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Information for Providers of Families/Parents who speak Nepali

WHO SPEAKS NEPALI

Nepali is the official language of Nepal and one of 22 languages in India.  It is spoken mainly in Nepal and by one-third of the people living in Bhutan. In India Nepali has official status in the state of Sikkim and in the Darjeeling District and Kalimpong district of West Bengal. It has a significant number of speakers in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Uttarakhand.  It is also spoken in Myammar and by the Nepali diaspora worldwide.

THE PEOPLE WHO SPEAK NEPALI:

https://www.britannica.com/place/Nepal

https://www.thoughtco.com/nepal-facts-and-history-195629

https://prezi.com/rbs6kgnek_3n/family-structure-in-nepal/

http://www.nepallink.com/nepal/people-lifestyle.html

HISTORY AND CULTURE

UNICEF:

Data from countries throughout the world is provided on individual countries and regions of the world on the topics of: Child health, Child Protection, Child Survival, Early Childhood Development, Education and Home Environments, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and newborn health, Nutrition, Sanitation and Water.

https://data.unicef.org/country/

Early Childhood Development, Early Childhood Education and Home Environments.

https://data.unicef.org/topic/early-childhood-development/development-status/

https://data.unicef.org/topic/early-childhood-development/early-childhood-education/

https://data.unicef.org/topic/early-childhood-development/home-environment/

ETHNOMED:

https://ethnomed.org/

Go to Cultures at the top of the website page.

https://ethnomed.org/culture/nepali-speaking-bhutanese/

These pages have information about:  Interpersonal relationships (Naming, Status Role Prestige); Greetings (Phrases of Courtesy);Displays of Respect; General Etiquette; Marriage Family & Kinship Structure (Member, Gender/Status,Age Relationships, Family Kinship Structure); Reproduction (Pregnancy, Child Birth Post Partum Practices, Infancy Childhood and Socialization (Infant Feeding and Care, Child Rearing Practices); Nutrition and Food; Drinks, Drugs and Indulgences, Religious Life, Death, Traditional Medical Practices, Experiences with Western Medicines, Mental Health, Community Structure, Common Acculturation Issues

EVERY CULTURE

https://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Nepal.html

https://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Bhutan.html

https://www.everyculture.com/multi/Le-Pa/Nepalese-Americans.html

This website provides information by country on the topics of:  History, The beginning of Immigration, the Modern Era, Significant Immigration waves, Settlement Patterns (Acculturation/Assimilation), Traditions, Customs & Beliefs, Proverbs, Cuisine, Traditional Costumes, Dances & Songs, Holidays, Health Issues (Language, Family Community Dynamics), Education, Birth, Role of Women, Courtship & Weddings, Funerals (Religion, Employment and Economic Traditions, Politics and Government), Relationship with country of origin (Individual Group Contributions), Academia, Government, Media, Organizations and Associations, Museums and Research Centers.

PARENTING IN NEPAL

https://cupofjo.com/2018/09/maggie-doyne-parenting-in-nepal/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/parenting-nepalese-culture-subhash-chandra-sharma/

https://www.slideshare.net/GovindaRokka/child-rearing-practices-in-nepal

https://www.unicef.org/nepal/children-nepal

https://www.unicef.org/nepal/education  (look at the top of the page – if you click on the red box with Nepali writing everything on the page changes to Nepali)

PATIENT CARE GUIDE FROM THE CLEVELAND CLINIC:

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/-/scassets/files/org/about/diversity/2016-diversity-toolkit.ashx

These pages contain information about:  Considerations before providing care, Meals, Hospital Attire, Communication, Rituals, End of Life Care

CIRRIE:  CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH INFORMATION AND EXCHANGE

Rehabilitation Provider’s Guide to Cultures of the Foreign-Born:

Information provided:  Introduction, Immigration History, Concept of Disability, Disability and Rehabilitation Systems, Communication between Consumers and Service Providers, Role of Family, Role of Community, Role of Religion, Gender, Holidays, Food Practices, Recommendations to Rehabilitation Service Providers

