ED 123 892 TITLE INSTITUTION PUB DATE NOTE EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS IOCUMENT RESUME , Indochinese Refugee Alert Bulletin, No. 4. Center for Applied LinguiStits, Arlington, Va. Feb 76 13p. MFS¢...83 HC-$1.67 Plus Postage.. Adjustment (to Environment); Bilingual Education; *Bulletins; Cambodian; Credentials; *Educational Needs;- Elementary Secondary' Education; English (Sfacon Lanuage); Gdides; *Indochinese; Instrtictionai Materials; Publicdtions; Radio; Beading Materials; VRefugees;- Relocation; *Social Adjustment; Vietnamese. FL 007 670 ABSTPACT his refugee alert bulletin provides information re:levant;to Indochiese refugees in the United States. General news o,:f the Indochinese Clearinghouse is provided, along with a partial list of the addresses and phone numbers of refugee assistance centers. Also listed are Vietnamese language publications,'mostly jou'rnals and newspapers,'available for public distribution. The .bulletin discusses: (1) the project organized by the Office of Education to evaluate and reconstitute academic credentiaisof Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees, and to enable postsecondary _institutions to make decisions concerning the admission and placement of refugees; (2) the Test of English as a Foreign 'Language offered by the Edadational Testing Service; details for eligibility are provided; (3) Vietnamese language radio broadcasts, with times and stations listed; (4) a directory of Vietnamese scholars which is in preparatioh; and (5) a setqof survival vidiotapes to help refugees adjust to American life. A complete list of the refugee education guides is zlso provided. The eight series cover preschool education, general information, educational adminiitration, elementary educa'tion, intermediate and secondary education,'bilingual and bicultural education, ,personnel resources, and the alert bulletins. This issue of the bulletin concludes with a map and figures documenting refugee resettlement in the United States and, for questions concerning refugee resettlement, the addresses And phOte numbers of the ten HEW regional offices. (CLK) . ********************************************************************** Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC a every effort * * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, i of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality * * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Serv.ice' (EDRS): EDRS is not '* responsible for the quality'of the original document. Reproductions * * supplied by EaR6 are the bebt that can be made from the original. * ******************************************************!***************
ABSTPACThis refugee alert bulletin provides information
re:levant;to Indochiese refugees in the United States. General newso,:f the Indochinese Clearinghouse is provided, along with a partiallist of the addresses and phone numbers of refugee assistancecenters. Also listed are Vietnamese language publications,'mostlyjou'rnals and newspapers,'available for public distribution. The
.bulletin discusses: (1) the project organized by the Office ofEducation to evaluate and reconstitute academic credentiaisofVietnamese and Cambodian refugees, and to enable postsecondary_institutions to make decisions concerning the admission and placementof refugees; (2) the Test of English as a Foreign 'Language offered bythe Edadational Testing Service; details for eligibility areprovided; (3) Vietnamese language radio broadcasts, with times andstations listed; (4) a directory of Vietnamese scholars which is inpreparatioh; and (5) a setqof survival vidiotapes to help refugeesadjust to American life. A complete list of the refugee educationguides is zlso provided. The eight series cover preschool education,general information, educational adminiitration, elementaryeduca'tion, intermediate and secondary education,'bilingual andbicultural education, ,personnel resources, and the alert bulletins.This issue of the bulletin concludes with a map and figuresdocumenting refugee resettlement in the United States and, forquestions concerning refugee resettlement, the addresses And phOtenumbers of the ten HEW regional offices. (CLK) .
