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1. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall down
by Anne Fadiman
When three-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which ... More
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2. New Pioneers in the Heartland: Hmong Life in Wisconsin (Part of the New Immigrants Series)
by Jo Ann Koltyk, Professor Nancy Foner
A massive wave of immigration is currently sweeping across the US How do new immigrants, specifically the Hmong refugees from Laos, assimilate?KEY ... More
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3. Changing Lives of Refugee Hmong Women
by Nancy D Donnelly
"In an ethnographic study of recent Hmong immigrant families in Seattle, Donnelly examines changing gender roles in both the economic and social ... More
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4. How Do I Begin?: A Hmong American Literary Anthology
by Andre Yang (Editor), Anthony Cody (Editor), Mai Der Vang (Editor)
Hmong history and culture can be found in the form of oral stories, oral poetry, textile art, and music but there is no written account of Hmong life ... More
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5. Postcards from Buster: Buster and the Dance Contest (L2)
by Marc Tolon Brown
In Madison, Wisconsin, Buster meets a family of immigrants from Southeast Asia and attends the Hmong community festival. There he watches the Vang ... More
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6. Dia's Story Cloth
by Dia Cha, Chue Cha (Illustrator), Nhia Thao Cha (Illustrator)
Published to widespread acclaim in hardcover, "Dia's Story Cloth" tells the tale of a young girl and her family's displacement during the war in Laos ... More
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7. Bamboo Among the Oaks: Contemporary Writing by Hmong Americans
by Mai Neng Moua (Editor)
Of an estimated twelve million ethnic Hmong in the world, more than 200,000 live in the United States today, most of them refugees of the Vietnam War ... More
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8. Dress, Gender and Cultural Change: Asian American and African American Rites of Passage
by Annette Lynch
Within the Hmong American community, mothers and aunts of teenagers use bangles, lace and traditional handwork techniques to create dazzling displays ... More
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9. Healing Traditions: Alternative Medicine and the Health Professions
by Bonnie Blair O'Connor
"This fascinating book does much to explain why so many people seek help from alternative therapies like acupuncture or herbalism, traditional ... More
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10. Little Cricket
by Jackie Brown, Jacquelyn M Brown
Twelve-year-old Kia Yang-nicknamed "Little Cricket"-has always lived among her extended family in their tiny Laotian village. But their peaceful ... More
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11. The Other Side of the Asian American Success Story
by Wendy Walker-Moffat, Walker-Moffat
Reveals the bitter contrast between the educational experiences of new Asian immigrant groups and the Asian American success myth and describes the ... More
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12. Tangled Threads: A Hmong Girl's Story
by Pegi Deitz Shea
For the Hmong people living in overcrowded refugee camps in Thailand, America is a dream. In 1995, ten years after their arrival at the camp, 13-year ... More
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13. Hmong in Minnesota
by Chia Youyee Vang
Minnesota has always been a land of immigrants. Successive waves have each made their own way, found their place, and made it their home. The Hmong ... More
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14. Hmong and American: From Refugees to Citizens
by Vincent K Her
Insightful, accessible, and eye-opening essays consider the life journeys of Hmong-American individuals, families, and communities as they ... More
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15. Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in America
by Sami Scripter
Simple, earthy, fiery, and fresh, Hmong food is an exciting but still little-known South Asian cuisine. In traditional Hmong culture, dishes are ... More
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16. Dark Sky, Dark Land: Stories of the Hmong Boy Scouts of Troop 100
by David L Moore, Rudy Boschwitz (Foreword by)
List of all editionsWar stories of individual Hmong scouts as told to their scout master. Beautiful sketches of each scout and their scout master.
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17. I Begin Life All Over
by Professor Lillian Faderman, Ghia Xiong
List of all editions"I Begin My Life All Over" records the story of 35 Hmong immigrants to California, tracing their journey from Laos to relocation to a new continent, ... More
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18. Hmong-Related Works, 1996-2006: An Annotated Bibliography
by Mark Edward Pfeifer
The Hmong, one of the fastest growing ethnic origin populations in the United States, has should be interesting for students, scholars, service ... More
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19. Ethnic Origins: The Adaptation of Cambodian and Hmong Refugees in Four American Cities
by Jeremy Hein
Compares the experience of two immigrant groups--"Hmong and Khmer--"living in four different American cities.
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20. Changing Lives of Refugee Hmong Women
by Nancy D Donelly, Nancy D Donnelly
List of all editions"In an ethnographic study of recent Hmong immigrant families in Seattle, Donnelly examines changing gender roles in both the economic and social ... More
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21. The Mong Oral Tradition: Cultural Memory in the Absence of Written Language
by Yer J. Thao
Compiled from numerous interviews, this volume explores the lives of 13 Mong elders. With emphasis on their unique oral tradition and cultural ... More
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22. Migration of Hmong to the Midwestern United States
by Cathleen Jo Faruque
List of all editionsMigration of Hmong to the Midwestern United States emphasizes the value of qualitative research into the trans-cultural practice of the newest ... More
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24. The Hmong Refugees Experience in the United States: Crossing the River
by Ines Miyares
List of all editions"Cross the river, take off your shoes, Flee from your country, take off your status."-Hmong Proverb This book examines the experience of the Hmong ... More
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25. Hmong Milestones in America: Citizens in a New World
by Susan Omoto
List of all editionsLooks at life in Laos, traces the experiences of Hmong refugees in the United States, and profiles such Hmong Americans as Christopher Thao, the ... More
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