| Hmong Studies Journal |
The Hmong Studies Journal is a unique and established peer-reviewed Internet-based
academic publication devoted to the scholarly discussion of Hmong history, Hmong culture,
Hmong people, and other facets of the Hmong experience in the
U.S., Asia and around the world. The Hmong Studies Journal has published 10 online
volumes and 12 online issues since 1996. Over this time, the Hmong Studies Journal has
established itself as the most authoritative and widely cited scholarly journal devoted to
academic studies related to the Hmong diaspora and Hmong culture and history.
The goals of the Hmong Studies Journal are to:
. To promote cross cultural awareness and understanding between Hmong and non-Hmong
. To further the scholarly understanding of Hmong culture, human rights, and social justice
issues in the United States and across the world
· To promote the development and acceptance of an emerging Hmong Studies discipline
within the realm of Asian-American Studies and Southeast Asian regional studies
· To provide a recognized peer-reviewed academic forum for Hmong-origin scholars and non-
Hmong scholars doing quality work related to the Hmong diaspora and Hmong culture and
history
· To encourage young Hmong scholars to perform needed research in Hmong Studies in the
Hmong diaspora and in East and Southeast Asia
· To encourage young Hmong to enter the academic world and contribute significantly to the
Asian-American Studies and Southeast Asian regional studies bodies of scholarship
Hmong Studies Journal Editor: Mark E. Pfeifer, PhD
Assistant Editor: Anne Frank, Editor Emeritus: Robin Vue Benson.
The scholarly contents of the Hmong Studies Journal are distributed to thousands of
academic libraries around the world through content sharing agreements with the Asia-
Studies Full-Text Online, EBSCO (Academic Search Complete), ProQuest (Ethnic
NewsWatch), H.W. Wilson (Social Science Full-Text) and Gale/Cengage databases. The
Hmong Studies Journal is also part of DOAJ (the Directory of Open Access Journals).
Hmong Studies Journal Volume 10 Editorial Board
Call for Submissions Hmong Studies Journal Volume 11 (2010) Deadline May 30, 2010
Hmong Studies Journal Manuscript Review Form (Used by Editorial Reviewers)
Print Editions of the Hmong Studies Journal Available for Order from Hmong ABC Bookstore
(Saint Paul, MN)
Hmong Studies Journal Articles 1996-2009 Organized by Scholar Name
Hmong Studies Journal Articles 1996-2009 Listed by Topic
Hmong Studies Journal Articles 1996-2009 Organized by Volume
Volume 10, 2009
Articles
Gran Torino's Boys and Men with Guns: Hmong Perspectives by Louisa Schein and Va-
Megn Thoj, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
From Miao to Miaozu - Alterity in the Formation of Modern Ethnic Groups by Zhiqiang Yang,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Citation Analysis and Hmong Studies Publications: An Initial Examination by Nancy K.
