Leadership Continuity and Change in Hmong Refugee Communities in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11147544 |
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| Authors | Jeremy Hein (0000-0002-2170-8775, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 213-228 |
| Publication date | 1997-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian and Pacific migration journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0117-1968 • E-ISSN: 2057-049X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/011719689700600204 |
| OpenAlex | W2126664663 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
Political violence and international migration have the potential to disrupt leadership continuity in Hmong refugee communities in the United States. At the same time, clan and village authority structures from Laos favor leadership continuity despite dramatic social change. Data on 40 Hmong leaders in ten communities are used to determine if the indigenous sources of leadership continue to determine who becomes a leader after resettlement. The majority of leaders were leaders in Southeast Asia and have close kin who were leaders, indicating leadership continuity. Whether these leaders have held few or many leadership positions in the United States, however, is not determined by prior leadership or kinship, but by factors associated with acculturation. Initial leadership status in a host society is linked to authority structures from the homeland, but social change influences subsequent leadership careers
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| Highly cited | No |
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