"In my heart I will always be Hmong": One Hmong American woman's pioneering journey toward activism
Author(s):
Xiong, Thaomee; Tatum, Beverly Daniel
Editor(s):
Romero, Mary; Stewart, Abigail J.
Format:
Book section
Publisher:
Taylor & Frances/Routledge, Florence, KY, 1999.
Language:
English
Abstract:
Presents the story of Mai, a 29-yr-old Hmong woman, as an effort to interrupt the obscuring effect of the intertwined master narratives of the passive model minority and the homogeneity of the Asian American community. Through the presentation of Mai's story, the authors hope to make visible the unique experiences of young Hmong women coming of age in the US. Their largely untold stories are often narratives of family trauma, cultural conflict, racism, and success, narratives of the struggle to both affirm and transform their place as Hmong American women both in and out of the Hmong community. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)