• 수완나부미
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.137-160
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• 2014

This study explores postmodernism in Vietnamese literature. While there has been much dispute among critics regarding postmodernism in Vietnamese literature, postmodernism is now thought to be something that cannot be denied. Vietnamese postmodernism has Vietnamese characteristics and is strongly influenced by American literature. The structure of some Vietnamese short stories is similar to that of some American writers. In the writings of Jean-François Lyotard, Jean Baudrillard and Ihab Hassan, for example, we find out many characteristics which are ascribed to postmodern Vietnamese literature. We propose the use of the term 'Lao Tzu discourse'which is to include the main concepts of postmodernism such as chaos, nothingness and fragmentation. We propose that postmodern Vietnamese Literature appeared in the 1940s with the collection, Fall Spring Poems (1942), and is also seen with the prose of Nguyen Khai and Nguyen Minh Chau in the 1980s, and the drama written by Luu Quang Vu in the 1980s. There now exists a large group of postmodern Vietnamese writers, like Le Dat, Thanh Thao, Bao Ninh, Cao Duy Son, Nguyen Ngoc Tu and Nguyen Binh Phuong, among others.

• Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.11-27
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• 2012

We examined play interactions between siblings when one child has autism in a Vietnamese American and a European American family. Analysis was based on video recorded free play sessions with each set of siblings at their home. Interviews with the typically developing sibling and parents also provided supplemental data to aid our knowledge about their play behavior. This study describes the role of the typically developing sibling in play and the types of play engaged in by siblings. Findings indicate that the two sets of siblings differed in their play behavior. Specifically, significant differences were noted in the role of the typically developing sibling in play, and the types of play engaged in by the siblings. The perceptions of the typically developing siblings and parents regarding autism also differed across families, significantly affecting their play behavior. Implications for research are described.

• 영미문화
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.1-31
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• 2018

It is needless to say that America's indiscriminate artillery and chemical attacks have worsened the conditions of Vietnam's tropical rain forests, causing war-torn combat troops and civilians to suffer more from the participation and aftermath of the Vietnam war. Around two decades after the Vietnam War, American and Vietnamese writers dealing with the destruction of the human and nature of the Vietnam War and the following traumatic experience commonly report the horrors of inhumane warfare, but some differences among them appear in the reception of the ecocide consciousness. For American writers who had been involuntarily involved or who had stayed in the back area as interpreters and counter-intelligence force, the Vietnam War was often a kind of exotic "addicted adventure" which their American hometown could not provide. But apart from overcoming postwar post-traumatic stress by writing of healing which was shared with American war writers, Vietnamese writers have been able to overcome the scars of war as the communal memorial, which Jonathan Shay emphasized as the necessary comforting ritual by community members showing the sign of honor and care. On the other hand, American war writers were on the side of "separate peace," as Jeong stressed, and the Vietnam War to them was more racist like the case of "body count." Nevertheless, it is fortunate that the hideous experience of war could turn them all into the creativity pool, just as the 5,000 square mile of bomb creators have been used as the postwar fish ponds.

• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.97-106
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• 2016

This study analyzes on localization plans to successfully enter ASEAN market more rapidly growing than over-saturated the Asian or North American mobile game markets based on the Vietnamese market. Vietnamese smartphone market is the fastest growing in ASEAN based on its young aged population of average 28.2 year-old and low 3G service charges. Considering one of the most common activities through smartphones is the mobile game, the smartphone demand increase can be forecasted to be based on the growth of Vietnamese game market. Global strategies for exporting products to the global market can be classified into 'standardization' and 'localization'. From among these, Korean game companies are making profits by localization plan. But the Vietnamese mobile game market still has entry barriers. Therefore, this study is to contribute to Korean mobile game companies' localization plans for the Vietnamese market by finding and supplementing limits of the Vietnamese mobile game market based on literatures and statistics materials.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.1791-1796
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• 2014

