Education

In Vietnam, formal education for the Montagnards has been generally limited. Though levels of education vary widely, based on a person’s experience in Vietnam, a fifth-grade education for male villagers is typical. Women may not have attended school at all, though some did. In Vietnam, Montagnard youth typically do not attend school beyond the sixth grade; third grade might be an average literacy level. Some exceptional youth may have had the opportunity to continue education through high school, and a few Montagnards have attended college.

Knowledge of English

The first group of Montagnard arrivals in the United States included some who spoke English as a result of their work with the U.S. military. The same was true with the 1992 group and some of the reeducation camp detainees. Most of the 2002 arrivals, however, are village farmers without English language skills, though those who were active in churches in Vietnam may have acquired some English through their association with English-speaking missionaries.

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