Book
New pioneers in the heartland: Hmong life in Wisconsin
Allyn and Bacon • Boston • Published In 1998 • Pages: xiv, 146
By: Koltyk, Jo Ann.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the Hmong refugee groups who have emigrated from Laos to the United States, with a special focus on the family life of those living in Wausau, Wisconsin. 'The book first traces the stages of the Hmong refugee experience and then looks at how Hmong families are adjusting and adapting to their new lives in the United States. The primary focus is on daily life routines. From this perspective one gains an appreciation of Hmong kinship networks and community. Women's activities are woven throughout this study to highlight the roles they play in their family's social and economic adaptation' (p. xi).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External migration
- History and culture change
- Collecting
- Vegetable production
- Settlement patterns
- Labor and leisure
- Visual arts
- Gender status
- Ethnic stratification
- Extended families
- Lineages
- Clans
- Magical and mental therapy
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- 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.
- Unknown
- 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; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1988-1992
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1976-1992
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Wausau, Wisconsin, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Jo Ann Koltyk
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-146)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 97227948
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hmong Americans