heal ailments and also used in religious offerings.
Bowen’s family systems theory is beneficial in recognizing the family as an emotional system in which the living members are powerfully attached by relationships between each other that support and strengthen their survival (Knauth, 2003, p. 333). Growing up as the first generation Vietnamese-American to be born in the United States, there are many issues pertaining to the differences of new and old culture and multi-generational differences. Some of these issues include triangles, the multi-generational transmission process, and emotional cut-offs.
What had once been a simple life of living among fields of rice and livestock has been replaced with a life dominated by technology and American culture. The Hmong youth have to adapt to both cultures while they cannot escape the traditions in their home environment and having their own identity. Most biculturalism of Hmong youth is expected among the Hmong community and have to deal with the culture clashes. This leads to extreme distress and unhappiness because of maintaining both cultures. Many have to cross cultural code-switch when moving from one cultural environment to the next, purposefully modifying one’s behavior in an interaction in a foreign setting in order to accommodate different cultural norms for appropriate behavior. (Kong Vang
The social environment, in which individuals are born into, influences language, thinking, and behavior. Culture is an influential determinant that shapes individual’s emotional and behavioral reactions to the world around them. The culture that one develops into alters their perception of the world. The perception of roles based on gender is contingent on the environment. Helgeson defined gender roles as the “role or behavior learned by a person as appropriate to their gender, determined by the prevailing cultural norms”( Helgeson, V. S. 2012). This paper addresses the topic of multiple genders and the associated roles within various cultures.
Gender role is a set of expectations set forth by society about the ways in which men and women are “supposed” to behave based on their gender. In the Era of which we live, the expectations are closer than ever to being distinct. Many people of my generation, and younger, may not completely understand this question, due to the fact that it is almost the norm to see single parent homes and to have both parents working full time. The stay at home mother is almost a thing of the past. In some situations the “gender role” has been completely switched, with the father being the stay at home parent. This concept is completely foreign to most elderly citizens such as our grandparents. If you look back at history, the father was the breadwinner and the mother stayed home to care for the children, which families back then were much larger. You may be pondering, what events in history lead to such a dramatic change in the family schematics? Well, we are going to delve into this lengthy controversial and revolutionary historic cultivation. First I am going to touch on a few historic events that altered the typical American family, followed by a few waves of the feminist movement, as well as some revolutionizing amendments to the Constitution yielding more rights to females which ultimately altered the workplace as well as the family.
The Vietnam War is one of the most controversial subjects in American politics. The US went to the war under the guise of the domino effect, as they believed that if Vietnam fell, the surrounding countries would fall as well. President Johnson said “If you let a bully come into your garden, the next day he’ll be on your porch, and the day after that he’ll rape your wife” One thing that is not controversial is that we lost the war. Lots of different factors contributed to the United States unsuccessful trip to Vietnam. Among many reasons, one of the two biggest factors in the lose of the war was America’s foreign policy how and how bad the US underestimated how important freedom and independence was to the people of Vietnam. On top of that the US used the wrong military strategy, instead of focusing on limiting collateral damage the US used heavy artillery that killed citizens and alienated would be supporters. There was political corruptness in South Vietnam governments, which meant that they could not build an alternative to the NLF. At home, the public opinion of the war was decreasing at a constant rate and demonstrations were at an all time high. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong, and these problems all contributed to a Vietnam tour that went horribly wrong and an attitude among the American people that was growing ever doubt full of their government.
Western influence has shifted the dynamics of marriage in recent years. Family still plays a large role, but parents are now in a more consultative position, this has resulted in a heavy decline of the number of arranged marriages. Due to the emphasis of culture in Vietnamese society, individuals of high status, like
Cultural shame and social stigma are the primary reasons hindering Vietnamese American parents from recognizing mental illness in their children and utilizing mental health services and support. There is no significant difference in comparing the first generation with the second generation of Vietnamese American in terms of their views or perspectives on mental health. Despite the difference experiences and opportunity the second generation receiving including possible higher education and SES (social economic status). This study will solicit Asian-American answers to this questions: “What we can do as individuals, communities, or churches and to model the decision to put our children’s mental health and happiness above the cultural shame?” and ultimately, their children’s happiness will prevail over cultural shame.
As soon as families come to the U.S., both parents have to go out looking for jobs to support their family. At the same time, the children spend most of their time at school or with friends. The family has very little time to be together after work and school, in order to discuss family problems or schoolwork. The family no longer consults, advises, encourages, or consoles. As a result, the family bond gradually dissolves. Since the children spend more time outside of the family than with their family, it is natural that they become Americanized quickly. Although Vietnamese parents always try their best to stop their children from becoming Americanized and to maintain their culture as much as possible, it is nearly impossible to do so.
(The Gale Group, Inc., Ann Caddell Crawford, D.G.E. Hall, Milton E. Osborne, and Thomas C. Thayer. "Vietnamese." Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Encyclopedia.com, 2018.) Vietnamese outsiders tend to have marginally bring down instructive fulfillment contrasted with the general remote and local conceived populaces. In 2014, around 25 percent of Vietnamese migrants (over the age of 25) had a four-year certification or higher, contrasted with 29 percent of the aggregate remote conceived populace and 30 percent of the U.S.- conceived populace. (Zong, Jie and Batalova, Jeanne. "Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States. (-- removed HTML --) . Fri. 16 Mar 2018.) The displaced people on board were moved to an island in the Philippines, and after that moved in an exile camp. The Ung family lived in the camp for 15 more months previously they made it to Southern California. Ung was 12 when her family settled in Chinatown in Los Angeles. They lived in a two-room condo with 18 individuals in it. "Be that as it may, we thought of it as a redesign," Ung said. When Ung first began school in America, she scarcely communicated in English. Her school's English as
Additionally, her parents have to make a lot of financial decisions because they are the primarily ones that help out the extended family that is still in Vietnam. Her dad always tries to send money back to Vietnam as he is the sole person in the United States on the paternal side. Many arguments happen as a result of this because her mom wants to focus on making sure that their family’s needs are met first. Her parents’ filial piety ideals are different whereas her dad is more focused on the extended family, and her mom on the immediate family. Despite the differences, care of family members is considered an important duty and role. Family plays a central role in family dynamics.
The traditional view of gender roles differs where women are nurturing, home oriented and calm. On the other hand, men are seen as the opposite. Nevertheless, the modern view does not distinguish these differences because of the greater involvement of the father in the family. The differences do not lie among the genders but the perspective of the individuals in society, both genders can contribute to each other’s works regardless of what sex they fall under. The society, religious institute, and media play a greater role in shaping these gender roles.
Gender roles are extremely important to the functioning of families. The family is one of the most important institutions. It can be nurturing, empowering, and strong. Some families are still very traditional. The woman or mother of the family stays at home to take care of the children and household duties. The man or father figure goes to work so that he can provide for his family. Many people believe that this is the way that things should be. Gender determines the expectations for the family. This review will explain those expectations and how it affects the family.
Gender equality is an issue constantly in conflict within societies of Eastern and Western countries. Although Vietnamese women living in the United States have equal access to jobs and education and are able to be independent, they still choose to “incorporate the new realities of their lives into the ideological confines of the traditional family system” (Kibria 109). Tradition mandates that women are the support system of principles and values of the traditional Vietnamese family system (137). While Vietnamese women are more reserved and submissive to their husbands, Vietnamese-American women have discovered the strength and power to be the central figure within the newly defined collective household in order to survive and provide for the children’s future.
The idea is that the individuals are consumed with society norms and regulations to notice that their actions are gendered. As explained before, when a couple engages in marriage and then children, the roles at home become “more conventional gender-based” in terms of family and work (Coltrane, 2010, p. 121). The father works more hours and the mother attends to family care. It is important to invest in constructing a family that is ungendered or less gendered. This may difficult given the social norm and the external factors that may leak into the family household; however, it is vital for parents and children to make family decision without considering the gender norm. In order to build a less gendered family, the parental roles must be equally balanced from the beginning and with every child. The parents should distribute the work in terms of caring for the child, doing home-labor, and working to provide income. For example, a couple could agree that they work three days a week each on different days and keep one day of the week to do family events. Also, they share the baby duties by taking turn to shower, feed, and wake up for the baby. Moreover, the couple could agree on home chores and alternating these tasks each week. This provides a more balanced home and is less gendered as the mother is working and the father is caring at some point in the week. Furthermore, the parents could keep away from certain gendered idea that girls wear skirt, boys play with trucks/dirt and girls play with dolls, or boys play video games and girls watch Barbie. The idea of playing and media could be influenced by the parent as they allow the child to decide without inserting a gender-based bias to the child-rearing