Book

Changing lives of refugee Hmong women

University of Washington PressSeattlePublished In 1994 • Pages:

By: Donnelly, Nancy D..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work is a study of recent (1980s) Hmong immigrants to Seattle, Washington and their changing gender roles in both the social and economic spheres as the Hmong women adapt to new social conditions and opportunities in the United States. Donnelly focuses specifically in this study on changing patterns of courtship, household decision making, and the manner in which women incorporate new values into their lives while attempting to retain elements of their basic identity (back cover). Additional chapters in the book provide information on general concepts of social change and its relationship to the Hmong, the PAJ NTAUB needlework of the Hmong and its sale, wedding customs, and domestic conflict within the society. The author's role as a participant observer is noted throughout the text.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Observation in research
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Buying and selling
Retail marketing
Cooperative organization
Ingroup antagonisms
Marriage
Mode of marriage
Arranging a marriage
Nuptials
Family relationships
Public assistance
Gender roles and issues
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.
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 2000
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1980-1985
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1980-1988
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Seattle, Washington, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Nancy D. Donnelly
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-215) and index
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
94005746
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hmong Americans