Personal Statements
I’m Lyncee Davies from Richfield, Minnesota, which is a suburb of Minneapolis. My school had open enrollment so anyone who wanted to come to school in Richfield could. This brought in many different races and ethnicity to my school. Different races and racial issues have always been part of my life, and that is why I decided to take this course.
Hi, my name is Emily Hysjulien. Tor the majority of my childhood, I attended very non-diverse schools. So, when I came to Gustavus I was interested in becoming more educated in the history of race in America, and race matters present still today.
Web Page Links
This site has links to information on the Hmong culture, a historical timeline, family, and the Hmong in Minnesota.
wms.luminet.net/demographics/hmong/
This site also had different links to Hmong history, language, traditions, clothes, celebrations, sports, teenagers and even different stories of the Hmong. These are all by Hmong people. It even has things written by Hmong people who live in Winona, MN. This link actually shows some general sentences in Hmong.
http://www.angelcities.com/members/hmongunivers/topics.
This site has a HUGE amount of information on it, and it is all a variety. It offers the arts and crafts, language and writings, customs, history and culture, music, religion, education, and issues with women in the the Hmong community. It also offers other related topics such as racism towards Hmongs.
http://www.jefflindsay.com/Hmong_tragedy.html
This website offers some good information on the history of Hmongs, and the huge amount of suffering and loss that they edured in their past.
Scholarly Books and Articles
Kitano, Harry H. L., and Roger Daniels. Asian Americans: Emerging Minorities. 2nd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1995.
“Inaccurate Information Damages Hmong American Community.” Asian Pages 31 Oct. 1998: 3.
Miyares, Ines M. The Hmong refugee experience in the United States : Crossing the River. New York: Garland Pub., 1998.
Faderman, Lillian, and Ghia Xiong. I Begin My Life All Over: the Hmong and the American Immigrant Experience. Boston: Beacon Press, 1998.
Leslie, Lourdes Medrano. “Latest Findings About Minnesota; Minnesota's Hmong Double in a Decade; Transplants From Other Parts of U.S. Solidify Group's Status as State's Leading Asian Ethnicity.” Star Tribune 1 Aug. 2001: 1A.
Her, Lucy Y. “New Year Honors Tradition and Today; This Weekend, Thousands of Hmong are Gathering at St. Paul's RiverCentre for Their Annual Celebration of Food, Music and Pageantry.” Star Tribune 24 Nov. 2001: 1B.
Chang, S. Robert. Disoriented : Asian Americans, law, and the nation-state
New York : New York University Press, c1999.
Turton , Anderw. Civility and savagery : social identity in Tai States .
Richmond, Surrey : Curzon, 2000
Koltyk, Jo Ann. New pioneers in the heartland : Hmong life in Wisconsin
Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1998.
Nelson, Sean. HMONG ARTISTRY: Exhibit shows unique culture
Asian Reporter, The, 6/29/1998
Talking Story in Asian America: Law on the margins; Saturday in Asian American Polo
Asian Reporter, The, 6/19/2001