TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Domestic Violence in the Chinese and South Asian Immigrant Communities
JO  - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
A1  - Midlarsky, Elizabeth
A1  - Venkataramani-Kothari, Anitha
A1  - Plante, M.
SP  - 279
EP  - 300
VL  - 1087
IS  - 
N2  - Although the Chinese and South Asian immigrant populations are largely silent on this issue, domestic violence is a fact of life in many families. In this article, we discuss cultural factors that may cause and prolong abuse in Asian immigrant homes, and review similarities and differences between the two Asian cultures in this regard. This article also addresses the psychological trauma experienced by abused Asian immigrant women and the coping strategies that they are likely to employ. Culturally sensitive intervention strategies are presented that may be appropriately used in working with Chinese and South Asian immigrant women for whom abuse is a terrifying and demeaning fact of life.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0077-8923
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1196/annals.1385.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -