ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews the educational issues facing immigrant children in the Western world coming from Mahayana Buddhist and Theravada Buddhist countries, such as Vietnam, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Sri Lanka (Gamage this volume). Research on this group of immigrant children is relatively sparse. On top of that, their educational challenges are often invisible or ignored by the general public. This chapter summarizes a growing body of research on their adjustment in the areas of religion, culture, language, schooling, and family relationship. Following this review, implications for policy-makers and researchers are discussed to inspire more research to broaden the understanding of these students, as well as more policy interventions that will improve the quality of their life in their new country.
