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The making of Hmong America : forty years after the secret war

Title
The making of Hmong America : forty years after the secret war / Kou Yang.
Author
Yang, Kou
Publication
  • Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]
  • ©2017

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Description
xvii, 173 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
Summary
"This study examines the Hmong community's role in the US war in Laos and their eventual resettlement in the United States. In particular, it analyzes their process of acculturation into American society since the 1970s, their reception by the American people and government, and the creation of Hmong enclaves throughout the country.'
Subject
  • Hmong Americans > History
  • Hmong Americans > Ethnic identity
  • Hmong Americans > Cultural assimilation
  • Hmong Americans > Relocation
  • Political refugees > United States > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-159) and index.
Contents
The secret war in Laos -- The pre-1975 Hmong students in the United States -- The challenges of Hmong refugee resettlement -- The Hmong's forty years of becoming American.
Call Number
JFE 17-10875
ISBN
  • 9781498546454
  • 1498546455
LCCN
2017028579
OCLC
1013709721
Author
Yang, Kou, author.
Title
The making of Hmong America : forty years after the secret war / Kou Yang.
Publisher
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]
Copyright Date
©2017
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-159) and index.
Other Form:
Online version: Yang, Kou, author. Making of Hmong America Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2017] 9781498546461
Research Call Number
JFE 17-10875
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