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The book was purchased through the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Contents:
The Lost Bag and the Refugee Archive -- Secrecy as Knowledge -- Missing Things: State Secrets and U.S. Cold War Policy toward Laos -- The Refugee Soldier: A Critique of Recognition and Citizenship in the Hmong -- Veterans' Naturalization Act of -- The Terrorist Ally: The Case against General Vang Pao -- The Refugee Grandmother: Silence as Presence in The Latehomecomer and Gran -- Torino -- Geographic Stories for Refugee Return
Summary:
"Ma Vang examines the experiences of Hmong refugees who migrated to the United States following the secret war in Laos (1961-1975) to theorize "history on the run" as a framework for understanding refugee histories, in particular those of the Hmong."-- Provided by publisher
