General
Information
Included in this section are
statistics from the US Census Bureau describing this
population.
- Population
~ 10 million Asians contribute to the U.S. population;
16.2% are Asian Indian.
- Marital
Status ~ Married: 67.4% |
Never Married: 26.7% |
Divorced: 2.4%
- Citizenship
Status ~ Native: 24.6% |
Foreign born, naturalized citizen: 29.6% |
Foreign born, not a citizen: 45..8%
- Language
Spoken at Home
~ English only: 19.3% |
Non-English at home, but speaks English very well:
57.6% | Non-English
at home, English spoken less than well: 23.1%
- Education
For individuals 25 years of age and older
~ Less than high school: 13.3% |
High school graduate: 10.3% |
Some college/associate’s degree: 12.5% |
Bachelor’s degree or more: 63.9%
- Occupation
~ Management/Professional: 59.9% |
Service: 7.0% | Sales/office:
21.4% | Farming/fishing/forestry:
0.2% | Construction/maintenance:
2.1% | Production/transportation/material
moving: 9.4%
- Median
Family Income ~ $70,708
*The
above information was obtained from the 2000 U.S.
Census from the U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/).
Updated information will be available upon the completion
of the 2010 Census
Internet
Website Resources
Use this condensed list of
information to locate reliable resources on the internet
to further your knowledge about the culture of the
client you are working with.
Books
and Videos
Included in the list of books
and videos that may make you learn more about your
client are a list of discussion questions to answer
as you read the book or watch the video. These questions
are designed to get you to think about the material
and apply what you’ve learned to working with
your patient.
Books
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Xueqin M.G. (1999). The Culture of Health:
Asian Communities in the United States. Westport,
CT: Bergin & Garvey.
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Harper-Dorton, K.V., Lantz, J., & Lantz, J.E.
(2007). Cross-Cultural Practice: Purpose &
Meaning.
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Purnell, L.D., & Paulanka, B.J. (1998).
Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent
Approach. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.
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Kemp, C. & Rasbridge. L.A. Refugee and
Immigrant Health: A Handbook for Health Professionals.
Cape Town, South Africa: Cambridge University
Press.
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Joshi, K.Y. (2006). New Roots in America's
Sacred Ground: Religion, Race, And Ethnicity in
Indian America. Piscataway, PA:Rutgers University
Press.
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American Center Education Committee (2003). Asian
Indians of Chicago (IL) (Images of America). Mount
Pleasant, SC:Arcadia Publishing.
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Mody, S.L. (2004). Cultural Identity in Kindergarten:
A Study of Asian Indian Children (Asian Americans:
Reconceptualizing Culture, History, Politics)
- Alexander,
G.P. (2006). New Americans: The Progress of
Asian Indians in America
Videos
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Attenborough, R. (Director). (1982). Gandhi,
[Motion Picture]. USA: Columbia EMI-Warner.
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Hart. J.S. (Producer). (1998). Roots in the
sand. [Motion Picture]. USA: PBS
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Wood, M. (Producer). (2009). The story of
India. [Motion Picture]. USA: PBS
*The
creators of this website have not previewed all of
the above videos and books, therefore it is recommended
that you visit PBS.org or tolerance.org for a complete
list of books and videos available.
Scholarly
Journals and Search Keywords:
There are many scholarly journals
that contain great information concerning healthcare
disparities, cultural groups, and healthcare beliefs.
Once you have access to these journals, common keywords
or phrases are provided to guide your search and narrow
your focus.
Journals
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Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
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Journal ofthe National Medical Association
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Medical Care
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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.
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Health Affairs: Project Hope
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Journal of Transcultural Nursing
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Amerasia Journal
- Published
by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center,
Amerasia Journal is considered the most comprehensive
and intellectually provocative single source
on Asian American history and culture.
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A.Magazine.com
- Printed
bimonthly, A.Magazine has the largest circulation
for any Asian publication in the U.S. The
magazine reports on the developments, issues
and achievements of Asian Americans.
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AsianWeek
- Published
weekly, AsianWeek is a national English-language
newspaper for the Asian Pacific American community.
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Journal of Asian American Studies (JAAS)
- The
official journal of the Association for Asian
American Studies, published three times a
year, the Journal of Asian American Studies
includes original scholarly articles about
the multidimensional experiences of Asian
American and the Asian diaspora.
Keywords
to Use When Searching
- “Asian
Indian”
- “Healthcare”
- “Multicultural
healthcare”
- “Healthcare
disparities”
- “Alternative
medicine”
- “Asian
Indian medicine”
- “Asian
Indian” AND “healthcare”
- “Asian
Indian” AND “Access to healthcare”
- “Asian
Indian” AND “religion"
- “Asian
Indian” AND “family structure”
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