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Adelman, H. et al. "Canadian policy on Indochinese refugees" in Southeast Asian Exodus: From Tradition to Resettlement. E. Tepper, ed. Ottawa: Canadian Asian Studies Association, 1980.
Buchigani, N. "The economic adaptation of Southeast Asian refugees in Canada" in Southeast Asian Exodus: From Tradition to Resettlement. E. Tepper, ed. Ottawa: Canadian Asian Studies Association, 1980.
Chacko, James and Judy Chacko. A Situation Report on the Adaptation of Selected Groups of Refugee and Designated Class Immigrants in Toronto. Ottawa: Employment and Immigration Commission, 1986.
Chan, Kwok and Lawrence Lam. "Community, kinship and family in the Chinese Vietnamese community: Some enduring values and patterns of interaction" in Uprooting loss and adaptation: the resettlement of Indochinese refugees in Canada. Ottawa: Canadian Public Health Association, 1987.
Chan, Kwok and Lawrence Lam. "Psychosocial problems of Chinese Vietnamese refugees resettling in Quebec" in Uprooting loss and adaptation: the resettlement of Indochinese refugees in Canada. Ottawa: Canadian Public Health Association, 1987.
Chan, Kwok. "Unemployment, social support and coping: the psychological response of Indo-Chinese refugees to economic marginality" in Uprooting, Loss and Adaptation: The Resettlement of Indochinese Refugees in Canada. Kwok Chan and Doreen Indra eds. Ottawa: Canadian Public Health Association, 1987.
Deschamps, Gilles. "Adaptation economique des rdfugies indochinois de la seconde vague (1979-1980): 1'example du Quebec' dans Adaptation linguistique et culturelle: L'experience des refugees d’Asie du sud-est Quebec sous la direction de Kwok B. Chan et Louis-Jacques Dorais. Qu6bec: Centre international de recherche sur le bilinguisme, 1987.
Based on a survey, this chapter looks at the economic integration of Indochinese refugees of the 1979-1980 period. Partly because of the difficult economic environment, adaptation has presented problems. Sponsorship has not been particularly successful as means of integration. Nonetheless the refugees themselves are generally satisfied with their progress and are optimistic about their future. (adapted from Shiel and Beaujot, 1996).
DeVoe, Pamela A. "Lao" in Refugees in America in the 1990s: A Reference Handbook. David Haines ed. Westport, CT: Greenwood 1996: 259-278.
Discusses Lao refugees, their initial situation in the US, and their adaptation. An overview of Laos topography, ethnic diversity, France's colonial occupation, and the Pathet Lao takeover is offered. US resettlement has been categorized by lack of language and work skills, a reconstruction of familial patterns, spiritual readjustment, value changes, and money problems. Education has helped newer Laos generations adapt to US culture. Integration in terms of religion, gender relations, and ethnic identity is explored. (Copyright 1997, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
Fairweather, R. "Refugee determination: the Canadian experience" in Trilateral Commission Working Group Papers, 1991-92. Charles Heck, ed. New York: Trilateral Commission, 1992.
Holman, Philip A. "Refugee resettlement in the United States" in Refugees in America in the 1990s: A Reference Handbook. David W. Haines, ed. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1996.
An examination of the development of refugee policy since 1945 reveals how differences between refugees and immigrants are related to immigration regulations. The history and implications of several federally funded domestic refugee programs are explored, culminating in the Refugee Act of 1980. Trends and issues in refugee resettlement, services, and assistance are considered. The future of refugee resettlement is viewed in regard to (1) US immigration policy, (2) cash and medical assistance systems, and (3) the worldwide refugee situation, calling for a reexamination of current policy. (Copyright 1997, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
Indra, Doreen Marie. "A bibliography of research on southeast Asian refugee resettlement in Canada" in Uprooting, Loss and Adaptation. K.B. Chan and D.M. Indra, eds. Ottawa: Canadian Public Health Association, 1987.
Indra, Doreen. "Self concept and resettlement: Vietnamese and Sino-Vietnamese in a small prairie city" in Ten Years Later: Indo-Chinese Communities in Canada. L.J. Dorais, Kwok Chan and Doreen Indra, eds. Montreal: Canadian Asian Studies Association, 1988.
Indra, Doreen-Marie. "Social science research on Southeast Asian refugee settlement in Canada" in Uprooting, Loss and Adaptation: The Resettlement of Indochinese Refugees in Canada. Kwok Chan and Doreen Indra, eds. Ottawa: Canadian Public Health Association, 1987.
