This study explored mental illness and treatment stigma, acculturation, and mental health help-seeking behaviors and preferences among Filipinx residing in the United States. Filipinx individuals disproportionately utilize mental health services less than any other Asian America…
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Existing empirical research suggests a robust correlation between religious coping and mental health outcomes. However, the impact of religious coping on mental health among immigrants has yet to be evaluated. This study focuses on Chinese American Christians and investigates: (…
Cities contain neighborhoods; surprisingly, so do some cemeteries. The urban Woodlawn Cemetery attracted a population reflecting the waves of late 19th and early to mid-20th century European immigrants moving through the Bronx at that time. Though having a choice, many Italians …
This study examined the relationship between Black identity and acculturation in African American parents and implicit racial bias in children. Eleven African-American parents (age range = 27–43) and child pairs (age range = 4–5) were recruited for this study. Parents were recru…
The Iranian American population is quite diverse in terms of religion, ethnic groups, and spoken dialects. The history of Iranians residing in the U.S. can be dated back as far as the mid 19th century. The Iranian culture is influenced by various religious ideologies and mystic …
Latina women have reported higher rates of postpartum depression than White women in the United States, with conflicting explanations. Despite the growing Latina population and high birthrate, Latinas are not well-represented in postpartum research. Socio-cultural factors are ex…
The Armenian people have an extensive history of culture, trauma, and resiliency. With over 1.4 million Armenians living in the United States (“Armenian Population in the World,” n.d.) and the greatest number of them living in Los Angeles (Zurcher, 2016), it is imperative that m…
Puns have a long history and a wide range of applications. They cover different topics and categories from custom etiquette, literary and artistic creation to eye-catching innovation. They are quite common in the daily life of Chinese people, and are also a feature of Chinese. W…
Hmong elders, who moved to the United States as political refugees from Southeast Asia have sought to maintain their cultural traditions and find that having those traditions honored at end of life (EOL) may prove to be difficult. This difficulty arises from healthcare providers…
This study aims to expand upon the available research by further examining the intergenerational transmission of trauma (ITT) and specifically to investigate the effects of silence and acculturation on secondary trauma symptomatology among second, third, and fourth- generation A…
The acculturation of Black Cuban immigrants has received little attention. Studies have not yet explored the acculturation experiences of Black Cuban immigrants living in Chicago. Given the lack of empirical research examining this population, this qualitative study addressed th…
The current study examines the relationships between Acculturation, Ethnic Identity and Acculturative Stress, as they relate to willingness to seek professional psychological help among Assyrian Americans. A convenience sample was composed of 119 men and women of Assyrian descen…
The world in which Inkpaduta grew up in the northern Iowa borderlands rapidly changed during the nineteenth century. As Americans entered Dakota occupied lands, alterations to the environment undercut the ability of the Wahpekute to continue vital sustenance patterns. Decimation…
The objective of this study was to examine the association between acculturation, religiosity, and sexual attitudes among East Asian Americans. Participants were 95 Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Americans nationwide across the United States. 36 male and 61 female participants be…
In this dissertation I explore acculturation in a mixed-ethnic, mixed-nativity, Muslim American community located in a suburb of Chicago, addressing the question, "Muslim American acculturation to what?" Building on previous scholarship and my empirical findings, I put a spotlig…
Research in the area of culture and mental illness suggests that cultural and religious beliefs can influence attitudes toward mental illness. Little research exists on Muslims' conceptions of mental illness and the potential influence of their religious and cultural norms on in…
Over the past decades, the pronounced increase of international migration has led many nations to confront themselves with the pressing issue of how to ameliorate and make more harmonious the engagement among people with different cultural backgrounds. The present thesis enters …
Situated within critical race theory and Latinx critical theory (LatCrit), the result of this research was a 2-part presentation of a critical co-constructed autoethnography and a qualitative case study. The case study identified factors that promoted intercultural collaboration…
Bu araştırmanın genel amacı, Türkiye'deki yabancı dil öğretmen eğitimi programlarını kültürlerarası yaklaşım ve özellikle de erken yaşta kültürlerarası dil öğretiminin yeri açısından inceleyerek yabancı dil öğretim üyelerinin görüşleri ve sınıf içi uygulamaları doğrultusunda mev…