Dreaming Across the Oceans: Globalization and Cultural Reinvention in the Hmong Diaspora

The Hmong in Laos did not have any commercially produced media until after 1975 when 200,000 of them became refugees and were resettled in Western countries. Since then, they have produced many Hmong music cassettes, video documentaries and movies in America, Laos and Thailand for the eager consumpt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gary Y. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hmong Studies Journal 2007-01-01
Series:Hmong Studies Journal
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Online Access:http://hmongstudies.org/GYLee.pdf