Public library services to the Hmong-American community : much room for improvement

Today there are more than 160,000 Hmong living in the United States. Significant Hmong populations can be found in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Michigan, and Colorado. From personal observation and experience, the Hmong do not seek any information from the library like other new...

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Main Author: Vang, Vang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152509
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Today there are more than 160,000 Hmong living in the United States. Significant Hmong populations can be found in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Michigan, and Colorado. From personal observation and experience, the Hmong do not seek any information from the library like other new immigrants. This paper offers some insights and recommendations to assist public librarians to add the Hmong-Americans to their list of library users and supporters.