How do Vietnamese Czech young women of 1,5. and 2. generation think about their identity?
Abstract
Identity can include different domains-moral, spiritual, gender, career, relationships, ethnic, politic. The ethnic identity is very important and central theme of identity among young from ethnic minority groups. In the present time, the second generation of Vietnamese Czech youth is growing up in the Czech Republic. There is lack of research describing the exploration of their identity. The aim of this study was establish, how young (18–22) Vietnamese Czech women think about their identity in the educational and career, relational, ethnic and personal domain. The qualitative study on six participants used interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The results indicated similar patterns among Vietnamese Czech young women and Vietnamese Americans, especially in the area of life values and importance of the family and vietnamese community in the process of exploration identity and making commitments. The present findings should be used to increase culture sensitivity at school and university counselors and advisors working with Vietnamese Czech students.
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Keywords
identity, ethnic identity, ethnic minority, Vietnamese Czechs, adolescence, emerging adulthoodLiterature
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