**********************************************************************Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished
* materials not available from other sources. ERIC a every effort ** to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, i of marginal *
* reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality *
* of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available *
via the ERIC Document Reproduction Serv.ice' (EDRS): EDRS is not'* responsible for the quality'of the original document. Reproductions ** supplied by EaR6 are the bebt that can be made from the original. *
ABSTRACT,This refugee alert bulletin provides information
r4levant;to Indochiese refugees in the United States. General newsof. the Indochinese Clearinghouse is provided, along with a partiallist of the addresses and phone numbers of refugee assistancecenters. Also listed are Vietnamese linguage publications,'mostlyjouinals and newspapers,'available for public distribution. The -
.bulletin discusses: (1) the project organized by the Office ofEducation to evaluate and reconstitute academic credentials,ofVietnamese 'and Cambodian refugees, and to enable postsecondary.institutions to make decisions concerning the admission and placement,of refugees; (2) the Test of English as a Foreign "Language offered bythe Educational Testing Service; details for eligibility areprovided;` (3) Vietnamese language radio broadcasts, with times andstations listed; (4) a directory of Vietnamese scholars 'which is inpreparatioh; and (5) a setiof survival vidiotapes to help refugeesadjust to American life. A complete list of the refugee educationguides is .also provided. The eight series cover preschool education,general information, educational adminiitration, elementaryeducZtion, intermediate and secondary education-,'bilingual andbicultural education, 'personnel resources, and the alert bulletins..This issue of the bulletin concludes with a map and figuresdocumenting refugee resettlement in the United States and, forquestions concerning refugee resettlement, the addresses And phdtenumbers of the ten HEW regional offices. (CLK) .
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* materials not available from other sources. ERIC a every effort ** to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, i of-marginal *
* reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality *
* of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available *
* via the ERIC Document Reproduction Serice. (EDRS), EDRS is not.* responsj.ble for the quality-of the original document. Reproductions ** supplied by EDS& are the bebt that can be made from the ori5inal. *#*****************************************************#***************
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National Indcichirse ClearinghouseCENTERFOR APPLIED LINQUISTICS1611 'NORTH KENT STREET .ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22 209
(7.03) 528-4312 . .(800) 336-3040 .
INDOCHINESE ..REFUGEE ALERT -*BULLETIN
February., 1976 .
INDOCHINESE CLEARINGHOUSE TO CONTINUE THROUGH AUGUST
The National Indochinese ClearinghoUse will tontinue, for the remainderof the school year, to'collect, analyze, adapt and disseminate informationrelevant to the education of Vietnamese:Cambodian and Black Tai refugees.This information will be disseminated in the form of Indochinese:Refugee Edu-cation Guides and Refugee Alert Bulletins. During July and August the Clear:inghouse staff will prepare a Guide for Refugee Education for the School Year1976-77 whfa will incorporate the best of the curriculum guides and textmaterials developed- during the current year.
Some changes in the functioning of'the Clearinghouse have taken plate.WE WILL NO LONGER SERVICE INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS OR PERSONNEL FROMLOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES. The Bilingual Resource Centers listed on thefollowing page will:provide services to LEAs, volunteers and sponsors. The
Clearinghouse, in turn, will service the Bilingual Resource` Centers, StateEducational Agency personnel, federal governmentpersonnel and national,voluntary agency personnel.
Each of the Bilingual Resource Centers will accept collect phone calls, .
. and we will continue our hotline opera ion (80p-336-3040) through June 30, 1976.
REFUGEE ASSISTANCE CENTERS
A great number ofRrivate or sem -private, non-profit organizationshave peen established recently to respo to the needs of the Indochineserefugees, to help ease the hardship of, r settlement, to serve as a linkage
between these new immigrants and their A rican friends. Some provide a
wide rgnge of services; others are small with few staff, but still help the
Vietnamese.in the area. The Alert Bulle in twill carry news of the establish-
ment of new centers as such information becomes available.
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NEW YORk:
Conwlecticut
D.C.
Delaware
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
NQW Jersey
New York.
Pennsylvania ,
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
BILINGUAL RESOURCE de.NTERS
MIDWEST (Chicago):
'Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigari
Minnegota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South. Dakota
Wisconsin
Bilingual Ed. Service Ctr.
500Soutb Dwyer eve.
ArlingCOn HOlts., IL 60005 "
312/
2557
9820
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contact:- Maria'Swanson, Dir.
,Guillernio'DeHooght
Regional Cross - Cultural
. Training & Resource Ctr.
NYC Bd. of Ed.
Off. 2f,Bilingual Ed.
110 Livingston St., Rm- 224.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
212/858-5505
contact:
Carmen Velkas, Dir.
