Return to Working with Hmong Audiences
Books, Reference Materials
and Web Sites on Hmong Audiences
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Note: A copy of materials marked with an asterisk (*) is available, for loan,
to members of the WI/MN Hmong Work Group from:
Bev Phillips
Department of Nutritional Sciences
1415 Linden DriveMadison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 262-0384
Fax: (608) 262-5860
Email: beverly.phillips@ces.uwex.edu
Learning about the Hmong
* Everything You Need to Know About Asian-American History, Lan Cao and Himilce Novas, Plume/Penguin Books, New York, 1996.
* The Hmong–Celebrating the Peoples and Civilizations of Southeast Asia, Dolly Brittan, PowerKids Press, New York, 1997. (A 25-page book with many photographs written for children, but informative for adults as well.)
* A Hmong Family, Nora Murphy, Lerner Publications Co., Minneapolis, 1997. (The story of one family as they move from SE Asia to Minnesota; written for young people, but informative for adults. Contains many photographs.)
* Dia’s Story Cloth–The Hmong People’s Journey of Freedom, Dia Cha, Denver Museum of Natural History, 1996. (A beautiful colorful book about the story of a family as depicted in a handstitched story cloth.)
* The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, Anne Fadiman. (True account of a young Hmong girl whose illness takes her and her family into the world of western medicine. A tragic story of miscommunication and misunderstanding between people and cultures.)
* A Free People: Our Stories, Our Voices, Our Dreams, The Hmong Youth Cultural Awareness Project of Minneapolis, 1994. (A collection of stories, writings and photographs by youth aged 14 to 18.)
The Hmong Language
* White Hmong-English Dictionary, compiled by Ernest E. Heimbach, SE Asia Program Publications Data Paper No. 75, Cornell Univ., Ithaca NY, 1980.
* The Rainbow Fish (English/Hmong), Marcus Pfister, Pan Asian Publications, 1992. (A children’s story book about sharing and getting along with others. Text in English and Hmong on each page.)
Working with Diverse Audiences
* Celebrating Diversity: Approaching Families Through Their Food, D.C. Eliades and C.W. Suitor, National Center for Education in Maternal & Child Health, 1994 (order from National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse, 2070 Chain Bridge Rd., Suite 450, Vienna, VA 22182- 2536, cost $6.50)
* Developing Cross Cultural Competence–A Guide for Working with Young Children and Their Families, E.W. Lynch and M.J. Hanson, Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co. 1992.
Food and Culture in America : A Nutrition Handbook, 2nd edition, by P.G Kittler and K.P. Sucher, West/Wadsworth Publ., 1998. ($38.95)
Web Sites
"The Lao Family Community of Minnesota" http://www.laofamily.org
"WWW Hmong Homepage" http://www.stolaf.edu/people/cdr/hmong/
"Hmong Electronic Resources Page" http://www.como.stpaul.k12.mn.us/Vue-Benson/HER.html
"Saturn School Hmong Web Page" http://ww2.saturn.stpaul.k12.mn.us/hmong/sathmong.html
"Hmong National Development Web Site" www.hmongweb.com/hnd
"The Hmong’s Corner" www.hmong.com
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