Surveyed in this paper is the social science research on Southeast Asian refugee settlement in Canada. According to the survey, the body of literature on Indochinese immigrants is substantially larger than those on other ethnocultural Canadian populations of comparable size. Policy analysis is well developed, and there now exists sufficient information to put together a broad sketch of Indochinese immigrant life in Canada. The paper states, however, that there are enormous gaps and omissions in the literature, some due to the newness of the field, which is less than five years old. Areas where the research is said to be scarce or completely lacking are (1) Lao and Khmer refugees; (2) immigrants' links with their source countries or their source country kin; (3) the structure of Indochinese communities in Canada; (4) the effect of the 1981-83 economic downturn on refugees; (5) Indochinese use of social, health, and educational services; (6) language problems; (7) family and mental health problems; (8) Indochinese women in Canada; (9) what aspects of the settlement saga are attributable to ethnic group status and what aspects to refugee status; (10) the direction of the refugees' long term integration into Canadian society; and (11) oral and community history. An attached bibliography (which constitutes half of this paper) lists almost all available studies involving research on Indochinese settlement in Canada. (Copyright 1988, Canadian Research Index, Incorporated, all rights reserved).
Indra, Doreen. "Community and inter-ethnic relations of Southeast Asian refugees in Canada" in South East Asian Exodus: From Tradition to Resettlement. Montreal: Canadian Asian Studies Association, 1980.
Manh Hung, Nguyen and David Haines. "Vietnamese" in Refugees in America in the 1990s: A Reference Handbook. David Haines ed. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1996: 305-327.
A discussion of the Vietnamese refugee situation in the US in regard to their history, exodus, and assimilation. Refugees left Vietnam in three waves following the 1975 Soviet advance on Saigon, and according to census data, are now the second largest refugee group accepted in the US, with resettlements in every state, and large concentrations in particular geographic locations. Vietnamese readjustment is marked by rapid economic adjustment and a belief that success can be achieved through hard work and education. Dynamics of resettlement are explored, including the "Vietnam syndrome," the situation of reeducation camp survivors, new gender roles, the elderly, and the adjustment of children. (Copyright 1997, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
Pham-Nguyen, Thuy. "Les determinants du processus d'adaptation sociale et linguistique des Vietnamiens A Quebec: dans Adaptation linguistique et culturelle: 'lexperience des refugees d'Asie du sud-est Quebec. sous la direction de Kwok B. Chan et Louis-Jacques Dorais. Quebec: Centre international de recherche sur le bilinguisme, 1987.
Based on a small sample of Vietnamese refugees to Quebec city, it is found that language courses are among the better ways of integration, along with strong ethnic communities. (adapted from Shiel and Beaujot, 1996)
Samuel, T.J. "Economic adaptation of Indochinese refugees in Canada" in Uprooting, Loss and Adaptation. K.B. Chan and D.M. Indra, eds. Ottawa: Canadian Public Association, 1987.
The paper examines the economic adaptation of Indochinese refugees in Canada based on special survey data. Economic adaptation is looked at primarily with reference to employment and income. The author concludes that, as most refugee groups before them, Indochinese refugees have been and still are going through an initial period of settlement difficulty. This is chiefly the result of the host society's economic problems coupled with the refugees' lack of familiarity with Canada's official languages, (especially English) and with problems related to acceptance of their occupational and educational qualifications. Despite many problems, refugees have begun to increase their earnings and are on their way to catching up with members of the host society in their ability to have the necessary purchasing power to facilitate their economic integration. (Copyright 1988, American Economic Association, all rights reserved.)
Suh, M. "Psychiatric problems of immigrants and refugees" in Southeast Asian Exodus: From Tradition to Resettlement. E. Tepper, ed. Ottawa: Canadian Asian Studies Association, 1980.
Van Esterik, P. "Cultural factors affecting the adjustment of Southeast Asian refugees" in South East Asian Exodus: From Tradition to Resettlement. E. Tepper, ed. Montreal: Canadian Asian Studies Association, 1980.
Van Esterik P. and J. Van Esterik. "Indochinese refugees in Toronto" in Ten Years Later: Indochinese Communities in Canada. L.J. Dorais, K. Chan and D. Indra, eds. Montreal: Canadian Asian Studies Association, 1988.
Whitmore, John K. "Chinese from Southeast Asia" in Refugees in America in the 1990s: A Reference Handbook. David Haines ed. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1996: 81 - 101.
An examination of Chinese refugees from Southeast Asia, focusing on Vietnamese and Cambodians, in terms of their lifestyles and future prospects in the US. A historical background chronicles the events leading to the refugee movement in the late 1970s. Data from various surveys suggest that the role of ethnicity per se is secondary to refugee duration in the US, education and occupation, English proficiency at arrival, settlement location, and household composition. Educational achievements, socioeconomic status, and the importance of contacts are examined to predict the future success of Chinese refugee communities in the US. (Copyright 1997, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
Woon, Yuen Fong. "The mode of refugee sponsorship and the socioeconomic adaptation of Vietnamese in Victoria: a three year perspective" in Uprooting, Loss and Adaptation: The Resettlement of Indochinese Refugees in Canada. Ottawa: Canadian Public Health Association, 1987.
Zolberg, Aristide R. "Response to crisis--refugee policy in the United States and Canada" in Immigration, Language, and Ethnicity: Canada and the United States. Washington, DC: AEI Press 1992.