Kinship networks among Hmong-American refugees / Julie Keown-Bomar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keown-Bomar, Julie, 1966-

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Social networks--United States.

Refugees.

Hmong Americans--Social networks.

Hmong Americans.

Kinship--United States.

Kinship.

Hmong (Asian people).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Keown-Bomar explores the ways Hmong-Americans use their understandings of kinship and family to cope with personal and social disruptions caused by war, refugee flight, and relocation. She interprets these human relationships with a strong sense of realism, chronicling the strengths of Hmong kin networks and familism, as well as the tensions about gender and generational status. Her work demonstrates that maintenance of cultural values and practices can serve as a means to promote cultural and human survival in tumultuous times. Drawing from what Hmong refugees shared about their own adaptation experiences, Keown-Bomar provides a practical list of suggestions for building culturally responsive social services for refugees and immigrants.

Contents:

Doing kinship

Hmong history and culture

Rupture and resilience

We know the way to be human

Gender, the family, and change

Lessons for the future.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-190) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-117-1

OCLC:

58720533