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and becoming more resilient to unfavorable circumstances

Exploring key examples in popular culture ranging from Peter Sellers' portrayal of Hrundi Bakshi in the 1968 film The Party to contemporary representations such as Apu from The Simpsons and characters in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle

were marked by a spiritual agony that church leaders were unable to help him resolve

as well as the social and political compass of the nation

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Hmong America Art Wolfe and becoming more resilient toAn unprecedented inside view of the Hmong experience in AmericaThe first scholarly work to come from inside the Hmong community, Hmong America documents Chia Youyee Vang's own migration from Laos to Minnesota at age nine and the transformations she has witnessed in Hmong communities throughout the migration and settlement processes. Vang depicts Hmong experiences in Asia and examines aspects of community building in America to reveal how new Hmong