CULTURAL ORIENTATION RESOURCE CENTER:

http://www.culturalorientation.net/

http://www.culturalorientation.net/library/publications

These monographs, Background Material, contain information about: Modern history, government and economy, Health Care and Education, The Land (Geography, Urban/Rural), The People (Educational and Occupational Backgrounds, Ethnic, Religions and Religious Groups, Beliefs and Customs:(Religious Beliefs, Customs-Family and Family Relations, Gender Roles and Relations (Marriage, Parenting, Leadership), Healthcare beliefs and practices (Physical Health Care, Mental Health Care), Food, Drink, Smoking, Clothing)), Conditions in First Asylum Countries, Implications for Resettlement.

http://www.culturalorientation.net/learning/populations/bhutanese

BRIDGING REFUGEE YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES:

https://brycs.org/blog/early-childhood/

Early Childhood Cultural Backgrounds:  Ways to Use Cultural Backgrounders

Information included is:  Background, Culture and Religion, Family and Community, Child Rearing and Child Development, Guidance and Discipline, School and Education, Health and Mental health, Community Leadership

https://ccrebankst.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ways-use-cultural-backgrounders.pdf

https://brycs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bhutanese-cultural-backgrounder.pdf

https://brycs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/handbook-supporting-early-learning-and-healthy-development-nepali-pdf.pdf

https://brycs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/handbook-supporting-early-learning-and-healthy-development-nepali-pdf.pdf

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9QgJw7bVn-q4b5MIJXv7GcyY24UfAGiL

Pre/Post Tests:

https://brycs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Book-2-Quiz-Nepali.pdf

https://brycs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Book-2-Quiz-English.pdf

Parents as Teachers Foundational Curriculum:  Prenatal to 3

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/curriculum/consumer-report/curricula/parents-teachers-foundational-curriculum-prenatal-3

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION:  IMMIGRANT/REFUGEE HEALTH PROFILES:

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/profiles/index.html

Refugee Health Profiles are provided:  Each profile covers some of these topics:

    • Priority Health Conditions

    • Background

    • Population Movements

    • Healthcare and Conditions Before Arrival

    • Medical Screening of U.S.-bound Refugees

    • Post-arrival Medical Screening

    • Health Information

https://search.cdc.gov/search/index.html?query=Nepali&sitelimit=&utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=cdc-main

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/profiles/bhutanese/

MEDLINE:

Health information in Nepali language:

https://medlineplus.gov/languages/nepali.html

CULTURAL ATLAS AUSTRALIA:

https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/countries

Information for each culture are:  Core Concepts, Greetings, Religion, Family, Naming, Dates of Significance, Etiquette, Do’s and Don’ts, Communication, Other Considerations, Business Culture

INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEPALI LANGUAGE

WIKIPEDIA;

Information about Nepali language”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepali_language

WEEBLY LANGUAGE MANUALS:

http://languagemanuals.weebly.com/language-manuals-list.html

ETHNOLOGUE:

https://www.ethnologue.com/

OMNIGLOT:

https://omniglot.com/index.htm

Writing Systems: Constructed scripts, Languages (profiles, how to learn languages, language lessons, language names, language families), Multilingual pages (Useful phrases, silly phrases, phrase finder, numbers, time, colours, family words, terms of endearment, idioms, proverbs, tongue twisters, songs, stories),

MUSTGO WORLD LANGUAGES

https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/nepali/

https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/

Status, Dialects,  Structure (Sound, system, Syllable structure, Vowels, Consonants, Tones, Grammar (Nouns, Verbs, Sentence Markers, Word Order), Vocabulary, Writing

SCHOOL-AGED SUBJECTS:

Ms. Pacifico’s site: 

Find the Languages on the Left hand side of the website

https://www.buffaloschools.org/Page/17065

Grade Level Expectations: Nepali

https://www.buffaloschools.org/Page/83944

https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/language-rbern/education/bilingual-glossaries-and-cognates