The Hmong People from Vietnam And the Latino Immigrants

Hmong (Asian) and Latino Culture. “A comparison of two different subcultures in the United States – the Hmong people from Vietnam and the Latino immigrants.”

Hmong (Asian) And Latino Culture

Nursing, social work and education students learned about the Hmong/Southeast Asian and Latino cultures through partnerships with the Fresno Center for New Americans, the Clovis Unified School District, and many other service agencies in the Fresno region during their two-week immersion project in Fresno, Calif.

Description

This paper discusses two different socio-cultural groups who have immigrated to the United States in the last century. It compares the Hmong (Asian) group with the Latino population and shows how their cultures have conflicted with the modern American society. It examines how they have preserved their cultures despite the American “melting pot phenomenon.”

From the Paper

“When America went to war in Vietnam, there were many victims. Among the most tragic were the Hmong people. Thousands fought and died for the Americans, taking orders and duties that were often the worst in the army, with little or no compensation. (Hmong FAQ: Immigration) When the Americans left, the veterans of their campaign in Laos underwent systematic extermination at the hands of the people they had been convinced to fight for the Americans, tens of thousands died. (Oroville Mercury Register) Many of these veterans and their families attempted to go to America, where they were not welcomed by those who did not know of their sacrifices: “many Americans do not welcome refugees who do not speak English. They know that many are unaware of how the Hmong took orders from Americans, cooked food for them, guarded them, carried them when they were wounded, wrapped their bodies when they were killed.””

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