Karen
Language: The most common languages Karen speaks are; S’gaw Karen, Eastern Pwo Karen, and Western Pwo Karen. They can also speak English and other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 10% of Karen don’t have health insurance. Some medical barriers Karen have to face are poverty, language, and genetic barriers. This causes Karen to have […]
Thai
Language: The most common languages spoken by Thai are Thai and English. They can also speak a wide variety of other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 10% of Thai don’t have healthcare. Some barriers Thai experience are; language, spiritual, and cultural barriers. Thai believe that their practices in the Thai tradition will keep them […]
Laotian
Language: Many Laotian are able to speak Lao. They also can speak English and other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 7% of Laotian don’t have healthcare. Some barriers Laotian experience are; language, genetic race, and cultural belief barriers. Laotian believe that the body imbalance causes health complications. The sicknesses may also be brought by […]
Korean
Language: Majority of Korean are able to speak Korean and English. Many of them are also able to speak other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 7% of Korean don’t have healthcare. Some barriers Korean experience are; genetic race, language, and cultural beliefs. Some medical beliefs are that Koreans feel as if they were a […]
Japanese
Language: The most common languages spoken by Japanese are Japanese and English. They can also speak a wide variety of other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 10% of Japanese don’t have healthcare. Some barriers Japanese experience are; language, race, and cultural beliefs. Many Japanese believe that poor health is shameful. Japanese use combinations of […]
Chinese
Language: Many Chinese are able to speak Mandarin and English. They are also able to speak a variety of different languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 7.5% of Chinese don’t have medical insurance. Some barriers Chinese have to face are language barriers, genetics, and cultural barriers. Many Chinese believe in Chinese Medicine. Chinese Medicine is […]
Vietnamese
Language: Majority of Vietnamese are able to speak Vietnamese and English. Many of them are also able to speak other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 12% of Vietnamese don’t have healthcare. Some barriers Vietnamese experience are; their poor living conditions, malnutrition and genetics. Many Vietnamese believe that telling an older family member about their […]
Hmong
Language: The most common language amongst the Hmong are Hmong (Hmong Green and Hmong White) and English. They are also able to speak Lao and other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: About 13% of Hmong don’t have health insurance. Some medical barriers Hmong face are genetics, spiritual beliefs, and unable to understand English proficiently (typically […]
Filipino
Language: The most common languages spoken by Filipinos are Filipino and English. They can also speak a wide variety of other languages. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: Majority of Filipinos in MN have health insurance. Only about 6% of Filipinos don’t have health insurance. Filipinos often face barriers tied to their genetics, lifestyle and traditions. Many […]
Cambodians
Language: Cambodians often can speak multiple languages. One of the main languages they speak are Khmer. They can also speak other languages, like English and Chinese. Medical Care/Medical Barriers/Medical Beliefs: Cambodians have one of the highest uninsured rates, compared to other Asian/Pacific Islander Ethnicities. About 17% of Cambodians are without health insurance. Cambodians face barriers […]