Letting Karst Mountains Bloom

Lo, Aline

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“…Aline Lo argues that this final section offers a more complex picture of the grandmother-and ultimately of Hmong refugees-as a subject defined by, but not confined to, a history of war. 112 The story does not, and cannot, erase the violence; in fact, it needs to bring that violence in so that the human life can be illuminated in its most quiet and meaningful moments.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…See also capitalism Global North,2,[16][17]33,120;migrations to the,94; permanent resettlement in the, 13; refuge in the, 112 Global South,13,16,109 Gordon,Avery,123n16 gratitude,[5][6]10,12,[24][25][26]expectation of,50;refugee,52,112,130n69;strategic,[44][45][46][47][48][49][50] 18, 20, 31-32, 44, 51, 113 human rights, 108. See also rights Husain,Kasim,84 identity: keeping of,114;politicized,74 ideology,[7][8]117;communist,107 immigration,31,63 imperialism,44;border,118. See also colonialism Indigenous peoples, 80,105,…”

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confidence: 99%

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Lived Refuge: Gratitude, Resentment, Resilience

Nguyen

2023

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In a world increasingly shaped by displacement and migration, refuge is both a coveted right and an elusive promise for millions. While conventionally understood as legal protection, it also transcends judicial definitions. In Lived Refuge, Vinh Nguyen reconceptualizes refuge as an ongoing affective experience and lived relation rather than a fixed category with legitimacy derived from the state. Focusing on Southeast Asian diasporas in the wake of the Vietnam War, Nguyen examines three affective experiences—gratitude, resentment, and resilience—to reveal the actively lived dimensions of refuge. Through multifaceted analyses of literary and cultural productions, Nguyen argues that the meaning of refuge emerges from how displaced people negotiate the kinds of safety and protection that are offered to (and withheld from) them. In so doing, he lays the framework for an original and compelling understanding of contemporary refugee subjectivity.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%