Vuong Gia,Thuy_
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Nguyen Kim Hong
Linda Schinke
.Minerva Cone
Do Dinh Tuan
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\LOU IS TA NA :
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Not0 Carolina
'Oklahom
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South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
SAN DIEGO:
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Arizona
Hawaii
.New Mexico
Southern California
Sbuthdlm Nevada
Inst. for Cultur41 PlurnItsm
San Diego State,
San Diego, CA 92102
714/ 286-5193
'286-5200
contact:
Reyes Mazon, Dir.
Leonard Fierro
Frances Lopez Beckers
Nat'l Bilingtal Resource Ctr.
P.O. Box 3410 USL
Lafayette, 'LA 70501
318/213 -3850 x651
233-Y718
contact
'Robt. Fontenoe, Dir.
Charlotte Clement
Earline Buckley.'
Foster
Ralph Forestiero
Ruth Bradley
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BERKELEY:
'Alaska
Colorado
Tdaho.
Montana
Northern California"
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Northern Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Trust Territories
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Bay Area, Bilingual Ed.
.,League
1414 Walnlit St,
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Berkeley, CA 94'709
415/644-61
contact: 7Robert.o
Jog Beard
Nuns 'Coo DuonA
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1. Vietnam Service Center
814 6th Ave.S. Seattle, WA 98143
2. Vietnam Service Center
' W. 1203 Riverside Ave.Spokane, WA 99201
Director: Nguyen Luan
(2 464-7481
Director: Duong Hong Duc
. (509) 7477124
3. Vietnamese-American Association1608E. Jefferson, RM. 103Seattle; WA 98122
4. Vietnam Resource Center5621 S. BlackstoneChicago, IL 60637
Vietnam ommunity Center1694 Como Ave.
St. Paul, MNr55108
6.. Vietnamese Catholic StudentsAssociation in. America
5621 S. Blackstone Ave..
ehicago,IL 60637 (312) 684-6060
Office of the Catholic Chaplain:Box 205
Enfield, Conn. 06082
Chairperson: Mike' Edwards
Director: Mrs. Le Thi Nga
(312) 455-5965 or 481-8112
President: Dzung Tien Bui
(612) 920-8672
Rev. Pham Minh Hua
(413) 549-6031
The VCSAA has been in existence since.1950: Its 'stated purpose is
to strengthen brotherly ties among the Vietnamese Dying in America, ",
regardless of political or religious affiliations. "Every'year the
Association compiles and issues a Directory of Vietnamese Nationals.
in America, The 1975 Directory as published before -the influx of
the<efugees and can be obtained for $3.00-by writing,tb. 'Vietnam
Directory, P.O. Box 205, Enfield, Conn. 06082.
Besides its annual convention, which usually takes place in the
summer, the Association has a convention. at Christmas which is
open to Al Vietnamese and their friends,
7. Vietnamese Buddhist Fellow- President:
ship of America (VBFA928 S.New Hampshire Ave.Los Angeles,-CA 90006
Rev. Thich Thien
(213) 384-0850 or 467-125:30
With contributions from the Golrege of Oriental Studies,
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national Buddhist Meditation Center and private sources, the VBFAhas sponsored 170 Vietnamese refugees and oAered services to abouttool others,living.the the eighb6ring,areas. Their "Vietnam Village"will expand to accommodate more Vietnamese, according to Reverend-Thich 'Mien An, the founder and president,
8! Vietnam ResUrrectionzCommunityc/o St. James Church3503 Gulfway DrivePort Arthur, Texas 77640
Director: Rev. Tran Van Khoat
(713) 985-8865
Rev. Khoat Fla ls helped 1000 refugees. %Tile majority are fishermen,
resettled in )Port trthur.apd Beaumont, Texas. These new immi-giihts are doing very well; most of them have gotten jobs that
tpay on the average of $700,00 a month.
9.. Vietnamese-American Buddhist President: Mrs.. Le Thanh NghiemAssociation
7060 WyndaleWashington, D.C. 20015 (202).966-9015
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The VABA has lunar calendarsthe above addiess.
The cost is $1.00 per copy, from
10. Center for Southeast AsianRefugee Resettlement
435 S. Boyle Ave.tos Angeles, CA 90033 (213) 261-4171'
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Project Director: ProY. S.C.