Herther, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Searching for the Hmong People’s Ethnic Homeland and Multiple Dimensions of
Transnational Longing: From the Viewpoint of the Hmong in Laos by Sangmi Lee, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Hmong Political Involvement in St. Paul, Minnesota and Fresno, California by Yang Lor,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Understanding Barriers to Prevention of ntshav qab zib/nsthaav qaab zib: A Hmong
perspective by Miguel A. Perez and Chia Thao, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Using Mammography Screening: Hmong Women’s Perceptions and Beliefs by Pang Vang,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Commentary
Commentary: Challenges and Complexity in the Re-Construction of Hmong History by Kou
Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Photo Essay
A Photo Essay of the Hmong Experience at Wat Thamkrabok in Thailand by Pao Lor,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Book Review
Book Review of The Latehomecomer by Lisa Dembouski, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10,
2009
(PDF Format)
Volume 9, 2008
Escape from Harm’s Way: The Experiences of Southeast Asian Elders and their Families by
Daniel F. Detzner, Aysem R. Senyurekli and Zha Blong Xiong, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 9,
2008
(PDF Format)
Translating Research Findings Into a Hmong American Children’s Book to Promote
Understanding of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease by Linda A. Gerdner, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
Hmong Parental Involvement and Support: A Comparison Between Families of High and Low
Achieving High School Seniors by John Kha Lee and Katherine Green, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
To Tell the Truth by Jacques Lemoine, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
Qha Ke (Guiding the Way) From the Hmong Ntsu of China, 1943 by Nicholas Tapp, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
The Power of the Spoken Word in Defining Religion and Thought: A Case Study by Hilary
Watt, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
A Critique of Timothy Vang’s Hmong Religious Conversion and Resistance Study by Nao
Xiong and Yang Sao Xiong, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
Adolescents’ Problem Behaviors and Parent-Adolescent Conflicts in Hmong Immigrant
Families by Zha Blong Xiong, Arunya Tuicomepee and Kathyrn B. Rettig, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
A Visit to the Hmong of Asia: Globalization and Ethnicity at the Dawn of the 21st Century by
Kou Yang, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
A Visit to the Hmong of Asia: Globalization and Ethnicity at the Dawn of the 21st Century by
Kou Yang, Vol 9, 2008 (Photo Essay)
(PDF Format)
Volume 8, 2007
Political Behavior and Candidate Emergence in the Hmong-American Community by Steven
Doherty, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
Diaspora and the Predicament of Origins: Interrogating Hmong Postcolonial History and
Identity by Gary Yia Lee, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
The self-rated social well-being of Hmong college students in Northern California by Serge
C. Lee, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
Constructing a Social Problem: Suicide, Acculturation and the Hmong by Machiline Xiong and
Paul Jesilow, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
The Transition of Wat Tham Krabok Hmong Children to Saint Paul Public Schools:
Perspectives of Teachers, Principals, and Hmong Parents by Bic Ngo, Martha Bigelow and
Kyla Wahlstrom Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
Diabetes Knowledge, Beliefs, and Treatments in the Hmong Population: An Exploratory
Study by Miguel A. Perez and Koua Cha, Hmong Studies Journal
Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
Preliminary Study on Thalassemia Screening and Genetic Counseling in Selective Hmong
People in Saraburi Province, Thailand by Pa Vang, Onuma Zongrum, Ratana Sindhuphak
and Nikorn Dusitsin, Hmong Studies Journal Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
An Assessment of the Hmong American New Year and Its Implications for Hmong-American
Culture by Kou Yang, Hmong Studies Journal Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
Financial Management in Hmong Immigrant Families: Change and Adaptation by Pa Nhia D.
Yang and Catherine A. Solheim, Hmong Studies Journal Vol 8 2007
(PDF Format)
Volume 7, 2006
'Die Another Day': A qualitative analysis of Hmong experiences with kidney stones by
Kathleen A. Culhane-Pera and Mayseng Lee, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Learning from the experiences of Hmong mental health providers by Linda Gensheimer,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Coming Home? The Integration of Hmong Refugees from Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand into
