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Hmong Means Free Life in Laos and America. Asian American History and Culture

This collection of evocative personal testimonies by three generations of Hmong refugees is the first to describe 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. Reflecting on the homes left behind, their narratives chronicle the difficulties of forging a new identity.

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  • "Describes five Hmong families, in their own words, who lived as farmers in Laos, became refugees after a Communist government came into power in 1975, and immigrated to the United States, and the effects on their lives of leaving their homes and making a new identities."
  • "This collection of evocative personal testimonies by three generations of Hmong refugees is the first to describe 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. Reflecting on the homes left behind, their narratives chronicle the difficulties of forging a new identity."
  • "This collection of evocative personal testimonies by three generations of Hmong refugees is the first to describe 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. Reflecting on the homes left behind, their narratives chronicle the difficulties of forging a new identity."@en
  • "Three generations of Hmong refugees expose the trauma and the joy of their lives."@en

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  • "Personal narratives"
  • "Biography"@en
  • "Biography"
  • "Electronic resource"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"

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  • "Hmong Means Free"
  • "Hmong Means Free Life in Laos and America. Asian American History and Culture"@en
  • "Hmong Means Free. ; Life in Laos and America"
  • "Hmong means free : life in Laos and America"
  • "Hmong means free life in Laos and America"@en
  • "Hmong means free life in Laos and America"