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Acculturation and food : a study of Vietnamese women in Portland, Oregon

This study is intended to provide information about the situation of first-generation
Vietnamese women to the IRCO Parent and Child Program Department in Portland,
Oregon. Nutrition intervention and food assistance currently offered to Vietnamese
women enrolled in this program is the focus of the study. The women interviewed
characterize themselves and their eating patterns as Vietnamese, though many changes in
practice and concept reflect those of American culture. The study reveals several
categories of food acculturation that act both separately and influence the development of
each other. These categories are diet, taste, solutions, and concepts. Recommendations
are made according to the categories and process of acculturation demonstrated by the
participating women and the effects of this process on the health of the women and their
families. / Graduation date: 2004

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/28447
Date15 April 2004
CreatorsSarasin, Heather M.
ContributorsKhanna, Sunil
Source SetsOregon State University
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis/Dissertation

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