A History of the Hmong: from Ancient Times to the Modern Diaspora (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Lulu.Com
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	July 2013
Authors:	Thomas Vang
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With printed dust jacket
Pages:	516
ISBN-13:	978-1-4357-0932-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-4357-0932-2
Barcode:	9781435709324

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