Dear Colleagues:

Here is the Fall 2011 Hmong Studies Research Newsletter. As you can see there is a quite a range of interesting research being published in a fairly wide range of scholarly disciplines. Contributions of information about new publications and announcements of events, etc. are always welcome.

http://www.hmongstudies.org/HmongStudiesNewsletterFall2011.html

Be on the lookout for an exciting new issue of the Hmong Studies Journal to be published by the end of the year!

Mark Pfeifer

Hello,

In the city of Kansas City, KS there are 1,355 Hmong according to the 2010
census.  Overland park is still small with a popluation of 61 according to the
2010 census but the county of Johnson County has grown to 195.

In the Kansas City KS-MO Metro Area there are 1,754 Hmong according to the 2010
census with 1,599 living on the Kansas side and 155 on the Missouri side.

But this number is still disputed as their were many non-respondants and the
Hmong Church. The Hmong Churches in Kansas City can be used as a base for this
example.  For example their are 5 Hmong churches in Kansas City and around 1,500
- 1,600 members total.  The pastors and other community leaders believe their
are still 60-70 known families who still pratice the traditional religion. This
number of 60-70 families is known because many of the Christian families still
have families who still pratices the traditional religion in the Kansas City
region.

We have an Hmong association here in Kansas (Hmong American Inc) that may be
able to give a better insight on this topic than I can.

Thanks,

Joshua Xiong
joshxyooj@...

--- In hmongstudies@yahoogroups.com, "poelee40" <poelee40@...> wrote:
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> Poe:
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> The 2010 census total in Kansas was 1,732. I will post city-specific totals
for Kansas when I get hold of them.
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> Mark Pfeifer
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> Hi Joshua Xiong, my name is Poe Lee from Sacramento, CA. I would like to what
is the exactly total Hmong population in the state of Kansas or the cities of
Kansas City and Overland Park, KS
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> Is possible that can you give your phone #, so that I can get hold of you or
get touch you.
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> Sincerely your,
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>
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> Poe Lee
>

This is something new that just came out today.

According to the 2010 ACS 3-year estimates Hmong Alone population in Kansas is
2,296.

Thanks,
Joshua Xiong
joshxyooj@...

--- In hmongstudies@yahoogroups.com, "poelee40" <poelee40@...> wrote:
>
> Poe:
>
> The 2010 census total in Kansas was 1,732. I will post city-specific totals
for Kansas when I get hold of them.
>
> Mark Pfeifer
>
>
> Hi Joshua Xiong, my name is Poe Lee from Sacramento, CA. I would like to what
is the exactly total Hmong population in the state of Kansas or the cities of
Kansas City and Overland Park, KS
>
> Is possible that can you give your phone #, so that I can get hold of you or
get touch you.
>
>
>
> Sincerely your,
>
>
>
> Poe Lee
>

CALL FOR PAPERS

Transforming Lives: Hmong Women, Gender and Power

Abstract Deadline: January 31, 2012

Chia Youyee Vang, Faith Nibbs, and Ma Vang, Editors

In the limited popular and academic narratives about Hmong refugees/Americans,
discussions about Hmong women often associate them with the family, which
reinforces a link with domesticity and reproduction. Hmong women are also
portrayed as victims of their patriarchal society. These representations can
underscore perceptions of Hmong culture as hindering women's "assimilation" into
American society and perpetuating violence against women. The few monographs
that have been published about Hmong women view them within the limited
framework of tradition versus modernity and also interpret Hmong culture as
oppressive to women. Existing scholarship thus misses the opportunity to explain
the complexity of Hmong American women in the context of globalization, and to
situate them within the growing body of scholarship that highlights the
troublesome place of Asian women at the intersection of racial difference and
productive worker to emphasize ways they empower their lives and communities. We
propose a collection of essays that goes beyond portrayals of victimhood in war,
violence, and displacement to foreground ways in which Hmong (refugee) women
exert agency and transform both their own lives and those of others. This volume
will interrogate the racial and gendered logics of displacement and migration,
as well as the paradigms of culture and patriarchy.

As the first edited volume focusing on Hmong women, this project demands an
innovative interdisciplinary approach in which we borrow from different
theoretical frameworks to generate a materially rich and conceptually rigorous
dialogue. Therefore, we seek essays that explore myriad perspectives and involve
a range of disciplinary approaches. These include critical race theory,
diasporic and transnational frameworks, gender and migration studies, feminist
critique, media studies, and ethnography. We are also open to other perspectives
and methods.

We invite contributions on Hmong women and empowerment that engage with but are
not limited to the following topics: history, politics, education, community
organizing/activism, religion, motherhood, ritual performance, gender and
sexuality, business, media, culture, race relations, development, and artistic
expression. We are in conversation with the University of Minnesota Press about
publishing this edited book.

Please send a 250-300 word abstract and one page CV by January 31, 2012 via
email to Chia Youyee Vang at vangcy@.... Selected abstracts will be notified
by February 29, 2012.


- Mark Pfeifer

Hi, I visited XiengKuang in Laos, and I saw a monument in Ponsavan city.
THe monument was on a hill and was dedicated to the fallen soliders.
My friend and I offered prayers.
I've felt drawn to the momument and the surrounding and wanted to ask if anyone
knows more about what it is, and what happened ?

I hope I'm not being insensitive,
Pictures of the place are at:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150435311602643&set=a.10150407747492643\
.358296.574347642&type=1&theater

A pretty amazing book that has been almost impossible to find. Mr. Mareschal
apparently uploaded it himself to the web. Details:
http://possws.blogspot.com/2012/02/la-musique-des-hmong-now-available.html

Nick Poss
Phd candidate-Ethnomusicology
The Ohio State University

Hello,

My name is Sakura Moua and I am a third year pharmacy student at Touro
University.  My professor and I are conducting a survey for a research project
on Hmong herbal medicine and we wanted to see if anyone here would be interested
in taking the survey.  If you are okay with it, I will send you the message
followed by the link in about two weeks.  Let me know.  Thanks!

Dear Colleagues:

Learn about the latest news from Hmong Cultural Center's Resource Center Library
in the Summer 2012 edition of the library newsletter, the newsletter includes a
profile of a new work related to Lao Hmong in Thailand as well as some important
recent donations to the collections.

http://hmongcc.org/Hmong_Resource_Center_Library_Newsletter_Summer_2012.pdf

- Mark Pfeifer

Nyob Zoo,

I am currently working on a research paper in regards to the changing size of
Hmong families through the decades. Are there any statistical information that
is available along with any documentation about what factors are changing these
family sizes?

Thank You for you time and any information would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

R. Xiong

"HMONG ACROSS BORDERS" Conference,
Friday, October 4 to Saturday, October 5, 2013, at the University of Minnesota,
Twin Cities

The Consortium for Hmong Studies between the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (http://hmongstudies.wisc.edu/index.htm)
will be hosting our second conference entitled "Hmong Across Borders" on October
4-5, 2013 at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.  This will be an
interdisciplinary, international conference that will focus on current,
innovative research on the Hmong across different intellectual and national
boundaries around the world.  The aim of the conference is to gather scholars
around the globe who are interested in critical Hmong studies and related ideas.
This includes bringing together well-established scholars as well as those
beginning their careers.  Graduate students are encouraged to submit abstracts. 
Although the central focus of this conference is on the Hmong, papers of a
comparative nature that focus on the Hmong and other ethnic groups are equally
welcome.  Presenters will not be required to pay the registration fee for
attending, but will be expected to cover their own travel and accommodation
costs.

Scholars interested in presenting are encouraged to submit individual abstracts
not exceeding 250 words, or ideas for panels not exceeding 400 words. 
Submissions should be sent to Mai Na M. Lee at mainalee@....  Abstracts
should be received no later than April 15, 2013.  Acceptance of abstracts and
panel ideas will be confirmed by May 30, 2013.

ORGANIZED PANELS
Organized panels should compose of 3-4 participants presenting formal papers and
1 discussant.  Panel organizers should supply the following information:
• Title of the panel
• Name, institution, address and email of the panel organizer
• Name, institution, address and email of each presenter
• Name, institution, address and email of the panel discussant
• Abstract (250 words or less) describing the panel as a whole
• Title and abstract (250 words or less) of each individual papers

INDIVIDUAL PAPERS
Individual papers must include the following information:
• Title of the paper
• Name, institution, address and email address of the presenter
• Abstract of 250 words or less.

This note was sent by Gayle Morrison.

- Mark Pfeifer

HOG'S EXIT: Jerry Daniels, the Hmong, and the CIA" by Gayle L. Morrison will be
available mid- April 2013 from Texas Tech University Press, 512 pages, 100 b&w
photos, in hardback, paperback, and e-book editions. It can be ordered directly
from Texas Tech at 1/800/621-2736 or on-line at www.ttupress.org. It can also be
ordered from Amazon.com. Amazon.com is currently taking advance orders at
discounted price on the paperback with free shipping in April."