A collection of personal testimonies by three generations of Hmong refugees that describes their lives in Laos as slash-and-burn farmers, as refugees after a Communist government came to power in 1975, and as immigrants in the United States. It reflects on the homes left behind and chronicles the difficulties of forging a new identity.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Personal and Place Names
Introduction: The Hmong Experience in Asia and the United States
1. The Xiong Family of Goleta
2. The Xiong Family of Lompoc
3. The Fang Family of San Diego
4. The Tcha Family of Fresno
5. The Maua Family of Sanger
Notes to the Introduction
Selected Bibliography
Notes on the Editor and Transcribers/Translators
