New Pioneers in the Heartland Hmong Life in Wisconsin

Name: New Pioneers in the Heartland Hmong Life in Wisconsin
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ISBN: 9780205274123

ISBN-10: 0205274129

ISBN-13: 9780205274123

Edition: 1998

Authors: Jo Ann Koltyk, Nancy Foner

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This study examines one of our newest immigrant groups in America: the Hmong refugees from Laos. In ethnographic fashion, the author gives the reader an intimate portrait of Hmong family life in Wisconsin. The book first traces the stages of the Hmong refugee experience and then looks at how Hmong families are adjusting and adapting to their new lives in America. The primary focus is on daily life routines. From this perspective one gains an appreciation of Hmong kinship networks and community. Women's activities are woven throughout this study to highlight the roles they play in their family's social and economic adaptation. From a family centered focus, the reader gains an appreciation…

Book details

List price: $53.32
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/23/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 146
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Foreword to the Series


Preface


Acknowledgments


Refugee Resettlement and the Hmong


The Refugee Experience


Family Life


Community


Work and Ethnic Enterprises


Hmong Views on Self-Sufficiency


From Story Cloth to Video: Visions of the Future


Conclusion


References