Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Center For Urban And Regional Affairs.; Lao Family Community, Inc., Santa Ana, Ca.; Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, Or.
Format:
Report
Publisher:
1984.
Language:
English
Abstract:
This document presents a summary of major findings of the Hmong Resettlement Study, a national survey of the conditions, issues, and problems affecting Hmong resettlement in the United States. The summary is organized within the framework of three major questions: (1) what has been the resettlement experience of the Homng? (2) what resettlement efforts and economic strategies have provided effective results for the Hmong? and (3) how might current strategies be changed to result in more effective resettlement and long-term adjustment of the Hmong? Among the most important findings of the study is the variability of Hmong resettlement in different locales. It is generally concluded that economic prospects are most favorable for school-aged Hmong, for whom assimilation is much easier. The report emphasizes findings relating to secondary migration, the movement of Hmong away from their initial resettlement site. Other issues discussed include: (1) how Hmong are faring in terms of employment, dependence, and adjustment; (2) the areas of employment in which Hmong have been particularly successful; (3) impediments to effective resettlement; (4) problem-solving approaches; (5) external and internal regulation and public policies affecting the Hmong; (6) economic development and employment projects; and (7) the Hmong's concerns for their future lives. (KH)