American Society by Grit Grigoleit, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
"‘Why Would We Want Those Students Here?": Bridges and Barriers to Building Campus
Community Partnerships" by Vincent K. Her and Mary Louise Buley-Meissner, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Dreaming Across the Oceans: Globalization and Cultural Reinvention in the Hmong Diaspora
by Gary Y. Lee, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
The Texas Two-Step, Hmong Style: A Delicate Dance Between Culture and Ethnicity by
Faith Nibbs, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Food Preparation, Practices, and Safety In The Hmong Community by Miguel A. Pérez,
Long Julah Moua, and Helda Pinzon-Perez, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Knowledge of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Among Hmong Populations In Central California
by Teng Vang and Helda Pinzon-Perez, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Developing Culturally Sensitive Parent Education Programs for Immigrant Families: The
Helping Youth Succeed Curriculum by Zha Blong Xiong, Daniel F. Detzner, Zoe Hendrickson
Keuster, Patricia A. Eliason, and Rose Allen, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
The Meeting with Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy A Case Study of Syncretism in the Hmong
System of Beliefs by Kao-Ly Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
From a Refugee Camp to the Minnesota State Senate: A Case Study of a Hmong American
Woman’s Challenge by Taeko Yoshikawa, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Volume 6, 2005
Who is Hmong? Questions and Evidence from the U.S. Census
by Wayne Carroll and Victoria Udalova, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Hmong and Lao Refugee Women: Reflections of a Hmong-American Woman Anthropologist
by Dia Cha, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Hmong Resettlement in French Guiana by Patrick F. Clarkin,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
The Myth of Sonom, the Hmong King by Robert Entenmann,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Hmong Cosmology: Proposed Model, Preliminary Insights by Vincent K. Her, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
The Shaping of Traditions: Agriculture and Hmong Society by Gary Yia Lee, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
What is the actual number of the (H)mong in the World by Jacques Lemoine, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Hmong Refugee’s Death Fugue by Sheng-mei Ma,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Continuing the promise: Recruiting and preparing Hmong-American educators for Central
Wisconsin by Leslie McClain-Ruelle and Kao Xiong,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Southeast Asian Fathers’ Experiences with Adolescents: Challenges and Change by Zha
Blong Xiong and Daniel F. Detzner, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Research Notes from the Field: Tracing the Path of the Ancestors – A Visit to the Hmong in
China by Kou Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Volume 5, 2004-05
Medical, Racist, and Colonial Constructions of Power: Creating the Asian American Patient
and the Cultural Citizen in Anne Fadiman's The Spirt Catches You and You Fall Down by
Monica Chiu, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 5, 2004-05
(PDF Format)
Hmong Transnational Identity: the Gendering of Contested Discourses by Roberta Julian,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 5, 2004-05
(PDF Format)
Caught Between Cultures: Hmong Parents in America's Sibling Society by Tamara L. Kaiser,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 5, 2004-05
(PDF Format)
Hmong-American K-12 Students and the Academic Skills Needed for a College Education: A
Review of the Existing Literature and Suggestions for Future Research by Christopher T.
Vang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 5, 2004-05.
(PDF Format)
Hmong Parents' Perceptions on Instructional Strategies for Educating their Children with
Disabilities by Halee Vang and Manuel T. Barrera, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 5, 2004-05
(PDF Format)
Southeast Asian Adolescents' Perceptions of Immigrant Parenting Practices by Zha Blong
Xiong, Daniel F. Detzner and Michael J. Cleveland, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 5, 2004-05
(PDF Format)
Volume 4, 2003
The Hmong 'Dab Pog Couple' Story and its Significance in Arriving at an Understanding of
Hmong Ritual by Dia Cha, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 4, 2003.
