“Engaging Vietnamese American Communities in California in Environmental Health and Awareness”
Volume 11:1-2, p. 111 (2013)
by Tina Duyen Tran, Jacqueline Tran, My Tong, Lisa Fu, Peggy Reynolds, Vinh Luu and Thu Quach
ABSTRACT: Vietnamese immigrants tend to cluster in targeted geographic areas and occupations with resulting disproportionate exposure opportunities to hazardous environmental chemicals and neighborhood stressors; yet there is little research on environmental health in this population. Vietnamese communities in Alameda, Marin, Santa Clara, and Orange counties in California conducted community mapping audits (i.e., collecting air-contaminant data, observational survey information, and photovoice documentation) in neighborhoods where they live, work, and play. This paper describes the community-based participatory research process that helped to raise awareness about the environment for participating communities, and looks at how community engagement can lead to action for change.
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Tina Duyen Tran, Jacqueline Tran, My Tong, Lisa Fu, Peggy Reynolds, Vinh Luu, and Thu Quach (2013) Engaging Vietnamese American Communities in California in Environmental Health and Awareness. AAPI Nexus: Policy, Practice and Community: 2013, Vol. 11, No. 1-2, pp. 111-137.