Literacy and L'Armee Clandestine: The Writings of the Hmong Military Scribes*
While histories of Hmong literacy development in Laos have focused on the role of village schools, the arrival of missionary Christianity, and the development of various Hmong religious alphabets, one site for Hmong literacy development has been consistently overlooked: L'Armee Clandestine, or...
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| description | While histories of Hmong literacy development in Laos have focused on the role of village schools, the arrival of missionary Christianity, and the development of various Hmong religious alphabets, one site for Hmong literacy development has been consistently overlooked: L'Armee Clandestine, or the Hmong "Secret Army." This article examines literacy
development in the Hmong military, looking at the writings of Hmong military scribes. The article discusses how 1) literacy skills taught in other contexts, such as Laotian public schools, were further developed in the Hmong military, 2) a selected number of Hmong men were introduced through military service to English language and literacy, and 3) military
scribes might appropriate literacy to address personal needs and aspirations.
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| spelling | doaj.art-b6302464281041eaa707f02205aac9702023-01-19T22:01:15ZengHmong Studies JournalHmong Studies Journal1091-17742000-12-0131132Literacy and L'Armee Clandestine: The Writings of the Hmong Military Scribes*John DuffyWhile histories of Hmong literacy development in Laos have focused on the role of village schools, the arrival of missionary Christianity, and the development of various Hmong religious alphabets, one site for Hmong literacy development has been consistently overlooked: L'Armee Clandestine, or the Hmong "Secret Army." This article examines literacy development in the Hmong military, looking at the writings of Hmong military scribes. The article discusses how 1) literacy skills taught in other contexts, such as Laotian public schools, were further developed in the Hmong military, 2) a selected number of Hmong men were introduced through military service to English language and literacy, and 3) military scribes might appropriate literacy to address personal needs and aspirations. https://www.hmongstudiesjournal.org/uploads/4/5/8/7/4587788/duffyhsj3.pdfhmongsecret warliteracy |
| spellingShingle | John Duffy Literacy and L'Armee Clandestine: The Writings of the Hmong Military Scribes* Hmong Studies Journal hmong secret war literacy |
| title | Literacy and L'Armee Clandestine: The Writings of the Hmong Military Scribes* |
| title_full | Literacy and L'Armee Clandestine: The Writings of the Hmong Military Scribes* |
| title_fullStr | Literacy and L'Armee Clandestine: The Writings of the Hmong Military Scribes* |
| title_full_unstemmed | Literacy and L'Armee Clandestine: The Writings of the Hmong Military Scribes* |
| title_short | Literacy and L'Armee Clandestine: The Writings of the Hmong Military Scribes* |
| title_sort | literacy and l armee clandestine the writings of the hmong military scribes |
| topic | hmong secret war literacy |
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