Description
Book SynopsisAn unprecedented inside view of the Hmong experience in America
Trade Review"Chia Youyee Vang is a skilled historian and is among the scholars with the most expertise on Hmong American communities. Using a pathbreaking blend of archival and ethnographic evidence, she presents a unique interpretation of Hmong refugees and their descendants in the United States that cannot be found in any other existing work."--Jeremy Hein, author of
Ethnic Origins: The Adaptatation of Cambodian and Hmong Refugees in Four American Cities"The most comprehensive account to date of contemporary Hmong American history. . . . A true strength of the volume is Vang's detailed account of how Hmong American communities across the United States have evolved since the refugee resettlement of the mid-1970s."--
Minnesota History"An invaluable introduction to contemporary Hmong American society."--
Journal of Southeast Asian American Education & AdvancementTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Chronology of Relevant Events xx
Introduction 1
1. Hmong History and Migration Prior to America 17
2. A New Home in America 44
3. Re-creation of Social Structures 68
4. Continuity and Reinvention of Traditions 97
5. Political Activism 122
Conclusion 150
Notes 163
Bibliography 181
Index 193
