The Hmong Cultural Repertoire: Explaining cultural variation within an ethnic group

Data on 382 Hmong in Laos and the United States reveal three types of cultural expertise: performing spiritual-medical healing; conducting life cycle rituals; and creating arts and crafts. Only 31 percent of this sample engage in one or more of the practices in this cultural repertoire. A mere 10 pe...

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Main Author: Jeremy Hein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hmong Studies Journal 1997-12-01
Series:Hmong Studies Journal
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Online Access:https://www.hmongstudiesjournal.org/uploads/4/5/8/7/4587788/hsj-v2n1_hein.pdf