IPV is a serious social and public health problem which causes physical injuries and psychological harm to the victims. In the United States, IPV was first identified as a national problem four decades ago by feminist movement (Kilpatrick, 2004), and has since gained increasing interest in its intervention and prevention. However, studies on IPV in Asian American population or its ethnic subgroups have been scarce. The purpose of our program is to obtain qualitative, culture-related IPV data from the Chinese immigrants who reside in the Raleigh/Cary metropolitan area in North Carolina. Not only will this information provide us a preliminary description of the nature of IPV in this community, more importantly, it could guide us to form hypotheses and develop programs which will increase the awareness and promote the prevention of IPV among this population.Master of Public Healt
