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Hmong and American: Stories of Transition to a Strange Land

Hmong and American: Stories of Transition to a Strange Land


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The Hmong were driven out of Laos by the turmoil of the Vietnam War and settled in America in such large numbers that they are now the second largest Southeast Asian population in the United States. Twelve Hmong immigrants, including a female shaman, an ex-military officer, a reformed gang member, a doctor, and a woman who was snatched from her mountain village at the age of eight, deposited in Laos's French culture and finally returned to Laos years later, tell their stories of struggling with American life while preserving the values of their own ancient culture. The author also considers the 5,000 years of Hmong history and its lasting influence.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Preface      Introduction: “Will They Eat Me?”      PART I. JOURNEYS 1. Leaving: Chamy Thor      2. What Makes the Hmong, Hmong      3. Keeper of the Past: Mai Xiong      4. Feast and Famine      5. Five Thousand Years, Ten Thousand Miles: The Hmong      PART II. HMONG WORLD: THAT WAS THEN 6. Old Royalty: Ly Vong Lynaolu      7. An Argument with the Stone Age: Chamy Thor      PART III. NEW WORLD: AMERICA THE DIFFICULT 8. A Death: Ly Vong Lynaolu      9. Ties That Bind: Hmongtown, U.S.A.      10. Kids Astray: Sai Sue Lor      PART IV. MIDDLE WORLD: BEING HMONG IN AMERICA 11. A Change of Mind: Lue Vang, Pang Foua Yang Rhodes      12. Choosing a Path: Mai Xia Cha      13. A Different Path: The Children of Long      14. Buried Treasure: Mai Xiong      15. Peb Hmoob, We Hmong: Chamy Thor      Appendix A: Hmong Language and Names      Appendix B: Child-Rearing Study      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

About the Author :
Sue Murphy Mote has been a feature writer and editor for newspapers in Northern California. She is a freelance writer living in Richmond, California.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786418329
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 316
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 435 gr
  • ISBN-10: 078641832X
  • Publisher Date: 07 Apr 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Stories of Transition to a Strange Land
  • Width: 152 mm


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