Follow the new way : American refugee resettlement policy and Hmong religious change / Melissa May Borja.

"An incisive look at Hmong religion in the United States, where resettled refugees found creative ways to maintain their traditions, even as Christian organizations deputized by the government were granted an outsized influence on the refugees' new lives"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borja, Melissa May, 1982- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2023.
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Physical Description:viii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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