The latest supplement to the Hmong bibliographies formerly published at U of MN by CURA has been published by the Hmong Resource Center in St. Paul. We have the print version in Reference, but it's also fully available online as the first of the bibliographies listed here:
http://www.hmongstudies.com/HmongBibliographies.html
The other bibliographies on this site look very useful as well. I don't think the CURA ones are repeated item-for-item (for copyright reasons), but I'll bet essentially everything in them is also in the online ones linked at this page, and beyond those publication-date-oriented bibliographies there are a number on specific aspects of the Hmong people. / Denny
Hmong Studies Bibliographies
Please note: With the exception of the articles in the Hmong Studies Journal
(www.hmongstudies.org) most of these articles and books cannot be found in full-text format on the
internet. We cannot post them due to copyright issues. Most larger academic (university) libraries
should have the majority of the journals and books listed but finding them will require old-fashioned
in-library research.
Online Annotated Bibliography of Hmong Studies Works 1996-2006
Hmong Studies Publications from 1996 to Present
Hmong Studies Publications from 1990-1995
Hmong Studies Publications from 1980-1989
Hmong Studies Publications from 1778-1979
Hmong History and Early Studies of the Hmong
The Hmong in Southeast Asia
The Hmong in China
The Hmong and the War in Laos
Hmong Clans and Kinship
The Hmong Language
Hmong Religion, Religious Beliefs, and Christianity
Hmong Music
Hmong Courtship and Marriage Practices
Hmong Traditional Healing and Folk Medicine
The Hmong Diet and Food Practices
Hmong Textiles, Clothing, and Storycloths
Hmong Folktales and Folklore
The Hmong New Year
Hmong Birth Customs and Parenting Practices
Hmong Views of Death and Funeral Practices
Hmong Refugee Resettlement and Residential Settlement Patterns
Hmong Cultural Values, Customs, and Acculturation in the West
Hmong Men and Women and Gender Roles
Health and Medical Issues Affecting the Hmong
Mental Health Issues and the Hmong
Hmong Oral Histories
Adaptation of Older Hmong Adults
Adaptation of Hmong Youth and Generational Issues
Hmong Educational Adaptation
Hmong Politics
Race Relations and the Hmong
Socioeconomic Incorporation of the Hmong in Asia and the West
Dictionaries, Bibliographies and Reference Works
Children's Storybooks and Lesson Plans for Teachers
Older Dissertations and Theses
Newspaper and Magazine Articles Up to 1983
THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH LIBRARIES
FOCUS Newsletter, Spring 2006 (Immigration Studies) is now available online.
This issue is devoted to the Center's wealth of primary sources and documentation on immigration.
To download FOCUS in PDF format, go to:
http://www.crl.edu/PDF/pdfFocus/Spring06.pdf
CONTENTS:
Resources for Immigration Studies
Head Counts: U.S. and Foreign Census Reports
Immigration and Public Policy: An overview of CRL resources on the subject with links to notable collections and works
Diaspora Newspapers: U.S. ethnic newspaper holdings with a link to a searchable database of titles
To access previous issues of Focus, visit http://www.crl.edu/focus/toc.asp
http://www.somaliresource.net/resource.html
was written up on p. 9 of the Sept/Oct issue(scroll down on the page) of the U of M Alumni/ae Association magazine, Minnesota.
The University based bilingual Somali-English Web site aims to help immigrations make the transition to life in MN while teaching Minnesotans about the East African nation. The site includes a page on learning English.
http://www.somaliresource.net/resources/english.html
http://www.alumni.umn.edu/minnesota.html
CATALOG SEARCHES FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN HMONG OR THAI::
--IN THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES:
MNCAT
--Subject Search
Hmong (Asian people) -- Folklore 12 results (most in Andersen CLRC, some in Wilson)
Advanced Search -- Children's LC Subjects:
Hmong language materials Bilingual 15 results (all in Andersen CLRC)
--Command Search
Language code: WLG=(hmn or tha) and WRD=(juvenile or children's)
See the Language code list from Library of Congress for more specific Hmong and Thai languages.
Collection Codes.
--CIRCULATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN METRO AREA LIBRARIES
East Asian Library refers inquires about Thai and Hmong Language children’s books to Saint Paul Public Library; they hold 83 Hmong and 3 Thai children’s books. Location: 90 W. Fourth Street, St. Paul Tel. 651-266-7000
Details: the SPPL catalog uses the following local subject headings:
Hmong books for children: 83
Thai books for children: 3
Vietnamese books for children: 72
In the Minneapolis Public Library Catalog, do a keyword search using juvenile fiction and Hmong Language.
OTHER METRO AREA SERVICES AND RESOURCES:
search SPPL's site under keyword Hmong
SPPL's Lexington branch has a Hmong Resource Center Library and a Hmong Cultural Center.
-- Lexington Outreach Neighborhood Hmong Cultural Center: A Saint Paul-based community organization dedicated to providing services along with the latest information related to the exciting cultural heritage of the Hmong people worldwide.
-- Hmong Resource Center Library: A collection of Hmong-related books, periodicals, theses and dissertations, academic journal articles, newspaper articles and videos.
See also: www.hmongstudies.com's ChildrensStorybooksandLessonPlansforTeachers.html
Hennepin County Library has Worldlinks that provides useful resources and programs in Spanish, Russian, Lao, Khmer. They also have Hmong, Spanish, Somali phone lines. See their page entitled SERVICES TO RECENT IMMIGRANTS.
SG is making a guide called English as a Second Language: Basic Sources. It includes a link to the TOEFL Web site that will no doubt be helpful because we have so few study guides in Wilson.
TOEFL Practice Online
ETS Portal (includes other info about TOEFL)
Public library links related to TOEFL and ESL (some resources may require Public Library card login):
MPLIC Languages and ESL
SPPL list of ESL Classes
HCL Learning English
Also see Somali Resource site on
Learning English (from Somali Resource Web site)
http://www.somaliresource.net/resources/english.html
The U has a page called International Directory, "a collection of international resources at the U of M."
This Web site is from the College of St. Catherine. Among other content, it includes information for Somali, Russian, Mexican and Hmong groups in Minnesota. I don't know how long this site will stay up; perhaps we should investigate or offer a similar page???
--Susan Gangl
partial description: "The following resources have been gathered to assist students in the SSC 250: Immigrants and Refugees course with their research assignment. As always, feel free to ask a librarian for assistance."
There is also the U of M's Human Rights Library at:
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/center/asylum/ref_ngo.html
The Human Rights Library is listed in an FAQ, fyi. SG.
The Geog 4121 class needs information about Guatemala, including migration, geography, urbanisation, etc. It is due Wednesday so this will be short-lived!
see some possible starting points below;feel free to add info either using the Edit mode or by adding "comments".
Thanks! SG
Woodward, Ralph Lee.: Guatemala /
(World Bibliographical Series; not online)
Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press, c1992.
Wilson Library Reference F1463 .W6x 1992
Research QuickStart: Countries of the World
Government Publications Library Web page esp. on Statistics
and re the migration topic, just a reminder (I forgot it at first) - use the subject keywords "emigration and immigration" to get more results, both in MNCAT and also in Lexis Nexis Statistical.
PS course is most likely:
GEOG 4121W Latin America
Course Guide | Bookstore | Section Status
(Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: LAS 4121W; meets CLE req of Environment Theme; meets CLE req of International Perspect Theme; meets CLE req of Writing Intensive)
62155 -001 LEC , 12:20 P.M. - 01:35 P.M. , M,W (01/20/2004 - 05/07/2004) , BlegH 425 , TCWESTBANK , Weil,Connie H , 3 credits
4 of 60 seats open
SG