Asian American Youth Suicide: Research and Intervention

2021 ◽  
pp. 229-239
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Yu ◽  
Edward C. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Youth Suicide ◽  
Asian American Youth

scholarly journals Explicating Acculturation Strategies among Asian American Youth: Subtypes and Correlates across Filipino and Korean Americans

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 2181-2205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoonsun Choi ◽  
Michael Park ◽  
Jeanette Park Lee ◽  
Miwa Yasui ◽  
Tae Yeun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Korean Americans ◽  
Acculturation Strategies ◽  
Asian American Youth

scholarly journals Cultural Immersion Camps and Development of Ethnic Identity in Asian American Youth

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-182
Author(s):  
Yi-Ju Wu ◽  
Corliss Outley ◽  
David Matarrita-Cascante
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Western United States ◽  
Cultural Immersion ◽  
Asian American Youth ◽  
Mediating Factor

The purpose of this study was to explore camp outcomes specialized in ethnic identity among Asian American youth after they participated in a residential cultural immersion camp. In this study, the cultural immersion camp is viewed as a mediating factor that channels other influences in such a way as to guide Asian American youth to commit more expressly and more fully to their perception of ethnic identity. The results obtained from 3 cultural immersion camps located in the Western United States reveals that cultural immersion camp experiences significantly increase perceived levels of ethnic identity among Asian American youth. Implications of cultural immersion camp on the development of Asian American youth are discussed.

scholarly journals Body Composition, Physical Activity, and Convenience Food Consumption among Asian American Youth: 2011–2018 NHANES

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6187
Author(s):  
Soyang Kwon ◽  
Meme Wang-Schweig ◽  
Namratha R. Kandula
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Convenience Food ◽  
White American ◽  
Asian American Youth ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Hispanic White

The primary purpose of this study was to describe obesity, body composition, convenience food consumption, physical activity, and muscle strength among Asian American youth compared to other racial/ethnic groups. The secondary purpose was to examine whether obesity, body composition, convenience food consumption, physical activity, and muscle strength differed by acculturation levels among Asian American youth. A secondary analysis was conducted using data from 12,763 children aged 2 to 17 years that participated in the 2011–2018 US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). In the NHANES interview, acculturation, dietary behavior, and physical activity questionnaires were administered. The acculturation level was indicated by the language spoken at home. In the NHANES examination, anthropometry, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and muscle strength assessments were conducted. Compared to non-Hispanic White American boys, Asian American boys had similar levels of obesity, central obesity, and fat mass. Among the five racial/ethnic groups examined, lean body mass, muscle mass, convenience food consumption, and daily physical activity were the lowest in the Asian group. More acculturated Asian American boys, but not girls, were more likely to be obese (OR = 3.28 (1.63, 6.60)). More acculturated Asian American youth more frequently consumed convenience food (1.4 more meals/month (1.2, 1.6)). This study highlights the obesity problem among Asian American boys, which worsens with acculturation to America. The study results also suggest that although Asian American youth consume less convenience food overall than non-Hispanic White American youth, increasing acculturation may negatively influence food choices.

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