Exploring the Immigrant Health Paradox Among the Vietnamese Population in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Background: The term immigrant health paradox describes how immigrants often have better health outcomes than their American-born counterparts. While existing literature treats this phenomenon as broadly generalizable, emerging research indicates that its expression varies across cultural and migration contexts. Understanding how the immigrant health paradox may appear across specific ethnic groups requires research that maps variation rather than assumes uniformity. Objectives: This study seeks to describe patterns, explore variation by nativity, and identify factors associated with well-being among the Vietnamese population in the United States (US). By focusing on descriptive trends and contextual influences, the study aims to generate new insights into how the para

SUBMITTER: Nguyen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12896797 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature