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