(PDF Format)
Migration of Hmong to Rochester, Minnesota: Life in the Midwest by Cathleen Jo Faruque,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 4, 2003
(PDF Format)
Contradictions in Learning how to be Thai: A Case Study of a Young Hmong Woman by
Tracy Pilar Johnson-Messenger, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 4, 2003
(PDF Format)
Hmong Americans: A Review of Felt Needs, Problems, and Community Development by Kou
Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 4, 2003
(PDF Format)
Hmong of Germany: Preliminary Report on the Resettlement of Lao Hmong Refugees in
Germany by Tou T. Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 4, 2003
(PDF Format)
Volume 3, 2000
Ethnic Tourism -- A Helicopter from "Huge Graveyard" to Paradise?: Social impacts of ethnic
tourism development on the minority community in Guizhou Province, South-West China by
Xiaoping Wu, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 3, 2000
(PDF Format)
Warlord (From Harvesting Pa Chay's Wheat: The Hmong and America's Secret War in
Laos), Keith Quincy, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 3, 2000
(PDF Format)
The passing of a Hmong Pioneer: Nhiavu Lobliayao (Nyiaj Vws Lauj Npliaj Yob), 1915-1999
by Kou Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 3, 2000
(PDF Format)
Literacy and L'Armee Clandestine: The Writings of the Hmong Military Scribes by John
Duffy, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 3, 2000
(PDF Format)
Recent Research and Publications on the Hmong: 1995-1999 by Anne Frank, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 3, 2000
(PDF Format)
Vol. 2, No. 2, 1998
The Hmong and Health Care in Merced County, California
by Miriam Warner and Marilyn Mochel, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 2, 1998
(PDF Format)
Practicing Modern Medicine: "A little medicine, a little neeb" (Review of The Spirit Catches
You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors and the Collision of Two
Cultures by Anne Fadiman) by Yeng Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 2, 1998
(PDF Format)
Repatriation: How Safe Is It? by Joseph Davy, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 2, 1998
(PDF Format)
A Mosaic of Voices (Review of I Begin My Life All Over: The Hmong and the American
Immigrant Experience by Lillian Faderman) by Robin Vue-Benson, Hmong Studies Journal,
Vol 2, No. 2, 1998
(PDF Format)
Recent Research and Publications on the Hmong: 1995-1998, by Anne Frank, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 2, 1998
(PDF Format)
Vol. 2, No. 1, 1997
The Hmong Qeej: Speaking to the Spirit World by Gayle Morrison, Hmong Studies Journal,
Vol 2, No. 1, 1997.
(PDF Format)
The Thousand-Year Myth: Construction and Characterization of Hmong by
Mai Na M. Lee, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 1, 1997
(PDF Format)
Por Thao's Funeral (documentary photo essay) - Text - by Joseph Davy, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 2, No. 1, 1997
(PDF Format)
Por Thao's Funeral (documentary photo essay) - Photos by Joseph Davy, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 2, No. 1, 1997
(PDF Format)
The Hmong Cultural Repertoire: Explaining Cultural Variation Within an Ethnic Group by
Jeremy Hein, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 1, 1997
(PDF Format)
Growing Up Hmong American: Truancy Policy and Girls by MayKao Hang, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 2, No. 1, 1997
(PDF Format)
Recent Research and Publications by Anne Frank and Robin Vue-Benson (compilers),
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 1, 1997
(PDF Format)
Vol. 1, No. 2, 1997
Labor-Force Participation Among Southeast Asian Refugee-Immigrants: An Update on 1975
to 1984 Entrants by Howard Berkson, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 1, No. 2, 1997
(PDF Format)
Hmong Mens' Adaptation to Life in the United States by Kou Yang, Hmong Studies Journal,
Vol 1, No. 2, 1997
(PDF Format)
The Xiong Family: A Documentary Photo Essay by Joseph Davy, Hmong Studies Journal,
Vol 1, No. 2, 1997
(PDF Format)
Recent Research and Publications on the Hmong (1994-1997) by Anne Frank and Robin Vue-
Benson (compilers), Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 1, No. 2, 1997
(PDF Format)
Through the Spirits Door (Book Review) by Robin Vue-Benson, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol
1, No. 2, 1997
(PDF Format)
Vol. 1, No. 1, 1996
Upon Meeting the Ancestors: The Hmong Funeral Ritual in Asia and Australia by Catherine
Falk, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 1, No. 1, 1996
(PDF Format)
Cultural Identity In Post-Modern Society: Reflections on What is a Hmong? by Gary Yia Lee,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 1, No. 1, 1996
(PDF Format)
Visualizing Change Through Interactive Photography: Transforming Identities, Transforming
Research by Sharon Bays, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 1, No. 1, 1996
(PDF Format)
Recent Research and Publications on the Hmong (1994-1996) by Anne Frank, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 1, No. 1, 1996
(PDF Format)
Introduction to Hmong Studies Journal by Robin Vue-Benson, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 1,
No. 1, 1996
(PDF Format)
academic publication devoted to the scholarly discussion of Hmong history, Hmong culture,
Hmong people, and other facets of the Hmong experience in the
U.S., Asia and around the world. The Hmong Studies Journal has published 10 online
volumes and 12 online issues since 1996. Over this time, the Hmong Studies Journal has
established itself as the most authoritative and widely cited scholarly journal devoted to
academic studies related to the Hmong diaspora and Hmong culture and history.
