Download or read book Perceptions of Hmong Culture Experts in the Twin Cities Area of Minnesota on Traditional Hmong Marriage Practices written by Joseph G. Yang and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study focused on the experiences and perspectives of Hmong culture experts in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota particularly in regard to Hmong traditional marriage practices. Using the phenomenological procedure, data were obtained from one-on-one interviews of ten Hmong culture experts selected using the Delphi method. The culture experts' perceptions highlighted the differing educational needs, health conditions, and lifestyles of the Hmong in the Twin Cities. The results of this research recommended making several changes in Hmong marriage rituals in order to resolve and improve the problems faced in the current marriage ritual.
Download or read book Perceptions of Mental Health Problems by Mental Health Professionals in the Hmong Community in the Twin Cities of Minnesota written by Ong Her and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research study sought to understand the mental health problems in the Hmong community in the Twin Cities of Minnesota through exploring Hmong mental health experiences using a qualitative research method. Phenomenology was chosen as the method for investigating participants' experiences. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of Hmong mental health professionals in the Twin Cities of Minnesota regarding mental health problems in the Hmong community while working with Hmong families. This included their experiences of traditional healing and Western mental health services, what they think are the causes of mental health problems, and the reasons for seeking and not seeking Western mental health services. The findings from this study revealed that mental health problems are not well understood by the Hmong community. This study agreed with previous studies that the Hmong people still refer to mental health as "crazy" and that causes of mental health problems in the Hmong community are trauma from personal experiences, anxiety, adjusting to a new culture and language, and depression. It also revealed that "muaj kev nyuab siab" or by way of having stress is preferred over "crazy" in the Hmong language and culture. The findings agreed with previous studies that Hmong will still use traditional healing methods prior to seeking Western mental health services. Some Hmong adults don't know why they seek treatment, whereas others just want a quick fix, were referred by the court or were looking for other social services supports. This study recommends normalization of mental health, a joint approach between traditional healing and mental health services, creation of mobile services and education for the Hmong community.
Download or read book What Does It Mean To Be Hmong in the Twin Cities of Minnesota written by Sally A. Baas and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be Hmong in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, according to the Hmong 18 Clan Council and associated women leaders? This study gives evidence from those chosen to maintain the Hmong culture. Results focused on six themes: language (to speak, read, and write the Hmong language); culture (to sew and wear traditional Hmong clothes; spiritual life (to understand and participate in Hmong rituals and to play the traditional instruments); to respect one's family; and to provide leadership to assure the continuation of Hmong practices, "to be Hmong, in the Hmong way." The 18 Council community leaders have the obligation to preserve the Hmong identity and to help the Hmong people find ways to mediate their differences with dignity, integrity, and honor. Associated women leaders provided the bridge to the data collection journey and the female perspective on the culture.
Download or read book Hmong in Minnesota written by Chia Youyee Vang and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging history of the arrival of the Hmong in Minnesota in the 1970s, thier struggle to build community in a new land, and the challenges they face today.
Download or read book The Hmong in the Twin Cities written by Hilde Johanne Bjugn Foss and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hmong American Concepts of Health written by Dia Cha and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines Hmong American concepts of health, illness and healing, and looks at the Hmong American experience with conventional medicine. In this, it identifies factors that either obstruct or enable healthcare delivery to the Hmong.
Download or read book Claiming Place written by Chia Youyee Vang and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countering the idea of Hmong women as victims, the contributors to this pathbreaking volume demonstrate how the prevailing scholarly emphasis on Hmong culture and men as the primary culprits of women’s subjugation perpetuates the perception of a Hmong premodern status and renders unintelligible women’s nuanced responses to patriarchal strategies of domination both in the United States and in Southeast Asia. Claiming Place expands knowledge about the Hmong lived reality while contributing to broader conversations on sexuality, diaspora, and agency. While these essays center on Hmong experiences, activism, and popular representations, they also underscore the complex gender dynamics between women and men and address the wider concerns of gendered status of the Hmong in historical and contemporary contexts, including deeply embedded notions around issues of masculinity. Organized to highlight themes of history, memory, war, migration, sexuality, selfhood, and belonging, this book moves beyond a critique of Hmong patriarchy to argue that Hmong women have been and continue to be active agents not only in challenging oppressive societal practices within hierarchies of power but also in creating alternative forms of belonging. Contributors: Geraldine Craig, Kansas State U; Leena N. Her, Santa Rosa Junior College; Julie Keown-Bomar, U of Wisconsin–Extension; Mai Na M. Lee, U of Minnesota; Prasit Leepreecha, Chiang Mai U; Aline Lo, Allegheny College; Kong Pha; Louisa Schein, Rutgers U; Cathy J. Schlund-Vials, U of Connecticut; Bruce Thao; Ka Vang, U of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.
Download or read book What Does it Mean to be Hmong in the Twin Cities of Minnesota According to the 18 Clan Council and Associated Hmong Men and Women Leaders written by Sally A. Baas and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be Hmong in the Twin Cities of Minnesota? This qualitative study gives evidence from those chosen to maintain the Hmong culture: the Hmong 18 Clan Council (a group based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that represents the 18 Hmong clans living in the United States) and associated women leaders. The research method used was exploratory ethnography, and the study's results focused on six themes: language (speaking, reading, and writing the Hmong language); culture (sewing and wearing traditional Hmong clothes); spiritual life (understanding and participating in Hmong rituals, and playing traditional instruments); respecting one's family; and providing leadership to assure the continuation of Hmong practices. The community leaders of the 18 Clan Council are charged with preserving the Hmong identity and helping the Hmong people find ways to mediate their differences with dignity, integrity, and honor. Associated women leaders provide the bridge to the data collection journey, and to a female perspective on "the Hmong way."
