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Hmong and American from refugees to citizens

Title
Hmong and American [electronic resource] : from refugees to citizens / edited by Vincent K. Her and Mary Louise Buley-Meissner.
Publication
St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Her, Vincent K.
  • Buley-Meissner, Mary Louise.
Description
1 online resource (ix, 278 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Hmong and American (Online)
Subject
  • Hmong Americans > Ethnic identity
  • Hmong Americans > Social conditions
  • Hmong Americans > Social life and customs
  • Community life > United States
  • United States > Ethnic relations
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Hmong American studies: bringing new voices into multicultural studies / Vincent K. Her and Mary Louise Buley-Meissner -- pt. 1. Identity and history. Searching for sources of Hmong identity in multicultural America / Vincent K. Her -- Homeland narratives and Hmong Americans in Wisconsin / Jeremy Hein -- From war to resettlement: how Hmong have become Americans / Keith Quincy -- The spirit of enterprise and the emergence of Hmong and Hmong American identities: reflections of a Hmong anthropologist / Gary Yia Lee -- pt. 2. Family challenges and community transitions. The good Hmong girl eats raw laab / Ka Vang -- "There are no GLBT Hmong people": Hmong American young adults navigating culture and sexuality / Bic Ngo -- The challenges and contributions of Hmong American elders: a personal and professional perspective / Song Lee -- Hmong American professional identities: an overview of generational changes since the 1970s / Pao Lor -- Forging new paths, confronting new challenges: Hmong Americans in the twenty-first century / Kou Yang -- pt. 3. Cultural integration through education and the arts. Pieces of the puzzle: a Hmong American teacher's multifaceted identity / May Vang -- Transforming the world and oneself: the arts and Hmong American identity / Don Hones, Shervun Xiong, Ma Lee Xiong, Chan Vang, Hue Vang, and Amy DeBroux -- Making the invisible visible: confronting the complexities of identity, family, and culture through art / Kou Vang -- To see a bigger world: the home and heart of a Hmong American writer / Kao Kalia Yang -- Stitching the fabric of Hmong lives: the value of studying Paj Ntaub and story cloth in multicultural education / Mary Louise Buley-Meissner.
LCCN
2011048666
OCLC
ssj0000600668
Title
Hmong and American [electronic resource] : from refugees to citizens / edited by Vincent K. Her and Mary Louise Buley-Meissner.
Imprint
St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Her, Vincent K.
Buley-Meissner, Mary Louise.
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