Hmong in Minnesota

The People of Minnesota

T h e P e o p l e o f M i n n e s o t a Minnesotans can trace their families and their state’s heritage to a multitude of ethnic groups. The People of Minnesota series tells each group’s story in a compact, handsomely illustrated, and accessible paperback. Readers will learn about the group’s accomplishments, ethnic organizations , settlement patterns, and occupations. Each book includes a personal story of one person or family, told through a diary, a letter, or an oral history. In his introduction to the series, Bill Holm reminds us why these stories are as important as ever: “To be ethnic, somehow, is to be human. Neither can we escape it, nor should we want to. You cannot interest yourself in the lives of your neighbors if you don’t take sufficient interest in your own.” This series is based on the critically acclaimed book They Chose Minnesota : A Survey of the State’s Ethnic Groups (Minnesota Historical Society Press). The volumes in The People of Minnesota bring each group’s story up to date and add dozens of photographs to inform and enhance the telling. Books in the series includeIrish in Minnesota, Jews in Minnesota, Norwegians in Minnesota, African Americans in Minnesota, and Germans in Minnesota. Bill Holm is the grandson of four Icelandic immigrants to Minneota, Minnesota, where he still lives. He is the author of eight books including Eccentric Island: Travels Real and Imaginary and Coming Home Crazy. When he is not practicing the piano or on the road circuit­ -­ riding for literature , he teaches at Southwest State University in Marshall, ­Minnesota. About the Author Chia Youyee Vang was born in Laos and as a child escaped with her family to the United States in 1980. An assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin­ –­ Milwaukee, she specializes in the study of Hmong migration and community­-­building efforts. 93 94 ...