... years have passed, and Vietnamese refugees and immigrants have proven extremely successful in recreating the sense of identity in America through cultural enclaves and entertainment. Although having to leave their birth country behind, Vietnamese immigrants did not abandon their indigenous culture. They view themselves historically and presently, as they're improving their life in America (Nguyen ... food such as pho (Vietnamese beef noodle soup), or enjoy the fresh-squeezed sugarcane juice. Nighttime entertainment venues draw and fulfill the desire of entertainment and leisure of the you...

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... exist before making an attempt to bridge one culture with another. It happens too often that a dominant culture tries to deny that these cultural differences do exist. Maiello (1999) establishes that for cross-cultural psychotherapy to be considerate of the patient's 'otherness,' the therapist's listening function must include a 'translation' of the specific meanings of cultural aspects from the patients 'language' into his own ... may believe that it is better to match a patient with a therapist who shares the same ethnocultural background. Tseng (1999) believes that the...

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