The Vietnamese in Oklahoma City :

Abstract

The comparison of information concerning life in Vietnam and data collected in Oklahoma City reveals changes which the Vietnamese have undergone. Varying rates for individual changes inside and outside the home are identified. This demonstrates different changes in public and private areas of life and attests to the importance of studying behaviors and values in the investigation of change.

This study was concerned with the investigation of individual changes and group organization development among Vietnamese in Oklahoma City. A background of Vietnamese culture was presented to establish pre-emigration behaviors, values, and traditions. Individual emigration experiences were presented to distinguish the three periods of Vietnamese arrival and to identify differences between life in Vietnam and the United States.

This approach facilitates the examination of individual changes in behaviors and values since immigration. The investigation of group organizations among Vietnamese also demonstrates the significance of the host culture in determining the form of ethnic associations in Oklahoma City.