A History of the Hmong: From Ancient Times to the Modern Diaspora

This is the first completely up-to-date Hmong history book ever written by a member of the Hmong people. It describes the earliest civilizations of the Hmong and Miao in China, and why some of the Hmong migrated into Southeast Asia in the early 19th century, particularly to Vietnam, Laos and Thailand; and how the Hmong of Laos were involved with the Lao civil war, especially the secret war from 1962 to 1975 that caused almost a hundred thousand Hmong to flee to Thailand and Western countries as political refugees after the Communists takeover. This book includes the forcible repatriation of the Lao-Hmong asylum seekers at Nam Khao refugee camp in Thailand back to Laos in late 2009 and the arrest and discharge of former General Vang Pao by the U.S. authorities. " It] is full of fascinating materials and] a wonderful book. Congratulations," commented by Dr Nicholas C. T. Tapp, Senior Fellow in the Department of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, the Australian National University.

Author: Thomas Vang
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 07/25/2013
Pages: 484
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d
ISBN13: 9781435709324
ISBN10: 1435709322
BISAC Categories:
- History | General
- Social Science | Sociology | General

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