Ban Vinai. the Refugee Camp

White Supremacy, Patriarchy, and Global Capitalism in Migration Studies

“…Ana has overcome many barriers as a first-generation college student, a woman of color, and a child of an immigrant. While her story is a far happier one than Betty's, it nonetheless reflects the role of patriarchy, white supremacy, and global capitalism in shaping access to cultural, familial, and Mao's family fled Laos in 1979, along with 100,000 refugees, many of whom crossed the Mekong River into Thailand (Long, 1993). Like many Hmong refugees, families strategically split up based on gender because they knew that when men were caught they risked being captured and/or killed whereas women and children would be returned to Laos.…”

“…In their third attempt, they made it safely to Thailand in December of 1979. The Thai government refused permanent asylum to the Hmong because they feared the toll of waves of asylum seekers on their fragile economy (Long, 1993). Mao has vivid recollections of eating everything from grasshoppers to roots.…”

Nativity, Ethnicity, and Residential Relocation: The Experience of Hmong Refugees and African Americans Displaced from Public Housing

“…One explanation for this result, perhaps most consistent with the fact that the perceptions of the two groups diverged so dramatically with respect to the severity of problems in the Sumner‐Glenwood neighborhood, is that Hmong and African‐American residents perceived problems in systematically different ways. Most Hmong experienced traumatic events and extremely difficult living conditions as they escaped Laos and lived in refugee camps for many years prior to coming to the United States (Long, 1992). Relative to their life experiences, the problems present in Sumner‐Glenwood and any of the neighborhoods where they lived after their relocation probably did not seem very severe to many Hmong residents.…”

Caring for Those in Crisis: Integrating Anthropology and Public Health in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies

“…Public health interventions could and should be strengthened by the application of social science knowledge from areas in which anthropologists have traditionally contributed: refugee studies, including issues pertinent to migration, displacement, and resettlement; sociopolitical resistance; social construction of belief systems, particularly after disasters; ethnomedicine; agricultural production strategies; household economics; famine and food security; cultural identity; restoration or innovation; race and ethnic relations; organizational conflict; reciprocity; policy development; and human rights (Bakewell 2000;Bloch et al 2000;Bradbury 1998;Camino and Krulfeld 1994;Cernea 1999aCernea , 1999bCerneaand McDowell 2000;Colson 1971; Committee on Refugee Issues 1992-present;Englund 1998;Hansen 1979aHansen , 1979bHansen , 1990Hansen , 1994Hansen and Oliver-Smith 1982;Harrell-Bond 1986;Hitchcox 1990;Indra 1999;Knudsen 1988;Krulfeld 1994;Long 1993;Oliver-Smith 1986;Oliver-Smith and Hoffman 1999;Reynell 1986;Sommers in press;Waters 1999;Williams 1990Williams , 1993. Public health attention, particularly in the context of complex emergencies of increasing duration, now goes beyond the traditional areas of health and medical care to encompass issues relating to security, transportation, communication, and other aspects related to structural disruption (Burkle 1999).…”