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A narrative study on the experiences of Hmong female college students

2021
Since their settlement in the United States, Hmong American women have established themselves in professional organizations across various disciplines as lawyers, teachers, university professors, medical doctors, and political leaders. However, the data on the education achievement of Hmong American women reveal that Hmong American women have one of ...
Mai Chao Thao, Kathy Dee Geller
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A Study of Hmong Immigrants’ Experience With Diabetes Education: A Community-Engaged Qualitative Study

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2016
Purpose: The prevalence of diabetes is increasing in Hmong Americans, an understudied ethnic minority group. This research sought to identify barriers and facilitators related to the diabetes education experience of Hmong Americans with type 2 diabetes, living in central California.
Fay, Mitchell-Brown, Lynne, Nemeth, Kathleen, Cartmell, Susan, Newman, Keiko, Goto   +4 more
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An acoustic and electroglottographic study of White Hmong tone and phonation

Journal of Phonetics, 2012
Abstract This study examines tone and phonation in White Hmong, a language with seven tones (traditionally described as: high, mid, low, high-falling, mid-rising, low-falling, and mid-low) and three phonations (low-falling tone is creaky, mid-low tone is breathy and the remaining tones are modal).
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Hmong Statement of Belief: A Case Study

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies, 2018
"This case study exploring the Hmong statement of belief is more than just a story. Embedded and implied in it are certain key missiological principles which should be considered any time a particular belief statement is framed. Specifically, it assumes that the gospel must be presented in ways that are culturally relevant.
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A Comparative Study of Male and Female Opium Addicts Among the Hmong (Meo*)

British Journal of Addiction to Alcohol & Other Drugs, 1978
AbstractThis study was undertaken in order to elucidate the differences and similarities between male and female opium addicts in Hmong society. Remarkably, only two differences were found: sex ratio (more male addicts) and occupation (most women reported themselves as ‘housewives’). Comparison of twelve other demographic and clinical factors failed to
J, Westermeyer, G, Peng
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Predictors of English fluency among Hmong refugees in Minnesota: A longitudinal study.

Cultural Diversity & Mental Health, 1996
The objective of this study was to assess factors associated with later acquisition of English language fluency among Hmong refugees in Minnesota. Fluency in a society's lingua franca is a critical skill in psychosocial adaptation and mental health. A longitudinal study design was used, in which premigration and early postmigration factors were related
J, Westermeyer, C, Her
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Comparative study of Cambodian, Hmong, and Caucasian infant and maternal perinatal profiles

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 1985
The refugees of Southeast Asia continue to enter the United States in large numbers and have many health care needs. Specific data on normal growth and normative processes are lacking in these diverse cultural groups. Perinatal parameters among Cambodian and Hmong families were studied and compared with those of a Caucasian control group.
D, Richman, S, Dixon
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Hmong American Women Crossing Borders in Nursing Education: Two Case Studies

Journal of Nursing Education, 2011
The Hmong population in the United States is rapidly growing. Cultural differences between this population and the American health care system lead to health disparities. These differences are exacerbated by the shortage of Hmong American nurses. The shortage may be related to difficulty in navigating the U.S. education system.
Avonne A, Yang, Tama L, Morris
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Coming to the Cultural “In-Between”: Nursing Insights From a Hmong Birth Case Study

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 2005
This article discusses the historical background and traditional beliefs of the Hmong. Cultural conflict occurs when traditional Hmong beliefs and Western health care ideologies are misunderstood. A specific case study focuses on care of a Hmong woman and her husband after a precipitous birth, hemorrhage, and surgical intervention. Nursing insights are
Rita A, Sperstad, Joan Stehle, Werner
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Acculturation and mental health: A study of Hmong refugees at 1.5 and 3.5 years postmigration

Social Science & Medicine, 1984
This study of Hmong refugees at 1.5 and 3.5 years following arrival in the United States showed considerable improvement on psychiatric self-rating scales. Social changes over the 2 year interim (including a high unemployment rate) were few. Earlier premigration and postmigration variables correlated with high symptom levels at 1.5 years were not ...
J, Westermeyer, J, Neider, T F, Vang
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