Hmong Americans in Michigan [electronic resource] / Martha Aladjem Bloomfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bloomfield, Martha Aladjem.

Series:

Discovering the peoples of Michigan.

Discovering the peoples of Michigan

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Michigan--Social conditions.

Immigrants.

Hmong Americans--Cultural assimilation--Michigan.

Hmong Americans.

Hmong Americans--Michigan--Biography.

Hmong Americans--Michigan--Social conditions.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (124 p.)

Place of Publication:

East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Hmong people, originating from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos, are unique among American immigrants because of their extraordinary history of migration; loyalty to one another; prolonged abuse, trauma, and suffering at the hands of those who dominated them; profound loss; and independence, as well as their amazing capacity to adapt and remain resilient over centuries. This introduction to their experience in Michigan discusses Hmong American history, culture, and more specifically how they left homelands filled with brutality and warfare to come to the Unite

Contents:

A brief overview of Hmong history

Coming to Michigan

Adapting to Michigan

Some afterthoughts

Appendix A: Recipes

Appendix B: Resources.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-60917-409-7

OCLC:

882233149