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Ethnic Minority in Development
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Purpose of the research

• In the process of development, Hmong people
  have got many opportunities to improve their
  life and they also have faced to challenging
  situations for their culture.
• We will examine the influence of development
  on the opportunities and challenges of the
  Hmong Hill tribe.

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Research question

• What is the influence of modernization on the
  culture of the Hmong Hill Tribes and how are the
  youth of the tribe balancing the need for
  economic opportunities with preserving their
  cultural heritage?

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Younger generation issues to pursue

• What are the roles of younger generations to play
  in Hmong hill tribe.
• How do youth utilize the rural-urban linkage to
  generate income.
• What kind of influence does education have on
  youth.
• What is the expected role of youth in the tribe
  to preserve tradition.

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Local Resources and Culture Issue to Pursue

• How do Hmong people utilize their local resources
  and culture for income generation.
• How do Hmong children study local resources and
  culture.
• How do Hmong people keep their culture in the
  urban area.

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Rural-Urban linkage to pursue

• How to utilize rural-urban linkage in order to
  access to market.
• What are influences of education on rural-urban
  linkage.
• How are Hmong culture influenced by urban
  culture.

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Income Generation Research question

• How do Hmong hill tribe people generate income
  with utilizing local resources and traditional
  culture?

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Sub questions

• What kind of local resources do they have?
• What kind of business (products and services) are
  they utilized?
• What kind of rural-urban linkage do they have?
• What is advantage for their business? (local
  government support, local organization,
  cooperation etc) How do they cooperate to access
  to the market?
• What kind of disadvantage do they have for their
  business?

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EducationResearch question

• How are the children influenced by the
  education and what role does the education play?

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Sub questions

• Do children have any chance to learn about their
  culture in the school?
• How does education influence on the future life
  of hill tribe children?
• What are the differences in education for
  children who go to the city compared to those who
  stay in the village.
• What do children think of staying/leaving their
  own village?
• Is there any problem for parents and children to
  think of in terms of keeping Hmong culture?

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Tradition and CultureResearch question

• How do Hmong hill tribe people recognize their
  culture?
• Difference between highland people(rural)
  and lowland people(urban)

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Sub questions

• What impact does city life have on traditional
  practices and culture?
• What is the mindset of the youth living in the
  city and those who in the village?
• Are there any linkages that help Hmong people to
  preserve their culture between city and village?

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Site Selections
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