Follow the new way : American refugee resettlement policy and Hmong religious change / Melissa May Borja.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borja, Melissa May, 1982- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hmong Americans--Religion.

Hmong Americans.

Hmong Americans--Social life and customs.

Hmong Americans--Cultural assimilation.

Hmong (Asian people)--Relocation--United States.

Hmong (Asian people).

Refugees--Government policy--United States--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Refugees.

Christianity and politics--United States.

Christianity and politics.

Refugees--Government policy--Religious aspects--Christianity.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2023.

Summary:

"An incisive look at Hmong religion in the United States, where resettled refugees found creative ways to maintain their traditions, even as Christian organizations deputized by the government were granted an outsized influence on the refugees' new lives"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Origins of Religious Unsettlement: Missionary Encounters, Military Engagements, and Migration in Asia

Administering Resettlement: Refugee Resettlement as Church-State Governance

Ministering Resettlement: Refugee Resettlement as Christian Ministry and Mission

Pluralizing Resettlement: Christian Encounters with the Hmong Way

Disrupting the Old Way: The Impact of Refugee Policy on Hmong Ritual Life

Following the New Way: Refugee Policy and Hmong Adoption of Christianity

Remaking the Hmong Way: The Creation of a Hmong American Religion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674989788

0674989783

OCLC:

1295214434