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Author:

Yang, Kou, author.

Title:

The making of Hmong America : forty years after the secret war / Kou Yang.

Publisher:

Lexington Books,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xvii, 173 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Hmong Americans--History.
Hmong Americans--Ethnic identity.
Hmong Americans--Cultural assimilation.
Hmong Americans--Relocation.
Political refugees--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references 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 -- Conclusion.

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.'

ISBN:

1498546455
9781498546454

OCLC:

(OCoLC)990266491

LCCN:

2017028579

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)