Hmong Means Free Life in Laos and America

Name: Hmong Means Free Life in Laos and America
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ISBN: 9781566391634

ISBN-10: 1566391636

ISBN-13: 9781566391634

Edition: 1994

Authors: Sucheng Chan

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This collection of evocative personal testimonies by three generations of Hmong refugees is the first to describe their lives in Laos as slash-and-burn farmers, as refugees after a Communist government came to power in 1975, and as immigrants in the United States. Reflecting on the homes left behind, their narratives chronicle the difficulties of forging a new identity.From Jou Yee Xiong's Life Story:"I stopped teaching my sons many of the Hmong ways because I felt my ancestors and I had suffered enough already. I thought that teaching my children the old ways would only place a burden on them."From Ka Pao Xiong's (Jou Yee Xiong's son) Life Story:"It has been very difficult for us to adapt…

Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 4/27/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.84" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Personal and Place Names


Introduction The Hmong Experience in Asia and the United States



The Xiong Family of Goleta



The Xiong Family of Lompoc



The Fang Family of San Diego



The Tcha Family of Fresno



The Moua Family of Sanger


Notes to the Introduction


Selected Bibliography


Notes on the Editor and Transcribers/Translators