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Reasons for Resettlement in French Guiana

Differences from resettlement in the U.S.

  • Difficulty living in refugee camps
  • Difficulty for Hmong adjusting to urban life in France and the U.S.
  • "I am my own boss." Potential for self-sufficiancy
  • Largely isolated
  • Opportunity for education in France and U.S.
  • Lack of things to do in French Guiana, and inter-generational conflict.
  • Similarity to Laos: potentail for self-sustaining lifestyle and ability to farm
  • Committee of National Mutual Aid providing help for resettlement

Acculturation and Transition to French Guiana

  • Emphasis on keeping traditions intact
  • Farming remains as important in French Guiana as it was in Laos

Lifestyle in French Guiana

  • Slight tension with Surinamese in French Guiana
  • Villages with 90-100% Hmong population
  • Farming is the backbone of income for Hmong residents
  • While some Hmong may pursue education or jobs other than farming, most either split school time with farming, or have a small plot of land to help with income
  • Although Hmong make up 1.5% of the population in French Guiana, they provide 50-60% of the produce sold there

Hmong in French Guiana

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