Cultural Conflict & Adaptation

Henry T Trueba author Lila Jacobs author Elizabeth Kirton author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:13th Mar '90

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First published in 1990. The Hmong people, with a total population of about 5 million, have a long history of statelessness and migration. During the last century, groups of Hmong moved from southern China into Indochina and, as war refugees, about 90,000 have come to America in the last thirteen years. This book examines the alienation and cultural conflicts faced at school by the children of a small group of Hmong who have settled in La Playa, California. The education process for these children is an example of cultural conflict and adjustment patterns which may be found in many other populations in the world. The implications for educators of immigrant populations, who face and resolve cultural conflict as they learn to respect and appreciate their culture, is far-reaching and an important contribution in a highly mobile world.

ISBN: 9781850007623

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 249g

184 pages