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Others comment on issues significant to the community: the role of women in a traditionally patriarchal culture, the effects of violence and abuse, the stories of Hmong military action in Laos during the Vietnam War. These writers don't pretend to provide a single story of the Hmong; instead, a multitude of voices emerge, some wrapped up in the past, others looking toward the future, where the notion of \"Hmong American\" continues to evolve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her introduction, editor Mai Neng Moua describes her bewilderment when she realized that anthologies of Asian American literature rarely contained even one selection by a Hmong American. In 1994, she launched a Hmong literary journal, \u003cem\u003ePaj Ntaub Voice\u003c\/em\u003e, and in the first issue asked her readers \"Where are the Hmong American voices?\" Now this collection--containing selections from the journal as well as new submissions--offers a chorus of voices from a vibrant and creative community of Hmong American writers from across the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e BC, Bee Cha, True Hang, Sharon Her, May Lee, Kou Lor, Pacyinz Lyfoung, Mai Neng Moua, Vayong Moua, Noukou Thao, Bryan Thao Worra, Va-Megn Thoj, Ka Vang, M.S. Vang, Mayli Vang, Soul Choj Vang, Hawj Xiong, Kao Xiong with Dia cha, Pa Xiong, Naly Yang, Peter Yang, Kao Yongvang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso of interest:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.mnhs.org\/products\/staring-down-the-tiger-stories-of-hmong-american-women\"\u003eStaring Down the Tiger: Stories of Hmong American Women\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthor information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMai Neng Moua\u003c\/strong\u003e came to the United States as a refugee from Laos with her family in 1981. A graduate of St. Olaf College, she is the public policy coordinator for the Institute for New Americans and cofounder and editor of \u003cem\u003ePaj Ntaub Voice\u003c\/em\u003e, the premier Hmong literary journal. Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eGypsy Cab\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eINK\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal of the Asian American Renaissance\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Women's Press\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWe Are the Freedom People: Sharing Our Stories, and Creating a Vibrant America\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is the author of the new book, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.mnhs.org\/products\/bride-price-the\"\u003eThe Bride Price: A Hmong Wedding Story\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews and news\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2003\/02\/22\/books\/a-new-literature-with-asian-roots.html\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvance Praise:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is a landmark book. The voices of these young Hmong writers are vivid, sharp, funny, bitter, heterogeneous, and long awaited. I turned each page with excitement.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnne Fadiman\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBamboo Among the Oaks \u003c\/em\u003eis a groundbreaking anthology. In discovering a language to convey the complexities of the Hmong experience both in Laos and in America, these writers provide a vivid portrait of a culture and community in flux. 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Author Kathleen Neils Conzen tells the story of German Americans and their profound influence on Minnesota history and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConzen recounts their triumphs and struggles over the last 150 years in a clear and concise narrative. Landing in poverty, Germans transformed acres of wilderness into productive farms and brought to America their love of art, music, and sociability. Immigrants came to America intent on creating, in the words of one agent, \"an earthly paradise of this Minnesota\" and \"a new Germany\" soon rose in Stearns County. Conzen explores not only the well-known enclaves in Brown and Stearns Counties but also looks at the smaller communities of Winona, on the Iron Range, and along the North Shore, as well as in the Twin Cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent times, a renewed interest in German heritage can be seen in towns like New Ulm, home to the thirty-two-foot statue of Hermann the German, hero of the wars against the ancient Roman legions, and Heritagefest, the ethnic heritage festival that occurs every summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthor information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathleen Neils Conzen\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of American history and chair of the department of history at the University of Chicago. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eImmigrant Milwaukee, 1836-1860: Accommodation and Community in a Frontier City\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMaking Their Own America: Assimilation Theory and the German Peasant Pioneer\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e102 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 x 9 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9780873514545\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MNHS Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31803023851616,"sku":"1718","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/2243\/products\/0_5a42d511-4c23-40fe-8c61-6611ef62c521.jpg?v=1677711892"},{"product_id":"irish-minnesota","title":"Irish in Minnesota","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe People of Minnesota Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Ann Regan, Foreword by Bill Holm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.mnhs.org\/collections\/browse-mnhs-press-titles\"\u003eMinnesota Historical Society Press\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cspan class=\"date-display-single\"\u003eMay 1, 2002\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA concise history of Irish in Minnesota including farming, politics, and community organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn St. Paul, where they were outnumbered by Germans immigrants, they nonetheless left a lasting legacy, so that today most Minnesotans think of St. Paul as an Irish town. 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Qualey, Foreword by Bill Holm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.mnhs.org\/collections\/browse-mnhs-press-titles\"\u003eMinnesota Historical Society Press\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cspan class=\"date-display-single\"\u003eMay 1, 2002\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe images of the Vikings professional football team, the stereotype of the \"Norwegian bachelor farmer,\" and even Minnesotan's speech patterns proclaim the Norwegian heritage of Minnesota. But the Norwegian settlers have contributed much more to the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Norwegians, who first arrived in territorial days, created lasting farming settlements, especially in the Red River Valley. Their Lutheran churches continue to dot the landscape. But their experience was also urban, as they entered the trades and industries of the Twin Cities. Today, the Norwegian influence is evident in Minnesota art, culture, cuisine, and speech. Norwegian culture permeates the state's character and helps define Minnesota's unique social, political, and business environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso of interest:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMNopedia: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mnopedia.org\/group\/norwegian-immigration-minnesota\"\u003eNorwegian Immigration to Minnesota\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthor information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarlton C. 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Revised and thoroughly updated from the 1920 original.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe names of places, the names that people give to the land, the rivers, the towns, and the cities, contain miniature history lessons, stories wrapped up in a few words. Naming a place is a way of connecting to it and making it more familar. An important aspect of identity, place names honor the past, telling who came before us, and they speak to the future, telling of our hopes and ambitions. And sometimes, they're simply products of our whimsy.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFrom Big Bird Lake to Cucumber Island, Big Stone to Wanamingo, Puposky Township to the Zumbro River, thousands of discoveries await the reader ofMinnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. Newly revised, expanded, and updated, this classic book tells the stories behind more than 20,000 names of the towns and cities, townships and counties, lakes and rivers of the North Star state.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive volume is a browser's delight and a rich reference for historians, linguists, geographers, folklorists, genealogists, and those interested in the origin of place names. It includes tales for such curious place names as Embarrass and Sleepy Eye, Bemidji and Climax, the Rum River and Man Trap Lake. Did you know that the Rat Root River was named for the roots that fed muskrats that populated its banks, or that Winona is the Dakota word for \"first-born daughter\"?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePublished originally in 1920 as the culmination of Warren Upham's lifetime of collecting Minnesota minutiae, this book is a remarkable achievement and classic of Minnesota history. 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