The goals of the Hmong Studies Journal are to:
. To promote cross cultural awareness and understanding between Hmong and non-Hmong
. To further the scholarly understanding of Hmong culture, human rights, and social justice
issues in the United States and across the world
· To promote the development and acceptance of an emerging Hmong Studies discipline
within the realm of Asian-American Studies and Southeast Asian regional studies
· To provide a recognized peer-reviewed academic forum for Hmong-origin scholars and non-
Hmong scholars doing quality work related to the Hmong diaspora and Hmong culture and
history
· To encourage young Hmong scholars to perform needed research in Hmong Studies in the
Hmong diaspora and in East and Southeast Asia
· To encourage young Hmong to enter the academic world and contribute significantly to the
Asian-American Studies and Southeast Asian regional studies bodies of scholarship
Hmong Studies Journal Editor: Mark E. Pfeifer, PhD
Assistant Editor: Anne Frank, Editor Emeritus: Robin Vue Benson.
The scholarly contents of the Hmong Studies Journal are distributed to thousands of
academic libraries around the world through content sharing agreements with the Asia-
Studies Full-Text Online, EBSCO (Academic Search Complete), ProQuest (Ethnic
NewsWatch), H.W. Wilson (Social Science Full-Text) and Gale/Cengage databases. The
Hmong Studies Journal is also part of DOAJ (the Directory of Open Access Journals).
Hmong Studies Journal Volume 10 Editorial Board
Call for Submissions Hmong Studies Journal Volume 11 (2010) Deadline May 30, 2010
Hmong Studies Journal Manuscript Review Form (Used by Editorial Reviewers)
Print Editions of the Hmong Studies Journal Available for Order from Hmong ABC Bookstore
(Saint Paul, MN)
Hmong Studies Journal Articles 1996-2009 Organized by Scholar Name
Hmong Studies Journal Articles 1996-2009 Listed by Topic
Hmong Studies Journal Articles 1996-2009 Organized by Volume
Volume 10, 2009
Articles
Gran Torino's Boys and Men with Guns: Hmong Perspectives by Louisa Schein and Va-
Megn Thoj, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
From Miao to Miaozu - Alterity in the Formation of Modern Ethnic Groups by Zhiqiang Yang,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Citation Analysis and Hmong Studies Publications: An Initial Examination by Nancy K.
