Hmong In Wisconsin

Author : Mai Zong Vue
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780870209437

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Hmong in Wisconsin by Mai Zong Vue Pdf

Unknown to many Americans at the time, the Hmong helped the US government fight Communists in Laos during the Secret War of the 1960s and 1970s, a parallel conflict to the Vietnam War. When Saigon fell and allies withdrew, the surviving Hmong fled for their lives, spending years in Thai refugee camps before being relocated to the United States and other countries. Many of these families found homes in Wisconsin, which now has the third largest Hmong population in the country, following California and Minnesota. As one of the most recent cultural groups to arrive in the Badger State, the Hmong have worked hard to establish a new life here, building support systems to preserve traditions and to help one another as they enrolled in schools, started businesses, and strived for independence. Told with a mixture of scholarly research, interviews, and personal experience of the author, this latest addition to the popular People of Wisconsin series shares the Hmong’s varied stories of survival and hope as they have become an important part of Wisconsin communities.

Author : Jo Ann Koltyk
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X004114230

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New Pioneers in the Heartland by Jo Ann Koltyk Pdf

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.

Author : Pao Lor
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780870209604

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Modern Jungles by Pao Lor Pdf

As a five-year-old boy, Pao Lor joined thousands of Hmong who fled for their lives through the jungles of Laos in the aftermath of war. After a difficult and perilous journey that neither of his parents survived, he reached the safety of Thailand, but the young refugee boy’s challenges were only just beginning. Born in a small farming village, Pao was destined to be a Hmong clan leader, wedding negotiator, or shaman. But the course of his life changed dramatically in the 1970s, when the Hmong faced persecution for their role in helping US forces fighting communism in the region. After more than two years in Thai refugee camps, Pao and his surviving family members boarded the belly of an “iron eagle” bound for the United States, where he pictured a new life of comfort and happiness. Instead, Pao found himself navigating a frightening and unfamiliar world, adjusting to a string of new schools and living situations while struggling to fulfill the hopes his parents had once held for his future. Now in Modern Jungles, Pao Lor shares his inspiring coming-of-age tale about perseverance, grit, and hope. Included are discussion questions for use by book clubs, in classrooms, or around the dinner table.

Author : Jo Ann Koltyk
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015040077599

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New Pioneers in the Heartland by Jo Ann Koltyk Pdf

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.

Author : Susan Meredith Burt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : English language
ISBN : 0773412948

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The Hmong Language in Wisconsin by Susan Meredith Burt Pdf

Author : Wisconsin Cartographers' Guild
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 029915940X

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Wisconsin's Past and Present by Wisconsin Cartographers' Guild Pdf

The atlas features historical and geographical data, including full-color maps, descriptive text, photos, and illustrations.

Author : Sheila Terman Cohen
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780870205385

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Mai Ya's Long Journey by Sheila Terman Cohen Pdf

The story of Mai Ya Xiong and her family and their journey from the Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand to a new life in Madison, Wisconsin, is extraordinary. Yet it is typical of the stories of the 200,000 Hmong people who now live in the United States and who struggle to adjust to American society while maintaining their own culture as a free people. Mai Ya's Long Journey follows Mai Ya Xiong, a young Hmong woman, from her childhood in Thailand's Ban Vinai Refugee Camp to her current home in Wisconsin. Mai Ya's parents fled Laos during the Vietnam War and were refugees in Thailand for several years before reaching the United States. But the story does not end there. Students will read the challenges Mai Ya faces in balancing her Hmong heritage and her adopted American culture as she grows into adulthood.

Author : Vincent K. Her,Mary Louise Buley-Meissner
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780873518550

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Hmong and American by Vincent K. Her,Mary Louise Buley-Meissner Pdf

Farmers in Laos, U.S. allies during the Vietnam War, refugees in Thailand, citizens of the Western world, the stories of the Hmong who now live in America have been told in detail through books and articles and oral histories over the past several decades. Like any immigrant group, members of the first generation may yearn for the past as they watch their children and grandchildren find their way in the dominant culture of their new home. For Hmong people born and educated in the United States, a definition of self often includes traditional practices and tight-knit family groups but also a distinctly Americanized point of view. How do Hmong Americans negotiate the expectations of these two very different cultures? This book contains a series of essays featuring a range of writing styles, leading scholars, educators, artists, and community activists who explore themes of history, culture, gender, class, family, and sexual orientation, weaving their own stories into depictions of a Hmong American community where people continue to develop complex identities that are collectively shared but deeply personal as they help to redefine the multicultural America of today.