OppenheimVietnamese Coordinator: Hoang Quynh-Hoa
(202) 331-0129
President: John Tavernaro
(602) 277-1491Hotline: (6b2) 264 -Q968
Co-Chairmen: George Vancza
t Jim Kolbe
(602) 795-5693
'Directo-r: . Prof. to Dinh Phuoc
19. Society for Preservation ofthe Vietnamese Culture
(Hoi -Bao Ve Van Hoa VN) I- --
c/o S;00. Columba Church,
3327 Glencdlum Dr.San Diego, CA 92123-
VIETNAMESE LANGUGE PUBLICATIONS
In the past few months, a number ofprimarily journals and newspapers,. have
ti are available for public distributions
Director: Mr. Nguyen Van Nghi
(714) 278-.2198.'
Vietnamese language blications,
started. We list he those which
An asterisk (*) indica es th'at
the pdblisherl,s,address can be foundin the above listing of' efugee Assis-
tance Centers. .
1. DAT MOI, a biweekly bulletin in English and Vietname e published
by the Vietnamese-American Association in S attle, Wash-,
ington. Editor: Vu-Duc Vinh *
2. BAN TIN :'NEW -LE a monthly bulletin in Vietnamese and Englishiublistedietnam Community Center inSt. Paul, Minnesd-Ca'P..
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3. CHUONG VIET,,a quarterly magazine in Vietnamese publilhed by theVietnamese Catholic Students Association in America. *
4. a-WSIETTER is a bilingual bulletin published every six weeks by the
oCenter for Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement in SanFrancisco, California.
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5. CHAN TROII6I, a monthly newsletter in Vietnamese publi-shed by. theVietnamese-American Association in Albuqudrque,tew Mexico. *
6. LUA VIET, a monthly bulletin in Vietnamese published by the National.Center for Vietnamese Resettlement. Editor: Nguyen NgocBich. *
7. THE VIET CENTER BULLETIN, monthly bulletin in English, alsopublished by the Center for VietnameseResettlement, for the benefit of theAme"rican friends ofthe Vietnameserefugees. *
8. LAC VIET, published weekly In Vietnamese by the Vietnamese Resur-.1 rectibn Community Center in Port Arthur, Texas:: Editor:
Rev. Tran Van Khoat. *
9.. ANT DAO YANG, a Vietnamese newsletter' put out irregularly by
the Vietnamese-American Buddhist Assoclation in-Washington, D.C. *
10. TIN NHA VIET, a newsletter in Vietnamese published irregularlyby Vietnam House, Inc, in New York. *
11. VACA 'JOURNAL, a bilingual bulletin published irregularly byVietnamese American Cultural Association in Rochester,.New 'York. *
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(12. ASIAN-VOICE, a quarterlyimagazine in English publish d by the AsianBenevolent Corps in Washington, D.C.-*
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L3. NGUYET SAN VIET MY, a monthly magazine in Vietnamese and English--published by the Vietnamese Publishing Co.,Inc., P.O. Box 1251, Secaucus, N.J. 07094.
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'who had worked with major newsOpera in Saigon-por subscription, write to:
HON VIET Magazine6312 Riverdale St.San Diego; CIA; 92120
tel.: ,(714) 280-29854.
15.: VAN NGHE TIEN PRONG; a weekly magazine in Vietnamese ,hiCh was inexistence in Vietnam for the last two decades,has reappeared in theg.S. with "TET BINH THIN"(Lunar New Year) as the first issue. For =sub-
scriptfon, write to:
VAN NGHE TIEN PRONG Magazine814 N.- Edgewood St., i72
Atlington, VA 22201
16.. TRANG DEN MAGAZINE, Editor: Mr. Nguyen Dinh Z'huong. . A weekly in
Vietnamese commercially'avallableby writing to:.
Mr. Pham Thu Truoc -2936 Honolulu Ave.La Crescenta, CA 91214
tel.: (213) 248 -8489
There are 4 pages in English j.n eath issue orncross-cultural differences and other relatedttipics for American readers.
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17. NGUOI VIET DOAN KET, a Vietnamese lanNimege monthly magazine whichcarries much news of happeningsin Hanoi andthe new government in Sargon'. It s publishedby the Vietnamese-American ReconciliationCenter, 1322 18th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.20036. tel.: (202) 223-1980.
