Ethnograhic Study Diana Torpey Ron Bowditch Bev Turnbaugh Pam Romine This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button Select “Meeting Minder” Select the “Action Items” tab Type in action items as they come up Click OK to dismiss this box This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered. Viet Nam and El Salvador

Resources: Asian Americans for Community Involvement. Knowledge of Immigrant Nationalities of Santa Clara County (KIN) – Vietnam. De Bonis, S. (1995). Children of the enemy: Oral histories of Vietnamese Americans and their mothers McKee, J. (2000). Ethnicity in contemporary America California Department of Education. This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button Select “Meeting Minder” Select the “Action Items” tab Type in action items as they come up Click OK to dismiss this box This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered. The Vietnam Community in the Bay Area

Immigration to the United States Fall of Saigon 1978 – Fleeing persecution 1987 – Homecoming Act Continued immigration 2000 Census

Vietnamese Demographics 79 % still speak Vietnamese as their first language Majority have completed 10 or more years of school 59%

Vietnamese Demographics (cont.) Income Groups Religion

Distinctive Social Traits Family and Community are more important than individual interests Value education Patriarchal Veneration of ancestors

Education and Resources –Youth services for after school –Health care –Law alliance –Immigration alliance –International rescue committee –Refugee resettlement –Immigrant rights services –Education network

Education and Resources (cont.) 52% from television 65% from home computer 68% from radio 76% from Vietnamese newspapers

This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button Select “Meeting Minder” Select the “Action Items” tab Type in action items as they come up Click OK to dismiss this box This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered. El Salvador Resources: California Department of Education. Carecen. Cordova, C. (2005). The Salvadoran Americans Immigrant Info.Org. U.S. Department of Education.

Immigration 1982 – Height of El Salvadoran civil war 1986 – Amnesty Law 1990 – Lawsuit against INS Accurate numbers impossible to obtain

Salvadoran Demographics Ethnicity Low levels of formal schooling Average 4.7 household members 50% have a non-family member in the house

Salvadoran Demographics (cont.) Income Groups –70% live on less than $30,000/year –Better educated illiegal immigrants cannot get jobs commensurate with their education Religious Affiliation –Predominantly Roman Catholic –Progressive Protestant sects as well

Distinctive Social Traits Deep distrust and fear of governmental agencies Known for being hard workers Casual about time Patriarchal

Education and Resources Central American Resource Center –Los Angeles, CA –San Francisco, CA Spanish television, radio, and newspapers Religious organizations CalWorks Elrescata –Provide legal, educational, and community economic development Underground network

This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button Select “Meeting Minder” Select the “Action Items” tab Type in action items as they come up Click OK to dismiss this box This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered. Teacher Strategies for Vietnamese and Salvadoran Immigrant students Resources: Kottler, E. & Kottler, J. (2002). Children with Limited English: Teaching Strategies for the Regular Classroom Campbell, L. & Campbell, B. (2008). Mindful Learning:101 Proven Strategies for Student and Teacher Success Cary, Stephen (2007). Working with English Language Learners: Answers to Teachers’ Top Ten Questions

Strategies Become a functional expert in their backgrounds and history - Reach out to family and community Communicate a constructive attitude and open classroom - Be aware of non-verbal communication - Pair with “Peer Buddy” Get to know the language - Pick a “language teacher” for the week

Strategies (cont.) Communicate with pictures - Incorporate books into curriculum Celebrate and teach their native holidays and festivals - Host a “taste tour”