The Thousand-Year Myth: Construction and Characterization of Hmong

Coined only in the last twenty years, the phrase"Hmong means free" has been thoughtlessly promotedby both Hmong and non-Hmong alike. This phrase,however, simply manifests thousands of years ofnarrow, one-dimensional characterization of theHmong. To historical oppressors of Hmong, "fre...

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Main Author: Mai Na M. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hmong Studies Journal 1997-01-01
Series:Hmong Studies Journal
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Online Access:http://hmongstudies.com/HSJ-v2n1_Lee.pdf