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer death among Vietnamese Americans, yet screening remains underutilized. We investigated the effectiveness of a culturally tailored DVD intervention in promoting CRC screening among unscreened Vietnamese Americans age 50 and over. Materials and Methods: Using a community-based participatory research approach, we conducted a trial comparing twenty-eight subjects who received a mailed DVD in Vietnamese, with twenty-eight subjects who received a mailed brochure in Vietnamese. Subjects completed telephone surveys at baseline, One-month, and one-year. The primary outcome was receipt of screening. Secondary measures were participants' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about CRC screening. Two focus groups explored the intervention's acceptability and effectiveness. Results: At one year, CRC screening rates of 57.1% and 42.9% were observed in experimental and control group respectively (p=0.42), Subjects in both groups showed increased knowledge about CRC after one month. Focus group findings revealed that the DVD was an effective method of communicating information and would help promote screening. Conclusions: The findings suggest that culturally tailored, linguistically appropriate content is more important than the type of media used. This relatively low intensity, low cost intervention utilizing a DVD can be another useful method for outreach to the often hard-to-reach unscreened population.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.463-472
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to investigate university students' attitudes and interests for ethnic food. The questionnaire developed was distributed to 60 students majoring in food & nutrition and 260 students taking a liberal course related with food culture in world. A total of 271 questionnaires were usable ; resulting in 84.7% response rate. Among 12 kinds of ethnic food, a large number of students had an experience in Japanese, Chinese, American and Italian food. Also Chinese, American, Japanese and Italian food were familiar with them, but the hope to eat for French, Spanish, Mexican and German food was too strong. Students knew kinds, characteristics, table manners and etc. for Japanese, Chinese, and American food very well and wanted to know the information about French food. as result of positioning for ethnic food by correspondence analysis, Spanish, English, French, Germany and Mexican food had a strong image in want to eat, wanted to know information about food and got a good feeling. Students perceived Vietnamese, Thai and Indian food as having an experience, Japanese, American and Italian food as well-know about food or restaurants, and Chinese food as being familiar. The findings would indicate trends for ethnic foods and their cultures in Korea and forecast the possibility of change in foodservice market.

• Endocrinology and Metabolism
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.447-458
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• 2018

Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrinopathies among reproductive-age women. Its metabolic features often overlap with those associated with metabolic syndrome (MS) and insulin resistance syndrome (IRS). The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of MS and IRS in infertile Vietnamese women with PCOS. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary fertility centre at Hue University Hospital from June 2016 to November 2017. A total of 441 infertile women diagnosed with PCOS based on the revised 2003 Rotterdam consensus criteria were enrolled. MS and IRS were defined based on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/American Heart Association Adult Treatment Panel III 2005 and American College of Endocrinology IRS 2003 criteria, respectively. Complete clinical and biochemical measurements of 318 women were available for analysis. Independent predictors of MS and IRS were identified using multivariate logistic regression. Results: The overall prevalence of MS and IRS in women with PCOS was 10.4% and 27.0%, respectively. We identified older age (>30 years) and obesity as independent predictors of MS and IRS. Elevated anti-$M{\ddot{u}}llerian$ hormone levels increased the risk of IRS, but not that of MS. Conclusion: MS and IRS are prevalent disorders among infertile Vietnamese women with PCOS. PCOS is not solely a reproductive problem. Screening and early intervention for MS and/or IRS based on anthropometric, metabolic, and reproductive hormone risk factors should be an integral part of fertility care.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2020

그레엄 그린(Graham Greene)의 『조용한 미국인』(The Quiet American)은 베트남을 배경으로 한 전쟁소설이다. 따라서 전쟁과 관련된 정치적인 이야기가 주를 이루고 있지만, 그 안에서는 기본적으로 유색인종인 베트남인들보다 서양인들이 우월하다는 것을 전제하고 있으며 이러한 인종적 차별에 더하여 여성이 처한 이중적 차별과 불평등을 그대로 표현하고 있다. 서양남성과의 결혼을 통해 부유하고 편안한 삶을 바라는 베트남 여성 푸엉은 자본과 남성이라는 존재로부터 억압 받는 젠더적 약자이다. 그녀는 육체적 고통은 느낄 수 있지만 정신적 고통을 느끼지 않을 정도로 무지하게 표현되며, 남성들의 즐거움이나 이기심을 충족시키기 위한 상대로 묘사되는 등 남성들이 만들어낸 이기적인 시각으로 인해 불평등한 차별을 받고 있다. 젠더적 강자인 남성 주인공 파울러와 파일은 동양 여성인 푸엉을 서양인들과 질적으로 다른 저급한 인간 취급을 하며 단순히 자신들의 이기심을 충족하기 위해 여성을 이용하고 착취한다. 따라서 이들은 기본적으로 젠더 불평등한 관계를 전제로 하고 있기 때문에 그들이 말하는 사랑은 진실한 사랑이라고 보기 어렵다. 결국 작품 결말부분에서 파일의 죽음으로 인해 푸엉이 파울러에게 돌아오게 됨으로써 동양 여성은 서양 남성에 대한 젠더적 열위의 위치에서 벗어날 수 없음을 확인시켜 준다.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.93-104
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• 2009

