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Article: An assessment of the Hmong American new year and its implications for Hmong-American culture.(Report)
- Article from:
- Hmong Studies Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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Introduction
This paper is divided into two parts. The first section involves an attempt to review and examine the Hmong American New Year and some of its changes and adaptations, with an emphasis on the Hmong adoption of American market concepts and technology, as well as the Hmong adaptation of the New Year to the general physical and social environment of the United States. The Hmong New Year occurs within the context of the Hmong Diaspora, which requires adaptability and flexibility among Hmong to survive in any environment.
The Hmong Diaspora experience includes, but is not limited to:
* having been forced to disperse to many foreign ...