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Rural Hmong population in western Washington state: the consequences of migration for nutritional status and growth
Hmong in the West : observations and reports • Minneapolis, Minn. • Published In 1982 • Pages: 320-352
By: Hurlich, Marshall G..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper examines changes in the Hmong diet as the result of their migration from Southeast Asia to the United States, and concomitant biological changes in the population. By interviewing members of refugee Hmong families, the author obtained information on dietary histories and changes since their arrival in the U.S. These data were used to construct a structured questionnaire which included a listing of 109 foods commonly eaten by Hmong in Laos, Thailand, and in the United States. The data were subjected to statistical analysis and anthropometric measurements were taken on over 100 individuals. Although the author notes several problems in interpreting the results of this study, he does note two general impressions given by the visual examination of the data: (1) 'Hmong children are progressively shorter for age as they get older, compared to U.S. standards', and (2) '…a higher percentage of Hmong children are above the 95th percentile for weight-for-height than seems true for Southeast Asian refugees in general, as measured during 1980' (p. 348).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Anthropometry
- Ontogenetic data
- Nutrition
- Diet
- 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
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- 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
- ca. early 1980s
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- King County, Washington, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Marshall G. Hurlich
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-352)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hmong Americans