Required Readings (4.0 hrs)

1. Mental Health Care for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders A Supplement to Mental Health. Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General.
2. Cho, Y., & Hummer, R. A. (2001). Disability status differentials across fifteen Asian and Pacific Islander Groups and the effect of nativity and duration of residence in the U.S. Social Biology, 48, 171-195.
3. Hampton, N. Z. (2000). Meeting the unique needs of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with disabilities: A challenge to rehabilitation counselors in the 21st century [Word Format]. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 31(1), 40-46.
4. Chen, R. K., Jo, S., Donnell, C. M. (2004). Enhancing the rehabilitation counseling process: Understanding the obstacles to Asian American’s utilization of services [Word Format]. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 35(1), 29-35.
5. Grove, N., & Zola, I. (1993). Multiculturalism, chronic illness, and disability [Word Format]. Pediatrics, 91, 1048-1055.
6. Leung, P., & Sakata, R. (1988). Asian Americans and rehabilitation: Some important variables. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 21(3), 49-51.
7. Kim-Rupnow, W.S., Park, H. C. & Starbuck, D. E. (2005). Status Overview of Vocational Rehabilitation Services for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities. The Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 23 (2). 21-32.
8. Park, H. C., Kim-Rupnow, W.S., & Stodden, R.  (2005). Disparity of Closure Types in VR Services Between AAPIs and European Americans with Disabilities. The Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 23(2). 33-38.

Optional Readings

1. * Chapters on Asian populations in Stone(ed) (2004) Culture and Disability, Sage Publications. (Chapters 4: Chinese, 6: Korean, 10: Vietnamese)
2. Restrictive Portrayals of Asians in the Media and How to Balance Them (A memo from Manaa to Hollywood: Asian Stereotypes). Media Action Network for Asian Americans.
3. The End of Old Chinatown (USAsians.NET)
4. Asian Pacific American Historical Timeline [Doc][PDF]
5. Culture and Disability in Palau [Doc | PDF]
6. Unknown to Va. Tech, Cho Had a Disorder: Fairfax Helped Student Cope With Anxiety
7. Reflections on Virginia Tech (Hot Rice Newsletter, Page 2)
8. AAPI Culture Brief: Hawai‘i [doc][pdf]
9. Hollywood Chinese: An Interview with Arthur Dong

* Selected readings can be obtained at a University library.

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