Download or read book Middle Generation Hmong Couples and Daily Life Concerns written by Sharon M. Danes and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Follow the New Way written by Melissa May Borja and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incisive look at Hmong religion in the United States, where resettled refugees found creative ways to maintain their traditions, even as Christian organizations deputized by the government were granted an outsized influence on the refugees’ new lives. Every year, members of the Hmong Christian Church of God in Minneapolis gather for a cherished Thanksgiving celebration. But this Thanksgiving takes place in the spring, in remembrance of the turbulent days in May 1975 when thousands of Laotians were evacuated for resettlement in the United States. For many Hmong, passage to America was also a spiritual crossing. As they found novel approaches to living, they also embraced Christianity—called kev cai tshiab, “the new way”—as a means of navigating their complex spiritual landscapes. Melissa May Borja explores how this religious change happened and what it has meant for Hmong culture. American resettlement policies unintentionally deprived Hmong of the resources necessary for their time-honored rituals, in part because these practices, blending animism, ancestor worship, and shamanism, challenged many Christian-centric definitions of religion. At the same time, because the government delegated much of the resettlement work to Christian organizations, refugees developed close and dependent relationships with Christian groups. Ultimately the Hmong embraced Christianity on their own terms, adjusting to American spiritual life while finding opportunities to preserve their customs. Follow the New Way illustrates America’s wavering commitments to pluralism and secularism, offering a much-needed investigation into the public work done by religious institutions with the blessing of the state. But in the creation of a Christian-inflected Hmong American animism we see the resilience of tradition—how it deepens under transformative conditions.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Race Ethnicity and Society written by Richard T. Schaefer and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-03-20 with total page 1753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia offers a comprehensive look at the roles race and ethnicity play in society and in our daily lives. Over 100 racial and ethnic groups are described, with additional thematic essays offering insight into broad topics that cut across group boundaries and which impact on society.
Download or read book Culture and Customs of the Hmong written by Gary Yia Lee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to balance an account of the traditional life and history of the Hmong as a global people, with a full account of their modern, urban lives. Culture and Customs of the Hmong takes a global approach to understanding the Hmong, a people who have lived in China for more than 4,000 years. It is the first book to combine an account of the traditional life and history of the Hmong with a full account of their modern, urban lifestyle, balancing traditional lifeways and practices with modern, evolving customs. The book is unique in dealing, not only with the Hmong in the United States, Australia, and other Western nations, but also with their traditional and changing lives in their Asian homelands of Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and China. This broad international perspective allows readers to look at the Hmong through the complex interplay of the many social, historical, economic, and cultural influences they have been exposed to in their worldwide migration, and at how they manage to maintain their many traditions across national boundaries and great distances.
Download or read book Perceptions of Health Care Among Hmong Americans written by Stacy Thang Yang and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hmong immigrated to America as a result of various life threatening conditions that prevented them from being able to live an ordinary life. Despite the huge population of Hmong who have settled in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, they still experience challenges when utilizing the modern health care system and its services. This study explores Hmong Americans' perceptions toward both traditional and modern health care and their utilization of these services. Participants in this study were Hmong American adults who are former refugees and immigrants from Laos and Thailand. The findings of this research study reveal that there are indeed challenges and obstacles that have prevented Hmong Americans from utilizing modern health care, as well as its services, such as different philosophies toward health and illness, providers' lack of understanding about the Hmong's cultural beliefs and/or practices, and lack of sufficient English comprehension skills to communicate with health care providers.
Download or read book Family Ministry Perceptions and Practices in Hmong Christian and Missionary Alliance Churches written by Lou Yang Cha and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this holistic, multiple-case, replication study, key informant interviews, focus group interviews, documents, and field notes were gathered, coded, and analyzed from three stratified, randomly selected Hmong C & MA churches to discover the family ministry perceptions and practices of these Hmong churches. These family ministry perceptions and practices were then compared to the religious education of children within the traditional Hmong religion in order to identify areas for contextualization. The Hmong are a collective, clan-kinship, indigenous people group of southern China and Southeast Asia who converted to Christianity in 1949 through the missionary work of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C & MA). Prior to conversion, the Hmong practiced animism, shamanism, ancestral worship, and reincarnation. Children were religiously instructed through informal, oral, experiential, and intergenerational learning. The home was the central shrine for religious instruction via altars, offerings, sacrifices, and rituals. Fathers were the primary religious instructors of children, followed by clan spirit fathers, and the shaman and religious experts.
Download or read book The Hmong of China written by Nicholas Tapp and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first ethnography of the Hmong in China is based on Nicholas Tapp’s extensive fieldwork in a Hmong village in Sichuan. Basing his analysis on the concepts of context and agency, Tapp discusses the “paradoxical ambivalence at the heart of Hmong culture.” A paradox arises in the historical and ethnographic construction of the identity of the Hmong by conscious contrast with, and in opposition to, a majority Han Chinese identity at the same time that large parts of Hmong culture are shared with the Chinese and may be the results of historical processes of adoption, absorption, mimesis, or emulation. Tapp examines the Hmong rituals of shamanism, ancestral respect, and death and provides details on livelihood, kinship, local organization, and intellectual culture. The book is enhanced with thorough accounts of ceremonies, rituals, and folktales, with translations of Hmong songs and stories. This publication has also been published in paperback (no longer available).
Download or read book A Study of Hmong Culture Expressive Sound and Music Preference Acculturation of Hmong High School Students in Minneapolis Minnesota written by Patricia M. Kelly and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Women in Cultural Transition written by Linde Joveda Getahun and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
