The Vietnamese American Culture

This writing assignment invites you to examine the Vietnamese American culture, its roots, and key historical moments in the culture and the effects on the health and well-being of members of the culture. You should use a mix of sources, along with your personal, professional, and/or academic experience to respond to the assignment requirements.

Your paper should follow these guidelines:

 The paper is to be no less than 7 full pages and no greater than 8 pages of content, not including the face/cover page and reference page. Ensure you use Microsoft Word to write your paper to ensure the proper length and formats.
 Be sure, to begin with,​ an introduction, and end with a conclusion.
 The paper is to be written in APA format: 1” margins, a proper face page, running head, page numbers, Times Roman 12 pt. font with double spacing, and the use of headings to guide yourself, and your reader.
 Research is a necessity for this assignment. You must use at least five (5) scholarly resources. If you are unclear as to what is a scholarly source, please see your instructor. You should use in-text citations for information from external sources, and a matching reference page.
 Use level headings to guide yourself and the reader through the document.

This paper is worth 10% of your semester grade; originality will be assessed using Turnitin.com via your Canvas submission. A Turnitin similarity score must be visible and must be at 15% or lower. Papers with no similarity score or one higher than 15% will receive a 0. NOTE: you will not receive credit for your assignment if you fail to submit it on CANVAS. Emailed assignments will receive a 0.

Cultural History of Vietnamese Americans– Origins, Cultural Identity, History, and Current State

Identify and describe your Vietnamese cultural identity. You will explore Vietnamese American culture within this assignment, examining the origin, identity, history, and current state of the Vietnamese culture. Your description should include:

a) Origin of Vietnamese American culture. The culture comes from a region of the world (spatial), a place in time (temporal), a spiritual or belief orientation, or a profession. Part of understanding the Vietnamese American culture is knowing where and/or when it comes from.
b) Cultural Identity of Vietnamese Americans. Describe the Vietnamese culture, including nativity, race/ethnicity, language(s), gender and generational status, spirituality, social systems, occupations, and other elements that are key to understanding Vietnamese Americans’ cultural identity.
c) History of Vietnam. Identify and describe key historical and current moments and movements for the Vietnamese culture, focusing on those associated with social justice and human rights. This should include experience with other cultural groups and places and the outcome of those experiences on the Vietnamese culture and its members.
d) The Vietnamese American culture today. In this final section, you should describe the culture’s successes or challenges today relating to social justice, equity, and/or health. In other words, what’s going on now that affects the Vietnamese American culture, positively or negatively?