An Introduction to Hmong Culture

Ya Po Cha's English-language survey, written to cover the whole of Hmong life rather than a slice of it: history and tradition, the relationship between Hmong parents and their children, rites, ceremonies, and the beliefs underneath them. It is the companion volume to his Hmong-language history elsewhere on this shelf, and the pairing is unusual enough to note — the same author addressing the community in its own language and outsiders in theirs, on overlapping material. As an orientation for a reader who knows nothing, it is among the most complete single volumes available. For general readers, students, social workers, and teachers with Hmong families in their caseload.