{"product_id":"hmong-america-9780252035685","title":"Hmong America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unprecedented inside view of the Hmong experience in America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eEthnic Origins: The Adaptatation of Cambodian and Hmong Refugees in Four American Cities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eMinnesota History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An invaluable introduction to contemporary Hmong American society.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Southeast Asian American Education \u0026amp; Advancement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations   ix\u003cbr\u003e Foreword   xi\u003cbr\u003e Preface   xiii\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments   xvii\u003cbr\u003e Chronology of Relevant Events   xx\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction   1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Hmong History and Migration Prior to America   17\u003cbr\u003e 2. A New Home in America   44\u003cbr\u003e 3. Re-creation of Social Structures   68\u003cbr\u003e 4. Continuity and Reinvention of Traditions   97\u003cbr\u003e 5. Political Activism   122\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion   150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes   163\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography   181\u003cbr\u003e Index   193\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036818800983,"sku":"9780252035685","price":91.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252035685.jpg?v=1750932646","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hmong-america-9780252035685","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}