Herther, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Searching for the Hmong People’s Ethnic Homeland and Multiple Dimensions of
Transnational Longing: From the Viewpoint of the Hmong in Laos by Sangmi Lee, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Hmong Political Involvement in St. Paul, Minnesota and Fresno, California by Yang Lor,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Understanding Barriers to Prevention of ntshav qab zib/nsthaav qaab zib: A Hmong
perspective by Miguel A. Perez and Chia Thao, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Using Mammography Screening: Hmong Women’s Perceptions and Beliefs by Pang Vang,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Commentary
Commentary: Challenges and Complexity in the Re-Construction of Hmong History by Kou
Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Photo Essay
A Photo Essay of the Hmong Experience at Wat Thamkrabok in Thailand by Pao Lor,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10, 2009
(PDF Format)
Book Review
Book Review of The Latehomecomer by Lisa Dembouski, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 10,
2009
(PDF Format)
Volume 9, 2008
Escape from Harm’s Way: The Experiences of Southeast Asian Elders and their Families by
Daniel F. Detzner, Aysem R. Senyurekli and Zha Blong Xiong, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 9,
2008
(PDF Format)
Translating Research Findings Into a Hmong American Children’s Book to Promote
Understanding of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease by Linda A. Gerdner, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
Hmong Parental Involvement and Support: A Comparison Between Families of High and Low
Achieving High School Seniors by John Kha Lee and Katherine Green, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
To Tell the Truth by Jacques Lemoine, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
Qha Ke (Guiding the Way) From the Hmong Ntsu of China, 1943 by Nicholas Tapp, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
The Power of the Spoken Word in Defining Religion and Thought: A Case Study by Hilary
Watt, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
A Critique of Timothy Vang’s Hmong Religious Conversion and Resistance Study by Nao
Xiong and Yang Sao Xiong, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
Adolescents’ Problem Behaviors and Parent-Adolescent Conflicts in Hmong Immigrant
Families by Zha Blong Xiong, Arunya Tuicomepee and Kathyrn B. Rettig, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
A Visit to the Hmong of Asia: Globalization and Ethnicity at the Dawn of the 21st Century by
Kou Yang, Vol 9, 2008
(PDF Format)
A Visit to the Hmong of Asia: Globalization and Ethnicity at the Dawn of the 21st Century by
Kou Yang, Vol 9, 2008 (Photo Essay)
(PDF Format)
Volume 8, 2007
Political Behavior and Candidate Emergence in the Hmong-American Community by Steven
Doherty, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
Diaspora and the Predicament of Origins: Interrogating Hmong Postcolonial History and
Identity by Gary Yia Lee, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
The self-rated social well-being of Hmong college students in Northern California by Serge
C. Lee, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
Constructing a Social Problem: Suicide, Acculturation and the Hmong by Machiline Xiong and
Paul Jesilow, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
The Transition of Wat Tham Krabok Hmong Children to Saint Paul Public Schools:
Perspectives of Teachers, Principals, and Hmong Parents by Bic Ngo, Martha Bigelow and
Kyla Wahlstrom Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
Diabetes Knowledge, Beliefs, and Treatments in the Hmong Population: An Exploratory
Study by Miguel A. Perez and Koua Cha, Hmong Studies Journal
Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
Preliminary Study on Thalassemia Screening and Genetic Counseling in Selective Hmong
People in Saraburi Province, Thailand by Pa Vang, Onuma Zongrum, Ratana Sindhuphak
and Nikorn Dusitsin, Hmong Studies Journal Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
An Assessment of the Hmong American New Year and Its Implications for Hmong-American
Culture by Kou Yang, Hmong Studies Journal Vol 8, 2007
(PDF Format)
Financial Management in Hmong Immigrant Families: Change and Adaptation by Pa Nhia D.