CREDENTIALSLS
hi4Dffice of Education has established a project to provide for eval-ditirg or reconstituting the academic credentials of Vietnamese and Cambodianrefugees in Order to assist postsecondary institutions, in making decisionsconcerning the admission and placement of the refugees. The following pro-
cedures will be observed in operating the program:
1. The refugee presents his or her acadeniic credentials (or a requestfor re-creation 6fcredentials) to the Tostfeconglary institution;
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2. The institution transmits a request for evaluation or re-creationof documents to: Mr. George La Due, Director, Evaluation Project(NPVCDE), California State University, Lang Beach, Long Beach,California 90840.
3. The Evaluation Project transmits the translation o f-the documentsresults to the requesting institution.
This project will provide services through calendar year 1976,
-'814'GLISH LANGUAGE TESTING
The EduCati.onal Testing SerVice (ETS) of Princeton, N.J., with supportfrom the Office of Education, will administer the Test of English as a Foreign.Language (TOEFL) free.of charge to Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees. These
_ ,tests will be adthinistered as a regular. part of the ETS nationwide testing-.-program; that is, at colleges and, universities and at the national admini-stratioh.sites according to their.customary schedules, through4December,'19.76.
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To be eligible for this prOgram, a refugee must qualify uAder"iheRefugee Assistance and MigrationAct of 1975; that is, must fulfill thefollowing requirements:
be a Vietnamese or Cambodian refugee, identified as such by thestatement "Indefinite Refugee ,VICAM" on his or her Form I-94- .
(INS Arrival-Departure Record)
demonstrate genuine interest in attending a college or univer-sity. The refugee must.be eltheradmitted to or applying foradmission to ajmrticular institution. .
be a Vietnamese or Cambodian refugee student who has not TTV-vidusly taken the TOEFL under the'auspices of this project.
A Student can take the TOEFL\fdree of charge only at the,,yeeuestof the AdMissions Office of the institution-he or she is attending orhopes to attend, -The process is initiated by the f011o0Ing'steps:
1. The r efugee requests the est of the admissions office of the post-secondary institution.
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2. 'The admissions office submi s a request form to ETS for a FeeVoucher Card. Mailingeddre TOEFL, Box 889, Pfinceton,
New Jersey 08540.'P
3. ETS then forwards" the Fee Voucher-Card, worth .name and'identifi-cation number Of the refugee, to the requesting institution, ,
AccompanyingthisXard will be,necessary materials for student,preparation of the TOEFL.
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VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE BROADCASTS
The Voice of America (VOA) is continuing its daily' hioadcasts to
Southeast Asia in Vietnamese, on the following shortwave, irequencies:
Washington, D.C. time (EST) 14locycles (KHz) Meter Bands
07Q0 - 0900 . 9660 31.06
0700--,0900 6145 ,48.82
.1730 - 1800 , 17895 16,76
1730 - 1800' 15250 19.67 .
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For FM listeners in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, WNYE (9t.54FM)has a half-hour broadcast in Vietnameseifrom.4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m..everyWednesday. This broadcast, will be replayed. from 9:30 ptm. to 10:00_10-.m.
every Thursday to benefit those who have to work (haring the day.
The first of the weekly broadcasts was aired from 4:3P p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, February 4, 1976.
DIRECTORY OF VIETNAMESE SCHOLARS
A directory of scholarly personnel' involved with Vietnamese studies in
. North America is now in preparation. For further information, write:Phan Thien Chau, Vietnamese Studies Coordinating Group, Association for AsianStudies, c/o Rider College; Lawrenceville, N.J. 08648,
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"SURVIVAL" VIDEOTAPES FOR REFUGEES
The Center, for Applied Linguistics, in conjunction with the InteragencyTask Force for Indochinese Refugees, is producing a series o'f videotapes.
The seiies, entitled"I Want to Know...", is designed to provide the refugeewith useful and substantial information on life in America.
The format of the videotapes, with each.hour-long tap9,devoted to asingle subject, is a three-6ornered bilingual discussion panel consistingof 1) a Vietnamese refugee asking his or her,own questions about variousaspects of the subject under discussion; 2) an American expert on the sub-
ject; 3) a Vietnamese bilingual - bicultural moderator to serve as a linguistic
as well as cross-cultural nterpreter..
