| A People's History of the Hmong Contributor(s): Hillmer, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873519604 ISBN-13: 9780873519601 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 909.049 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over the centuries, the Hmong have called many places home, including China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and most recently France, Australia, and the United States. Their new neighbors, though welcoming, may know little about how they have come to these places or their views on relationships, religion, or art. Now, in A People's History of the Hmong, representative voices offer their community's story, spanning four thousand years to the present day. "This was the life of our Hmong people," remembers Pa Seng Thao, one of many who describe farming villages in the mountains of Laos. Others help us understand the Hmong experience during the Vietnam War, particularly when the U.S. military pulled out of Laos, abandoning thousands of Hmong allies. Readers learn firsthand of the hardships of refugee camps and the challenges of making a home in a foreign country, with a new language and customs. Drawing on more than two hundred interviews, historian Paul Hillmer assembles a compelling history in the words of the people who lived it. |