Yang and Catherine A. Solheim, Hmong Studies Journal Vol 8 2007
(PDF Format)
Volume 7, 2006
'Die Another Day': A qualitative analysis of Hmong experiences with kidney stones by
Kathleen A. Culhane-Pera and Mayseng Lee, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Learning from the experiences of Hmong mental health providers by Linda Gensheimer,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Coming Home? The Integration of Hmong Refugees from Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand into
American Society by Grit Grigoleit, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
"‘Why Would We Want Those Students Here?": Bridges and Barriers to Building Campus
Community Partnerships" by Vincent K. Her and Mary Louise Buley-Meissner, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Dreaming Across the Oceans: Globalization and Cultural Reinvention in the Hmong Diaspora
by Gary Y. Lee, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
The Texas Two-Step, Hmong Style: A Delicate Dance Between Culture and Ethnicity by
Faith Nibbs, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Food Preparation, Practices, and Safety In The Hmong Community by Miguel A. Pérez,
Long Julah Moua, and Helda Pinzon-Perez, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Knowledge of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Among Hmong Populations In Central California
by Teng Vang and Helda Pinzon-Perez, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Developing Culturally Sensitive Parent Education Programs for Immigrant Families: The
Helping Youth Succeed Curriculum by Zha Blong Xiong, Daniel F. Detzner, Zoe Hendrickson
Keuster, Patricia A. Eliason, and Rose Allen, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
The Meeting with Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy A Case Study of Syncretism in the Hmong
System of Beliefs by Kao-Ly Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
From a Refugee Camp to the Minnesota State Senate: A Case Study of a Hmong American
Woman’s Challenge by Taeko Yoshikawa, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 7, 2006
(PDF Format)
Volume 6, 2005
Who is Hmong? Questions and Evidence from the U.S. Census
by Wayne Carroll and Victoria Udalova, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Hmong and Lao Refugee Women: Reflections of a Hmong-American Woman Anthropologist
by Dia Cha, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Hmong Resettlement in French Guiana by Patrick F. Clarkin,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
The Myth of Sonom, the Hmong King by Robert Entenmann,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Hmong Cosmology: Proposed Model, Preliminary Insights by Vincent K. Her, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
The Shaping of Traditions: Agriculture and Hmong Society by Gary Yia Lee, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
What is the actual number of the (H)mong in the World by Jacques Lemoine, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Hmong Refugee’s Death Fugue by Sheng-mei Ma,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Continuing the promise: Recruiting and preparing Hmong-American educators for Central
Wisconsin by Leslie McClain-Ruelle and Kao Xiong,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Southeast Asian Fathers’ Experiences with Adolescents: Challenges and Change by Zha
Blong Xiong and Daniel F. Detzner, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Research Notes from the Field: Tracing the Path of the Ancestors – A Visit to the Hmong in
China by Kou Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 6, 2005
(PDF Format)
Volume 5, 2004-05
Medical, Racist, and Colonial Constructions of Power: Creating the Asian American Patient
and the Cultural Citizen in Anne Fadiman's The Spirt Catches You and You Fall Down by
Monica Chiu, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 5, 2004-05
(PDF Format)
Hmong Transnational Identity: the Gendering of Contested Discourses by Roberta Julian,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 5, 2004-05
(PDF Format)
Caught Between Cultures: Hmong Parents in America's Sibling Society by Tamara L. Kaiser,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 5, 2004-05
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Hmong-American K-12 Students and the Academic Skills Needed for a College Education: A
Review of the Existing Literature and Suggestions for Future Research by Christopher T.
Vang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 5, 2004-05.
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Hmong Parents' Perceptions on Instructional Strategies for Educating their Children with
Disabilities by Halee Vang and Manuel T. Barrera, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 5, 2004-05
(PDF Format)
Southeast Asian Adolescents' Perceptions of Immigrant Parenting Practices by Zha Blong
Xiong, Daniel F. Detzner and Michael J. Cleveland, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 5, 2004-05
(PDF Format)
Volume 4, 2003
The Hmong 'Dab Pog Couple' Story and its Significance in Arriving at an Understanding of
Hmong Ritual by Dia Cha, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 4, 2003.
