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Title: Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans, and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-1992 by Jane Hamilton-Merritt ISBN: 0-253-20756-8 Publisher: Indiana University Press Pub. Date: December, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This book is chillfully accurate and educational.
Comment: This is an excellent book for anyone who wants to know what the Vietnam War was like from the perspectives of the Hmong people. Jane Hamilton-Merritt has done a wonderful job in "recording" a hidden part of history which would otherwise be lost if not for books like this.
Rating: 5
Summary: Accurate or not; It was a part of history lost
Comment: This book by Jane Hamilton-Merritt may not be to a point accurate but it was written in her own point of view as of how we, the Hmong, were drawned into war as foot soldiers for the Americans. I was not borned yet to live through this coverted war but for me alot of my uncles, including my father, were actual soldiers so it touches me deeply when i read this book. I know that with the growing population of Hmong nowadays in America the one main question on a Caucasin American's mind is "Why are these Asians migrating to America and living next door to me?" Well to answer that question they would have to read this book to find out why. As for myself, being a first generation in America, after reading this book it have been brought to my attention how much i have yet to learn about my own history during the Vietnam War. To those that only know that the Vietnam War was about US fighting communist of North Vietnam will have to definitly read this book to fully understand all of the war. I give props to Jane Hamilton-Merritt for her studies and researches into these peaceful hilltop tribes that were told to leave their everyday lives to join forces with an ally that in the end totally deserted them when they evacuated Southeast Asia. My heart and soul goes out to all those who have lost their lives, family members, and love ones so that I and all the first generation Hmong young adults in America could have a better life here. For those who still ponders on why we the Hmong are being here in America; this book is for you to read and understand that the Hmong people contributed in a much bigger way in the war than anyone could have imagined. This book is highly recommended by me for everyone to read whether you are Hmong or not.
Rating: 4
Summary: UNTOLD HISTORY
Comment: THE BOOK "TRAGIC MOUNTAINS" GIVES ME AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY IN THE PAST. ALSO, A REASON WHY HMONG WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE SHADOWS BECAUSE THEY HAD MADE LOAS A HISTORY BY JOINED WITH THE AMERICANS TO FOUGHT AGANIST COMMUNIST. IT INSPIRED ME IN MANY WAYS WHICH I CAN NOT EXPLAIN BUT WITH TEARS AND FEARS. NOW THAT THE HISTORY IS TOLD IN THE BOOK "TRAGIC MOUNTAINS," I FELT THAT IT IS MY DESTINATION TO MAKE A DIFFERANCE IN AMERICA. "BY MAKING A DIFFERANCE IN AMERICA, IT WILL BECAME PART OF OUR HISTORY," SAID NELSON NAGAI.
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Title: Harvesting Pa Chay's Wheat: The Hmong and America's Secret War in Laos by Keith Quincy ISBN: 0910055602 Publisher: EWU Press Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Hmong Means Free: Life Laos and America (Asian American History and Culture) by Sucheng Chan ISBN: 1566391636 Publisher: Temple Univ Press Pub. Date: May, 1994 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Bamboo Among the Oaks: Contemporary Writing by Hmong Americans by Mai Neng Moua ISBN: 0873514378 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: I Begin My Life All Over : The Hmong and the American Immigrant Experience by Lillian Faderman ISBN: 0807072354 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 13 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Tangled Threads : A Hmong Girl's Story by Pegi Deitz Shea ISBN: 0618247483 Publisher: Clarion Books Pub. Date: 22 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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