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Book Title: Hmong in Minnesota
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Chia Vang
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Emigration & Immigration, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: History, Social Science
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Number of Pages: 112 Pages
