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Transmission and reconstruction of gender through dress: Hmong American New Year rituals
Clothing and textiles research journal • 14 (4) • Published In 1996 • Pages: 257-266
By: Lynch, Annette, Detzner, Daniel T., Eicher, Joanne.
Abstract
This article is the second of two, focused on the role of dress in the formulation of Hmong American cultural life. The first article (see Lynch 1995, document no. 35 in this file), '… focused on the performance of two versions of Hmong American New Year and how dress is used by Hmong Americqns to make sense of their position between the cultural world of the past and contemporary American culture. This paper centers on the transmission and reconstruction of female gender roles in the American context as expressed through women's headdress worn to the Hmong American New Year celebration. Both uses of dress arose out of attempts to reconcile the cultural life of the past with their lives in the United States; both are expressed visually through the dressed and evaluated body within the context of the Hmong New Year celebration' (p. 257).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2000
- Field Date
- 1987-1990
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- St. Paul, Wisconsin, United States
- Notes
- Annette Lynch, Daniel T. Detzner and Joanne Eicher
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-266)
- LCCN
- 97647996
- LCSH
- Hmong Americans