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Asian American Language Barriers

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Language barrier is a very important factor to be put in perspective when caring for an Asian American client. According to the president’s advisory commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. 42% of Vietnamese American, 41% of Korean American, and 40% of Chinese American household are linguistically isolated. This designation means that no one in the household age 14 years or older speaks English very well. (Kramer, Kwong, Lee, & Chung, 2002). This could pose some serious health consequences. Many may go undiagnosed with some deadly diseases until the terminal stage due to the inability to express and explain their symptoms in a way they would be understood. Healthcare system should pattern with communities to create awareness on

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