According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), 53% of adults have intermediate health literacy 21% of adults have basic health literacy 14% of adults have below basic health literacy This leaves only 12% of adults with proficient health literacy, which, as defined by Healthy People 2010, is “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Americans and Health Literacy
Disparities Amongst Vietnamese Children
“Mom, don’t worry. I’m not in pain. I won’t cry,” softly uttered a little boy named Thien Nhan (Good Person) as he laid on an operating table in Italy. The doctors and operating room staff were preparing to reconstruct Thien Nhan’s testicles and penis, which had been devoured (along with his right leg) by wild animals within the first three days of his birth. How did this … [Read more...] about Disparities Amongst Vietnamese Children
Nudity and More: Performance Art in Vietnam
Blue feathers were laid neatly in a rectangular shape on the floor in the middle of an audience-filled room in Ha Noi, Vietnam. A thirty-something-year-old performance artist by the name of Lai Thi Dieu Ha then casually entered the venue. She sauntered to the rug-like area, undressed herself completely, poured glue over her body, and attached the blue feathers onto herself. … [Read more...] about Nudity and More: Performance Art in Vietnam
Virginity Obsession and Sexual Ignorance Lead to Elective Abortion(s) in Vietnam
Virginity does not generate much dispute regarding its definition. Most will agree that virginity is the state of not having ever engaged in sexual intercourse. However, there are varying descriptions of what is considered human sexual intercourse. In the broadest sense, it can be defined as an instance wherein any corporal extremity penetrates a bodily orifice. Penetration … [Read more...] about Virginity Obsession and Sexual Ignorance Lead to Elective Abortion(s) in Vietnam
Traditional Values: A Bittersweet Proliferator of HIV in Vietnam
Tu co chi kim, co nhan kha: Tai gia tong phu; Xuat gia tong phu; Phu tu tong tu. From ancient times, those of old have said: At home follow father; Marry follow husband; Husband die follow son. Women in Vietnam are traditionally expected to be obedient to the men in their lives, and their actions are likewise expected to be in agreement with and beneficial to these men. Women … [Read more...] about Traditional Values: A Bittersweet Proliferator of HIV in Vietnam