Book
A study of the older Hmong refugees in the United States
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1990 • Pages:
By: Hayes, Christopher L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of elderly Hmong refugees in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California. Much of the data were obtained from interviews designed to explore six areas; life in Laos, Hmong view of old age, the position of the elderly in the existing family structure, intergenerational conflict, the relationship of elderly Hmong to social service providers, and the extent of assimilation and acculturation into mainstream American society (p. iv). The author concludes that older Hmong experience great social and psychological upheaval in the resettlement process leaving them dependent on their children, physically and psychologically isolated, lacking self-esteem, and with few skills necessary for adaptation to American society. Hayes notes that social service providers have shown little interest in understanding Hmong culture and the plight of the population, with the result that the most useful and acceptable forms of assistance to the elderly have come from within the Hmong community.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- External migration
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- Household
- Family relationships
- Public welfare
- Activities of the aged
- Status and treatment of the aged
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- North American Hmong
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Gerontologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1991
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1982-1983
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- early nineteenth century - 1982
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Long Beach, Los Angeles City, and Orange County, California, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Christopher L. Hayes
- Thesis (Ph.D.) - Fielding Institute, 1984
- UM 8516389
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-204)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hmong Americans