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Title:

VOTING TOGETHER
INTERGENERATIONAL POLITICS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG HMONG AMERICANS

By:

Carolyn Wong

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0804782237

ISBN 13:

9780804782234

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Publisher:

STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

6 June, 2017

Series:

Asian America

Pages:

304

Description:

This book examines the paths taken by Hmong Americans towards a participatory citizenship and active engagement in politics in the United States.

Synopsis:

Hmong American immigrants first came to the United States as refugees of the Vietnam War. Forty years on, they have made a notable impact in American political life. They have voter participation rates higher than most other Asian American ethnic groups, and they have won seats in local and state legislative bodies. Yet the average level of education among Hmong Americans still lags behind that of the general U.S. population and high rates of poverty persist in their community, highlighting a curious disparity across the typical benchmarks of immigrant incorporation.Carolyn Wong analyzes how the Hmong came to pursue politics as a key path to advancement and inclusion in the United States. Drawing on interviews with community leaders, refugees, and the second-generation children of immigrants, Wong shows that intergenerational mechanisms of social voting underlie the political participation of Hmong Americans. Younger Hmong Americans engage older community residents in grassroots elections and conversation about public affairs. And in turn, within families and communities, elders often transmit stories that draw connections between ancient Hmong aspirations for freedom and contemporary American egalitarian projects.

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Stanford University Press

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