The Texas Two-Step, Hmong Style: A Delicate Dance Between Culture and Ethnicity
Author(s):
Nibbs, Faith
Format:
Journal article
Citation:
Hmong Studies Journal, Volume 7, (2006). pp. Jan-34.
Language:
English
Abstract:
Over the last thirty years since relocation, individual Hmong refugee communities in America have evolved with varying needs and outcomes adding to their complexity and diversity in the United States. There is a noted lack of research that examines these factors calling for further study to help understand the role of locality in the adjustment and diversity of refugees. This research begins a discussion on the unique Hmong adaptation in Texas. Unique and sometimes contradictory local factors deriving from the socio-political environment of Texas have helped to shape a relatively small, but distinctively cosmopolitan community. This paper argues that Texan economic, environmental, and political differences have forged uncharacteristic understandings and challenge conventional conceptions of what it means to be Hmong. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]