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Through the Eyes of Their Children: Hmong American Experiences of Resettlement and Integration in the Central Valley Region of California

Tran, Cecilia LU (2021) SOLM02 20201
Department of Sociology of Law
Abstract
The Refugee Act of 1980 was passed in the United States over 40 years ago. This increased the number of Southeast Asian refugees, such as the Hmong in resettling into the United States. These refugees were escaping the effects of the Vietnam War and the internal conflict of the Secret War in Laos. By examining the legal environment surrounding the resettlement and integration process, this study looks at the challenges that the Hmong experienced. Using a socio-legal integration framework, along with the concept of legal consciousness, this study uses narrative interviews to understand the Hmong’s relationship with the law. It finds that despite the deficiencies in services and other resources for resettlement, the Hmong were able to use... (More)
The Refugee Act of 1980 was passed in the United States over 40 years ago. This increased the number of Southeast Asian refugees, such as the Hmong in resettling into the United States. These refugees were escaping the effects of the Vietnam War and the internal conflict of the Secret War in Laos. By examining the legal environment surrounding the resettlement and integration process, this study looks at the challenges that the Hmong experienced. Using a socio-legal integration framework, along with the concept of legal consciousness, this study uses narrative interviews to understand the Hmong’s relationship with the law. It finds that despite the deficiencies in services and other resources for resettlement, the Hmong were able to use their legal consciousness to provide agency for themselves and their communities. The spread of legal knowledge was dispersed throughout the extensive Hmong clan networks across the U.S. and helped to provide support to the Hmong community and their families. (Less)
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author
Tran, Cecilia LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOLM02 20201
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Hmong, Refugees, Resettlement, Integration, Legal Consciousness, Legal Culture
language
English
id
9049784
date added to LUP
2021-07-07 12:38:38
date last changed
2021-07-07 12:38:38
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  abstract     = {{The Refugee Act of 1980 was passed in the United States over 40 years ago. This increased the number of Southeast Asian refugees, such as the Hmong in resettling into the United States. These refugees were escaping the effects of the Vietnam War and the internal conflict of the Secret War in Laos. By examining the legal environment surrounding the resettlement and integration process, this study looks at the challenges that the Hmong experienced. Using a socio-legal integration framework, along with the concept of legal consciousness, this study uses narrative interviews to understand the Hmong’s relationship with the law. It finds that despite the deficiencies in services and other resources for resettlement, the Hmong were able to use their legal consciousness to provide agency for themselves and their communities. The spread of legal knowledge was dispersed throughout the extensive Hmong clan networks across the U.S. and helped to provide support to the Hmong community and their families.}},
  author       = {{Tran, Cecilia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Through the Eyes of Their Children: Hmong American Experiences of Resettlement and Integration in the Central Valley Region of California}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}