Children's books for and about the Hmong follow a pattern of the same literary development as those of previous immigrants and refugees who came to the United States of America. However, their oral language was written down and codified for the first time only recently, in the 1950s.
This, and the tragic aftermath of the Vietnam War, mean that texts for, by and about the Hmong are only now just starting to be produced.
Journal
The Looking Glass : New Perspectives on Children's LiteratureISSN
1551-5680Volume
9Issue
2Publisher
La Trobe UniversitySection Title
JabberwockyAuthor Biography
Karen Nelson Hoyle has degrees from St. Olaf College and a Ph.D from the University of Minnesota. She is the Curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections (including the Kerlan and Hess) at the University of Minnesota Libraries. As a professor, Hoyle teaches courses for upper level and graduate students in the History of Children's Literature for the Department of English. Hoyle has lectured at conferences and in conjunction with exhibits nationally and internationally, including in Denmark, Germany, Japan, Norway, the Philippines, Russia, Spain, and Sweden. She served as president of the Children's Literature Association and as chair or member of the ALA's Batchelder, Caldecott, Newbery and Wilder Award committees. Currently she serves on the boards of Minnesota Library Association Foundation and U. S. Board of Books for Young People. She now writes and speaks about immigrants in American children's books.Date Created
2008-12-12Rights Statement
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