"Knowing Who You Are": The Role of Ethnic Spaces in the Construction of Hmong Identities in the Twin Cities
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou13952420882021-08-03T06:22:50Z "Knowing Who You Are": The Role of Ethnic Spaces in the Construction of Hmong Identities in the Twin Cities Bodenner, Zachary Jay Geography Asian American Studies Ethnic Studies Hmong Ethnicity Minnesota Ethnic Spaces Ethnic Identity Symbolic Ethnicity The geographic literature has shown that there is a connection between ethnic spaces and ethnic identity formation and persistence. However, by focusing on the Hmong population of Minneapolis, and St. Paul, Minnesota, this qualitative research will demonstrate that different types of ethnic spaces play different roles when it comes to these complicated formulations. Ethnic identities are complex, socially constructed phenomena that shift with changing contexts, and are in fact not mutually exclusive; any individual person could identify as a member of multiple ethnic groups. These intricate identities are displayed in ethnic spaces where Hmong individuals showcase, in a variety of ways, embodiments of these identities that are symbolic, commemorative, artistic, bodily, and performative. Ethnic spaces become not only producers and re-producers of identity, but outlets for the expression of identity in all its complicated forms. 2014-06-09 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1395242088 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1395242088 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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"Knowing Who You Are": The Role of Ethnic Spaces in the Construction of Hmong Identities in the Twin Cities |
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"knowing who you are": the role of ethnic spaces in the construction of hmong identities in the twin cities |
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Ohio University / OhioLINK |
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