New Pioneers in the Heartland: Hmong Life in Wisconsin
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A massive wave of immigration is currently sweeping across the US How do new immigrants, specifically the Hmong refugees from Laos, assimilate?KEY TOPICS: This 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. From a family-centered focus, the reader gains an appreciation for how the Hmong see their own adaptational process and how they represent and define their Hmongness in America. Sociologists and anthropologists. Part of the New Immigrants Series.
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A massive wave of immigration is currently sweeping across the US How do new immigrants, specifically the Hmong refugees from Laos, assimilate? This 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. From a family-centered focus, the reader gains an appreciation for how the Hmong see their own adaptational process and how they represent and define their Hmongness in America. Sociologists and anthropologists. Part of the New Immigrants Series.
New Pioneers in the Heartland: Hmong Life in Wisconsin,Jo Ann Koltyk,Nancy Foner,Allyn & Bacon,0205274129,Asians In The U.S.,Ethnic Studies - General,Hmong Americans,Social Science,Social life and customs,Sociology,Sociology - General,United States - State & Local - General,Wausau,Wausau (Wis.),Wisconsin,Social Science / Sociology / General
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