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

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 H...

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Main Author: Yang, Kou (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]
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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.
Physical Description:xvii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-159) and index.
ISBN:9781498546454
1498546455