The subjects of the tapes to be covered are as follawi:
* 1. Finding a Place to Live,-;c 2. Sources of Assistance
t 3. How to Get Around inAmerica* 4. American Customs and, Manners
5. Feeding and Clothing My Family
6. Healtb. Care
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, 7. 'My Legal Status8. Job Opportunities9. ,How Best To'Learn English
.10. Schools for,My Children11. Expfriences-of `Immigrants from Other Coudtries12. Experiences of Long-Time Vietnamese ResidentsAn America13. AmericanAmerican Government and Law ,o
, -/'The starred (t.) tapes are available immediately.
available duyipg March and April. The purchase price,
3/4" color'cassette: $90.00 per tape.1/2" black and white open reel,: $80.00 per tape
Others will bePREPAID, is as follows:
, For further informAion, contact the Nationgl Indochinese Clearinghouse.
REFUGEE EDUCATION GUIDES
The following is a complete list,of the'IndochineseGuides produced by the Clearinghouse since August:
Refftee Education
Preschool Education Series
11. English as a Second Language in Kindergarten: Orientation and Scheduling2. English aS a'Sgcopd Language iftKindergarten: Teaching Pronunciation and
Grammar 'Is
3. English as a:Second Langubge in Kindergarten: Testing Young Children4. English as a Second Language in Kindergarten: Language and Concept Develop- t
meat
General Information Series
1. Hints for TutorsTesting English Language Profiiency
3. Education in Vietnam: Fund mental PrinciplesLand5 ' 4. Teaching-English Pronunciation to Vietnamese
5 Teaching, English to the Vietnamese-and.Cambodians6. Brief Look at ,the Vietnamese Language -- Sounds
Tes ng the Reading Ability of Cambodians8. Atade is Resources9. A :Sel cted Bibliography of Dictionaries
10.
Curricula
-- Textbooksand Spellings,'
Teaching English 'Pronunciation'to Speakers of Black Tai (Tai Dam)
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Educational Administrator Series
1.. On Assimilating Vietnamese and, Cambodian Students into U.S. SchOols2: Meeting the English Language Needs of Indochinese' Students
Elementary Education Series
1. On Keeping Lines of CommuniCation with Indochinese Children Open2. .Classroom'Ihstructions in Vietnamese/Inside the Classroom
'3: Vietnamese-History, Literature and Folklore4. Classroom Instructions in Vietnamese/Outside the Classroom
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Intermediate /Secondary Education.Series
1. Vietnamese History, Literature and Folklore
BilingualiBicultural EducationeSeries. .
I. Information for Administrators and Teachers
Personnel 'Resources Directory. Supplenients
September --Oetober --
November -,
DeCember 7--
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A Personnel Resourcts Directory for the Education of IndochineseSupplement #1Supplements #2 & #3Supplement #4
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40Indochinese Refugee Alert Bulletins
August, 1975September,1175October; 1975
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT :All of the refugees who arrived in the United States last
now been resettled in American communities. The map lelow'showsof Indochina refugees living in each state. Of the total.rhmbermately 40% live in four states (California, Texas, Pennsylvania,ancthe Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area.
The reception center at FOut Chaffee; Arkansas, the last to remain'open of the four reception centers, was closed on December 20, 1975.. The
Interagency Task Force for Refugee Resettlement' was also disbanded in Dec-
,ember, 1975, and its functions assumed by the Department of Health, Educa-tion and Welfare (HEW) Refugee Task Force.( 'JEW will continue the publicationof fNew Life (D61. Song M6i) as a monthly neWletter, and also continue tooperate the tri-lingual nationwide hotlineithat was set up toreake callsfrom refugees with problems requiring immedriate attention. The number is:
spring havethe number, approxi-
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800-424-0212.
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General questions concerning refugee resettlement'or inquiriesconcerning specific federal programs should be directed, either to oneof the voluntary resettlement agencies or to one of the HEW regional 5offices. The addresses and phone numbers 'of the ten HEW.- regional officesare as follows:
Center for ,Applied Linguistics1611 North Kent StreetArlington.yirginia 22209
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