Objectives: Although Asian immigrants have lower rates of smoking and binge drinking than other ethnics in the US, Korean Americans have the highest rate of Asian immigrants. This study, therefore, compared with the rates and examined the predictors of smoking and binge drinking by gender and ethnicity among Asian immigrants in California. Methods: In 2001 and 2003, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) were conducted in English and their original languages with Asian immigrants residing in 58 Counties and 3 Cities, California. We performed analysis to find out the differences of smoking and binge drinking rates using the secondary data, CHIS 2001 and 2003. Multiple logistic regression analysis for survey data identified predictors of smoking and binge drinking behaviors by gender and ethnicity. Results: Korean American males (35.4%) and Japanese American females (15.4%) had higher rates of smoking prevalence compared with other Asian immigrants in California. In binge drinking, 26.5% of male and 8.1% of female among Korean Americans were binge drinker, and the rates were the top with Asian Americans who had lived in California. It showed the remarkable gap between gender of smoking and binge drinking among Vietnamese immigrants, whereas not the striking difference among Japanese Americans. In multiple regression models, age, educational level, occupation, marital status, English proficiency, and health insurance coverage remained significant for smoking and binge drinking behaviors(P<0.05). Even though the time in the US was not significant, it seemed to be related to educational level and English proficiency. In particular among female, smoking and binge drinking behaviors were associated with acculturation. Conclusion: Although Asian Americans had shared with American culture since they had immigrated in the US, they had significantly different prevalence rates of smoking and binge drinking based on gender and ethnicity. Therefore, future efforts should be focused on understanding differences by ethnicity and target at high-risk subgroups. To achieve this, it needs to develop the educational materials in Korean and their original languages.

• 동남아시아연구
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.163-191
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• 2017

이 글은 2016년을 정점으로 한 최근 베트남의 정치, 경제, 대외관계를 진단하고 향후 변화를 전망해보는 데 목적을 두고 있다. 정치적으로 베트남은 2016년 공산당대회와 국회의원 선거를 치루며 새로운 국가지도부 구성을 마쳤다. 새로운 지도부에서 눈여겨 볼 점은 공산당의 정치국원과 행정부를 이끌 장관의 비율에서 북부출신이 우위를 지속하게 되었다는 사실이다. 또한 사회주의를 지향하는 시장경제체제를 발전시키기 위하여 공업화와 현대화를 지속적으로 추진하면서 미래를 위한 구조조정에 전력을 다하겠다는 국가발전목표를 제시하였다는 사실이다. 이러한 정치적 결정은 베트남 경제의 원동력이 저가의 노동력을 활용하기 위해 투자하는 외국자본에 토대를 두고 있지만 동시에 대외의존적인 노동집약적 산업에 머물러서는 국가경제의 미래가 불투명하다는 사실에 토대를 두고 있다. 실제로, 베트남이 어려운 대외여건 속에서도 저가생산물 기지로서 입지를 다지고 경제성장을 지속하고 있지만 향후 외자의존도와 사회경제적 불평등을 시정하지 않으면 장기적인 지속성장에 어려움을 겪을 것이 분명하다. 이러한 구조적인 문제에 더하여 단기적으로는 세계경제의 침체, 서구의 금융/화폐 정책, 그리고 무역협정의 불확실성 등이 베트남 경제의 성장을 가늠 하는 변수가 될 것이다. 국제관계에 있어서도 남중국해 등에서 영토분쟁을 겪고 있는 중국과의 관계를 의식하여 미국, 일본, 러시아, 인도 등과 밀접한 관계를 유지하며 외교다변화 정책을 지속할 것으로 보인다. 동시에 보호무역을 천명한 미국의 트럼프 정부가 들어서면서 중국을 포함한 주변 강대국과 정치와 경제를 모두 의식한 균형 있는 외교를 더욱 강화해야 하는 상황에 직면해 있다.