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    "title": "Cambodian Refugees: Factors Affecting Their Assimilation and English Language Acquisition.",
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    "abstract": "In the U.S. today, there are approximately 140,000 Cambodian (Khmer) refugees who were forced to flee their country to escape the excessively traumatic rule of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. The vast majority of Khmer refugees came from an overwhelmingly rural, nonwestern background and many have not been successful in learning English, and in mainstreaming with the larger American public. This paper has two aims: (a) to present some of the connections among the history, worldview, social behaviors, and sociolinguistic patterns of the Khmer people, and, (b) to demonstrate how these features as well as the social and cultural setting of America affect their assimilation and language acquisition. Findings are based on ethnographic research currently being conducted by the author which include: teaching of ESL to adult refugees in their homes while learning the Khmer language herself, participant observation, extensive family interviews, and community service activities.",
    "language": "eng",
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            "first_name": "Usha",
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            "last_name": "Welaratna",
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            "institution": "San Jose State University",
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    "date_published": "1988-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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