ANTH 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: International Passport, Governmentality, Filial Piety
8 Jun 2018
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Socio-Cultural Anthropology ANTH 202
Class 13 – Migration
HMONG DIASPORA
Evicted / Dispossessed form their lands in China and moved to other South-East Asian areas →
Hmong Diaspora across South-East Asia (Vietnam, Laos…)
Different kind of “imagined community / identity” // indigenous people who connect with a
particular landscape and territory
The Hmong maintain their identity through this feeling of dispossession and movement. They
become ethnic minorities within foreign countries.
U.S. evacuations → creation of refugee camps in Thailand, Vietnam… Their identity is a
narrative of displacement and loss of country
They share a chronic condition → statelessness with indigenous people
History: War VS Laos/Vietnam communist regimes: “Secret army” during the Secret War with
the CIA (U.S. recruiters)
Some managed to flee to Thailand and became refugees; others in the United States → followed
their leader either in Cali or Minnesota (60,000, biggest comm)
Others couldn’t make it and are still living in jungles in Laos
The Hmong is a strong community in the U.S., but there’s a deep sense of betrayal within the
country: never rewarded for their role in war
There’s a mix of cultures: “Westernized” → slides with pictures of beauty contests, films…
U.S. Hmong Media and film is quite widespread and recognized across the nation: it has
developed by the Hmong community to create & maintain an identity they carry
Video of rapper → using poetry, words, rap, hip-hop to “honour” his ancestors and his culture
which is very often criticized / discriminated against
Translocal relations Hmong Americans – Hmong in Asia
• Hmong tourism and visiting kin
• Transnational business & media
• Remittances
• Marriage partners
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Document Summary
Evicted / dispossessed form their lands in china and moved to other south-east asian areas . Different kind of imagined community / identity // indigenous people who connect with a particular landscape and territory. The hmong maintain their identity through this feeling of dispossession and movement. U. s. evacuations creation of refugee camps in thailand, vietnam their identity is a narrative of displacement and loss of country. They share a chronic condition statelessness with indigenous people. History: war vs laos/vietnam communist regimes: secret army during the secret war with the cia (u. s. recruiters) Some managed to flee to thailand and became refugees; others in the united states followed their leader either in cali or minnesota (60,000, biggest comm) Others couldn"t make it and are still living in jungles in laos. The hmong is a strong community in the u. s. , but there"s a deep sense of betrayal within the country: never rewarded for their role in war.
