Dedication |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction: Significance of the Study |
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1 Is Culture Conflict And The American Dream |
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Role of Schools in the Education of Minorities |
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2 | (2) |
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Culture Conflict and Learning |
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4 | (2) |
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Minority Groups in America |
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Cultural Values and Achievement in Schools |
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11 | (3) |
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Schooling and Mainstreaming |
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14 | (7) |
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Acculturation and Achievement |
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15 | (6) |
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2 Ethnohistory Of The Hmong People |
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The Hmong in Laos: Historical Context |
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22 | (7) |
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Hmong Refugees' Journey to America |
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26 | (3) |
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Recent Rapid Sociocultural Changes |
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29 | (8) |
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Diversification within the Hmong |
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30 | (1) |
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Sociocultural Changes and their Effect on Kinship |
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31 | (6) |
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37 | (24) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (2) |
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Goals of American Officials |
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39 | (2) |
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Creation of La Playa Hmong Community |
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41 | (7) |
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Initial Resettlement in La Playa |
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41 | (2) |
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Local Response to Hmong Families |
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43 | (1) |
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Activities of the Hmong Community |
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43 | (3) |
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The La Playa Hmong Community in 1985 |
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46 | (2) |
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Problems in Communication |
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48 | (11) |
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The Hmong as a Linguistic Minority |
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49 | (1) |
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The Rise and Fall of Refugee Services |
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49 | (1) |
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Discontinuation of Paid Interpreters |
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50 | (1) |
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Hmong Resettlement Workers |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (3) |
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Communication in the Schools |
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55 | (4) |
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59 | (2) |
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4 Becoming American Through Schooling |
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61 | (28) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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Primary Resettlement Experiences |
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64 | (1) |
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Home Environments in La Playa |
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65 | (7) |
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67 | (5) |
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La Playa Elementary School |
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72 | (1) |
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Cultural Conflict and Stress |
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73 | (2) |
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Children in School: Facing Teachers |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (3) |
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Children's Literacy Acquisition |
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80 | (5) |
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83 | (2) |
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Special Education Classes |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (2) |
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5 Seven Learning Disabled' Indochinese: Institutional Approach To Children Facing Culture Conflict |
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Theoretical and Practical Significance of the Study |
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89 | (3) |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (7) |
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Summary of Findings and Implications of the Study |
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101 | (5) |
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106 | (5) |
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6 Culture And Minority Achievement: Implications For Research And Instructional Practice |
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111 | (28) |
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Action Research and Literacy |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (2) |
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Basic vs. Applied Research |
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114 | (2) |
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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Action Research |
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116 | (2) |
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Social and Cognitive Development |
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118 | (2) |
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Culture in Activity Settings |
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120 | (3) |
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Reform in Teacher Education |
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123 | (4) |
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Neo-Vygotskian Theory of Assisted Performance |
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125 | (2) |
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Achievement Motivation in Minorities |
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127 | (3) |
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Intervention-Research for Minority Education |
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130 | (1) |
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Teachers' Role in the Academic Success of Minorities |
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131 | (2) |
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Cultural Therapy and Academic Success |
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133 | (3) |
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136 | (3) |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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