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Hmong refugee economic adjustment in a California community

University Microfilms IntenationalAnn Arbor, Mich.Published In 1990 • Pages:

By: Ukapatayasakul, Banjerd Bill.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This dissertation is concerned with the adjustment of Hmong refugees to life in a California community. The author notes that coming from a background as farmers and soldiers in Laos, the Hmong face serious problems in making appropriate economic adjustments to their new life in the United States. This source examines the Hmong economic situation in terms of their welfare benefits, occupations, job training, income, and organization. Much of the material in this work was gathered from interviews with 50 Hmong refugees and supplemented by data provided by various agency officials.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Interviewing in research
External migration
Acculturation and culture contact
Labor supply and employment
Public welfare
Private welfare agencies
Liberal arts education
Vocational education
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.
Social Scientist
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.
4: Excellent Secondary 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
No date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
California, United States
NotesAdditional notes
[by] Banjerd Bill Ukapatayasakul
Thesis (Ph.D.) - United States International University, 1982
UM 8301846
Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-165)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hmong Americans