Author : Simon M. Fass
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Hmong (Asian people)
ISBN : OCLC:228383023

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The Hmong in Wisconsin by Simon M. Fass Pdf

Author : Mai Na M. Lee
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299298845

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Dreams of the Hmong Kingdom by Mai Na M. Lee Pdf

Authoritative and original, Dreams of the Hmong Kingdom is among the first works of its kind, exploring the influence that French colonialism and Hmong leadership had on the Hmong people's political and social aspirations.

Author : Thomas Purnell,Eric Raimy,Joe Salmons
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299293338

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Wisconsin Talk by Thomas Purnell,Eric Raimy,Joe Salmons Pdf

Wisconsin is one of the most linguistically rich places in North America. It has the greatest diversity of American Indian languages east of the Mississippi, including Ojibwe and Menominee from the Algonquian language family, Ho-Chunk from the Siouan family, and Oneida from the Iroquoian family. French place names dot the state's map. German, Norwegian, and Polish—the languages of immigrants in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—are still spoken by tens of thousands of people, and the influx of new immigrants speaking Spanish, Hmong, and Somali continues to enrich the state's cultural landscape. These languages and others (Walloon, Cornish, Finnish, Czech, and more) have shaped the kinds of English spoken around the state. Within Wisconsin's borders are found three different major dialects of American English, and despite the influences of mass media and popular culture, they are not merging—they are dramatically diverging. An engaging survey for both general readers and language scholars, Wisconsin Talk brings together perspectives from linguistics, history, cultural studies, and geography to illuminate why language matters in our everyday lives. The authors highlight such topics as: • words distinctive to the state • how recent and earlier immigrants have negotiated cultural and linguistic challenges • the diversity of bilingual speakers that enriches our communities • how maps can convey the stories of language • the relation of Wisconsin's Indian languages to language loss worldwide.

Author : Sergio González
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780870208355

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Mexicans in Wisconsin by Sergio González Pdf

From agricultural and factory workers to renowned writers and musicians, the Mexican immigrants who have made their homes in Wisconsin over the past century have become a significant and diverse part of this state’s cultural and economic history. Coming from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds, the earliest Mexican immigrants traveled north in search of better economic opportunities and relief from the violence and economic turmoil of the Mexican Revolution. They found work in tanneries and foundries, and on beet farms where they replaced earlier European immigrant workers who had moved on to family farms. As Mexican immigration has grown to the present day, these families have become integral members of Wisconsin communities, building businesses, support systems, and religious institutions. But their experience has also been riddled with challenges, as they have fought for adequate working conditions, access to education, and acceptance amid widespread prejudice. In this concise history, learn the fascinating stories of this vibrant and resilient immigrant population: from the Tejano migrant workers who traveled north seasonally to work in the state’s cucumber fields, to the determined labor movement led by Jesus Salas, to the young activists of the Chicano Movement, and beyond.

Author : Constance K. Knop
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Education, Bilingual
ISBN : WISC:89096582689

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Limited English Proficiency Students in Wisconsin: Indochinese students (Hmong and Vietnamese) by Constance K. Knop Pdf

Author : Kou Yang
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781498546461

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The Making of Hmong America by Kou Yang Pdf

This study documents Hmong’s involvement in the Secret War in Laos, their refugee exodus from Laos to the refugee camps in Thailand, and the challenges to find third countries to take Hmong refugees. At the time, Hmong and other highlander refugees from Laos were considered unsuitable to be resettled into the United States. He provides detailed research on the adaptation of Hmong Americans to their new lives in the United States, facing discrimination and prejudice, and the advancement of Hmong Americans over the past 40 years. He presents the Hmong American community as an uprooted refugee community that grew from a small population in 1975 to more than 300,000 by the year 2015; spreading to all 50 states while becoming a diverse and complex American ethnic community. To get better insight into their diversity, complexity, and adaptation to different localities, Kou Yang uses the Hmong communities in Montana, Fresno and Denver as case studies. The progress of Hmong Americans over the past 4 decades is highlighted with a list of many achievements in education, high-tech, academia, political participation, the military and other fields. Readers of this book will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges, complex and diverse experience of the Hmong American community. They will also obtain insight into the overall experience of the Hmong, an ethnic people of Diaspora, found in Asia, the Americas, Africa, Australia, and Europe. They are like bristle-cone pines on the rock that have been exposed to all types of weather, climate and conditions, but they won't die.

Author : Chia Youyee Vang
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780252077593

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Hmong America by Chia Youyee Vang Pdf

An unprecedented inside view of the Hmong experience in America.