2009 Reading #68: Migration of Hmong to the Midwestern United States
Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
61. Hmong in Minnesota by Chia Youyee Vang.
62. Myths and Legends of the Sioux by Marie L. McLaughlin.
63. Heir of Sea and Fire (Book Two of the Riddlemaster trilogy) by Patricia McKillip.
64. Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories by Craig Laurance Gidney.
65. Essential Incredible Hulk Volume 1 by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, et al.
66. I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets: The Comics of Fletcher Hanks by Fletcher Hanks and Paul Karasik.
67. Wizard's Eleven (Book Three of The True Game) by Sheri S. Tepper.
68. Migration of Hmong to the Midwestern United States by Cathleen Jo Faruque. Demographic research on the impacts of immigration on Hmong in Rochester, Minnesota, done through personal interviews and observation. Most interesting to me were the comments centered around generational conflicts, the ways in which elders become dependent upon American-born or -raised children to act as cultural mediators. Also the finding that some Hmong families felt obligated or even subtly pressured to convert to the faith of the churches which sponsored their resettlement, and the somewhat counter-intuitive observation that those who maintained their own religion seem to cope better with the Americanization of their families.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
61. Hmong in Minnesota by Chia Youyee Vang.
62. Myths and Legends of the Sioux by Marie L. McLaughlin.
63. Heir of Sea and Fire (Book Two of the Riddlemaster trilogy) by Patricia McKillip.
64. Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories by Craig Laurance Gidney.
65. Essential Incredible Hulk Volume 1 by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, et al.
66. I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets: The Comics of Fletcher Hanks by Fletcher Hanks and Paul Karasik.
67. Wizard's Eleven (Book Three of The True Game) by Sheri S. Tepper.
68. Migration of Hmong to the Midwestern United States by Cathleen Jo Faruque. Demographic research on the impacts of immigration on Hmong in Rochester, Minnesota, done through personal interviews and observation. Most interesting to me were the comments centered around generational conflicts, the ways in which elders become dependent upon American-born or -raised children to act as cultural mediators. Also the finding that some Hmong families felt obligated or even subtly pressured to convert to the faith of the churches which sponsored their resettlement, and the somewhat counter-intuitive observation that those who maintained their own religion seem to cope better with the Americanization of their families.