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Counseling Thai Americans: An Emerging Need

✍ Scribed by Reese M. House; Methinin Pinyuchon

Publisher: American Counseling Association
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 667 KB
Volume: 26
Category: Article
ISSN: 0883-8534
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.1998.tb00198.x

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✦ Synopsis

This article identifies the unique issues of Thai Americans as a cultural minority in the United States. The authors propose ways of understanding and responding to Thai American clients and recommend strategies for working more effectively with these clients.

The number of Thai Americans living in the United States has increased in recent years; nearly 100,000 Thais were living in the United States in 1990 (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1995). This number does not include international students, scholars, and other Thais who are temporarily living in America for educational, business, and personal reasons. Before the 1990 census, Thai Americans were listed inclusively under the category of "Other Asians" and were not counted separately as Thai Americans. Thai Americans are a part of the diverse and increasing number of Asian Americans living in the United States. Most research and writing regarding counseling Asian Americans has focused almost exclusively on Chinese Americans. Japanese Americans, and immigrants from war-torn countries such a s Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia (Momssey, 1996;Ramisetty-Mikler, 1993). Although all Asian American groups have similarities in cultural heritage, special cultural and traditional norms and behaviors exist for Thai Americans. To date, no research or writing has specifically addressed the social and psychological concerns that Thai Americans experience. Nor have they addressed the appropriate preparation of helping professionals who work with Thai Americans. The purposes of this article were to address the influences of Thai cultural heritage on Thai Americans, to identify the concerns and issues they face, to address impIications

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