Cultural Awareness Hispanic & Vietnamese Culture Bridging Differences Interpreter Language Services • Spanish Interpreters and Translators: • Vietnamese Interpreters and Translators: Vietnamese Culture & Customs • • • • • • • • People Language Family Child Care and Rearing Celebration, Commemorations None Verbal Patterns & Meaning Communication Styles Health Care People: • List Family name first, then middle, first name last • More than a million in Europe, North America, Australia • Primary Regions – North – Central – South • Migration – First wave, 1975 – Second wave, 1978 – Third wave, 1992 Language: • • • • Vietnamese Spoken language Written People from different regions different accents • Tendency to keep problems private, avoid asking for help until too late (Alexandre de Rhodes) Family • Most Important Unit • Several Generations live together • Elders taken care in the home • Family Honor • Older Siblings responsible • Parent expect to see respect in children Child Caring & Rearing • Mother or Mother-inlaw is the principal person who assist, observe and apply rules Pre,Post-natal rules: • Pre-natal Rules – Walk Slowly – Not to sleep too much – Avoid funerals, horror stories. . . • Post-natal Rules: – No bath or shower – Avoid wind – Keep warm for at least three months Celebrations & Commemorations • Full Month after birth • First birthday • Death Anniversary • Full moon celebration • Lunar New Year Nonverbal Patterns • Nodding • Shaking one’s hand • Touching child’s head • Winking • Frowning • Pouting Communication Styles • Suppress Hostility • Smiling is a common social response to mark a variety of reactions • A “yes” answer may only indicate attention from listener Health Care • Self-Medication • Mental illness is considered shameful • Greatest stress for elders arise from lack of English and Economic dependency • A common practice done by rubbing back, chest, neck with menthol oil can be mistaken by abuse • Women prefer female providers Hispanic Culture Language • Family • Health • Major Causes of Illness • Treatments Objective • To become more sensitive to the crucial fact that multiple factors underlie patients behaviors. Patients may well perceive and understand health and illness from quite a different perspective than that of a healthcare provider Language: Spanish • Alternatives name • Spoken in 43 countries • Distinct Accents & Dialects • Originated VI Century BC Family: • Base of Society • Older Siblings take care of younger children • Man head of household • School not affordable Health: • Pure Luck • Reward for good behavior • Punishment meted out for wrongdoing • Lack of Pain=Health Major Causes of Illness • Body’s Imbalance – “Hot and Cold” or “Dry or Wet” • Dislocation of Body Part – Empacho, Sobadora, Caida de Mollera • Magic or Supernatural – Embrujado, Mal de Ojo, Susto • Envidia--Envy – Succeed is to fail Treatments: • Religious Rituals – Making Promises – Visiting shrines, religious pilgrimages – Offering prayers • Curandero – Folk healer • Herbs,oils, perfumes, massages, limpias, confession… Awareness: • Yourself – Explore own identity • Listen • Body language • Facial expressions • Medical Culture – Scientific – Medical View Point Thank you
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