Guide to the Paokong Chang Papers MS.SEA.051

Finding aid prepared by Claire Cella, 2014; inventory added by Zoe MacLeod, 2020.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2020
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
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Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Paokong Chang papers
Creator: Chang, Paokong
Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.051
Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet (1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1950-1995
Date (bulk): 1980-1989
Abstract: This collection is comprised of records collected by University of California, Irvine student Paokong Chang documenting the Southeast Asian refugee experience in America, with a special focus on the Hmong population. The bulk of the collection contains photocopies of original newspaper and magazine articles written in the 1980s. There are also reports, statements, pamphlets, and brochures written by various Hmong activist and human rights groups documenting their activities and refugee life, particularly in California. The materials include detailed contextual material that makes this data useful for research on early Hmong refugee and immigrant life in America, human rights issues, and more broadly in Asian American diaspora studies.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English, Thai, Vietnamese, and Lao.

Access

The collection has not been processed but is open for research. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.

Publication Rights

Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

Preferred Citation

Paokong Chang papers. MS-SEA051. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Paokong Chang, 2014.

Collection Scope and Content Summary

This collection is comprised of records collected by University of California, Irvine student Paokong Chang documenting the Southeast Asian refugee experience in America, with a special focus on the Hmong population. The bulk of the collection contains photocopies of original newspaper and magazine articles written in the 1980s. There are also reports, statements, pamphlets, and brochures written by various Hmong activist and human rights groups documenting their activities and refugee life, particularly in California. The materials include detailed contextual material that makes this data useful for research on early Hmong refugee and immigrant life in America, human rights issues, and more broadly in Asian American diaspora studies.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Refugees -- United States -- Archives.
Hmong (Asian people) -- Social life and customs.
Southeast Asian Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- Archives.
Refugees -- United States -- Periodicals.
Southeast Asians -- United States -- Archives.
Southeast Asian Americans -- California -- Archives
Hmong (Asian people) -- California -- Archives
Hmong Americans -- Archives

box accn2014-025 001

Box 1 1950-1995

Series Scope and Content Summary

Clippings, correspondence, reports, and other materials.