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Learning Objective 1: The learner will be able to understand thoroughly the transcultural experiences among Vietnamese graduated students in Taiwan from their own perspectives.
Learning Objective 2: The learner will be able to have an important reference for educational systems and health professionals to provide with greater support and assistance.
Understanding the live experiences of Vietnamese graduated students in Taiwan, counted for the maximum majority of Taiwanese international students, is very important for nurse educators focused on their being in the interacted situations between international competition of higher education and poverty minority. The present study provides valuable insight into thisissue, as few studies on this important topic have been done previously. The objective of this study was to explore thoroughly the experiences of Vietnamese graduated students in Taiwan from their own perspectives.
Methods:
This study used a phenomenological approach. A purposive sample of 6 Vietnamese graduated students in Taiwan was recruited. All participants agreed to join this study and were able to speak Mandarin fluently. Data were collected through one-on-one in-depth interviews were analyzed by using Colaizzi (1978) phenomenological analysis strategies.
Results:
Results showed that the experiences of Vietnamese graduated students in Taiwan were typified by a major storyline, “the encounter between a home land and an alien land”. Three themes derived from interview data including: a. “moving forward to an alien land by my choice”, b. “immersing myself in stream of an alien land”, and c. “hoping in an alien land for me ”.
Conclusion:
The findings shed a light on the psychosocial aspects of cultural adaptation among Vietnamese graduated students in Taiwan and may serve as an important reference not only for government and educational systems to provide with greater support and assistance, but also for health care professional to provide a better help for them when they are in needed.