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The impact of Indochinese resettlement on the Phillips and Elliot Park neighborhoods in South Minneapolis

Hmong in the West : observations and reports • Minneapolis, Minn. • Published In 1982 • Pages: 367-386

By: Calderon, Eddie A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This study examines several problems that have arisen as the result of Indochinese (primarily Hmong) resettlement in the Phillips and Elliot Park neighborhoods of Minneapolis. At the request of the mayor, who was concerned with the potential negative impact of several rumors regarding the presence of Indochinese settlers in the two communities, the author undertook the job of examining the rumors. These rumors involved the fear of other minority groups that the Hmong would take away jobs andhousing in the area, that they would use their supposed knowledge of the martial arts to intimidate their neighbors, and that they would receive preferential treatment in the schools and in public health care facilities. Using a combination of interviews and data from various organizations, Calderon was able to refute in large part the general allegations of these rumors.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Theoretical orientation in research and its results

Acculturation and culture contact

Housing

Public welfare

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.

Government Official

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

1981

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)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

NotesAdditional notes

[by] Eddie A. Calderon

Includes bibliographical references

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Hmong Americans