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Migration of Hmong to Rochester, Minnesota: Life in the Midwest by Cathleen Jo Faruque,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 4, 2003
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Contradictions in Learning how to be Thai: A Case Study of a Young Hmong Woman by
Tracy Pilar Johnson-Messenger, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 4, 2003
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Hmong Americans: A Review of Felt Needs, Problems, and Community Development by Kou
Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 4, 2003
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Hmong of Germany: Preliminary Report on the Resettlement of Lao Hmong Refugees in
Germany by Tou T. Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 4, 2003
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Volume 3, 2000
Ethnic Tourism -- A Helicopter from "Huge Graveyard" to Paradise?: Social impacts of ethnic
tourism development on the minority community in Guizhou Province, South-West China by
Xiaoping Wu, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 3, 2000
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Warlord (From Harvesting Pa Chay's Wheat: The Hmong and America's Secret War in
Laos), Keith Quincy, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 3, 2000
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The passing of a Hmong Pioneer: Nhiavu Lobliayao (Nyiaj Vws Lauj Npliaj Yob), 1915-1999
by Kou Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 3, 2000
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Literacy and L'Armee Clandestine: The Writings of the Hmong Military Scribes by John
Duffy, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 3, 2000
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Recent Research and Publications on the Hmong: 1995-1999 by Anne Frank, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 3, 2000
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Vol. 2, No. 2, 1998
The Hmong and Health Care in Merced County, California
by Miriam Warner and Marilyn Mochel, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 2, 1998
(PDF Format)
Practicing Modern Medicine: "A little medicine, a little neeb" (Review of The Spirit Catches
You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors and the Collision of Two
Cultures by Anne Fadiman) by Yeng Yang, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 2, 1998
(PDF Format)
Repatriation: How Safe Is It? by Joseph Davy, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 2, 1998
(PDF Format)
A Mosaic of Voices (Review of I Begin My Life All Over: The Hmong and the American
Immigrant Experience by Lillian Faderman) by Robin Vue-Benson, Hmong Studies Journal,
Vol 2, No. 2, 1998
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Recent Research and Publications on the Hmong: 1995-1998, by Anne Frank, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 2, 1998
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Vol. 2, No. 1, 1997
The Hmong Qeej: Speaking to the Spirit World by Gayle Morrison, Hmong Studies Journal,
Vol 2, No. 1, 1997.
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The Thousand-Year Myth: Construction and Characterization of Hmong by
Mai Na M. Lee, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 1, 1997
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Por Thao's Funeral (documentary photo essay) - Text - by Joseph Davy, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 2, No. 1, 1997
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Por Thao's Funeral (documentary photo essay) - Photos by Joseph Davy, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 2, No. 1, 1997
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The Hmong Cultural Repertoire: Explaining Cultural Variation Within an Ethnic Group by
Jeremy Hein, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 1, 1997
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Growing Up Hmong American: Truancy Policy and Girls by MayKao Hang, Hmong Studies
Journal, Vol 2, No. 1, 1997
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Recent Research and Publications by Anne Frank and Robin Vue-Benson (compilers),
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 2, No. 1, 1997
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Vol. 1, No. 2, 1997
Labor-Force Participation Among Southeast Asian Refugee-Immigrants: An Update on 1975
to 1984 Entrants by Howard Berkson, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 1, No. 2, 1997
(PDF Format)
Hmong Mens' Adaptation to Life in the United States by Kou Yang, Hmong Studies Journal,
Vol 1, No. 2, 1997
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The Xiong Family: A Documentary Photo Essay by Joseph Davy, Hmong Studies Journal,
Vol 1, No. 2, 1997
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Recent Research and Publications on the Hmong (1994-1997) by Anne Frank and Robin Vue-
Benson (compilers), Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 1, No. 2, 1997
(PDF Format)
Through the Spirits Door (Book Review) by Robin Vue-Benson, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol
1, No. 2, 1997
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Vol. 1, No. 1, 1996
Upon Meeting the Ancestors: The Hmong Funeral Ritual in Asia and Australia by Catherine
Falk, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 1, No. 1, 1996
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Cultural Identity In Post-Modern Society: Reflections on What is a Hmong? by Gary Yia Lee,
Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 1, No. 1, 1996
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Visualizing Change Through Interactive Photography: Transforming Identities, Transforming
Research by Sharon Bays, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 1, No. 1, 1996
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Recent Research and Publications on the Hmong (1994-1996) by Anne Frank, Hmong
Studies Journal, Vol 1, No. 1, 1996
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Introduction to Hmong Studies Journal by Robin Vue-Benson, Hmong Studies Journal, Vol 1,
No. 1, 1996
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