Interview of Hmong immigrant, lawyer and pastor Dr. T. Christopher Thao on emigrating to the United States
Hmong immigrant, lawyer and pastor Dr. T. Christopher Thao recounts emigrating to the U.S. and living in isolation with his sponsor in rural Arkansas. He discusses his educational drive which took him to Minnesota where he obtained his undergraduate and law degrees as well as a Ph.D. in New Testament studies. He says his call to ministry took him first to California and then finally brought him to Warren, Michigan.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Published
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2011-10-25
- Interviewees
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Thao, T. Christopher
- Interviewers
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Bloomfield, Martha Aladjem
- Contributors
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Hmong Americans in Michigan Oral History Project
- Sponsors
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Michigan State University Press
- Subjects
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Thao, T. Christopher
Emigration and immigration
Hmong Americans
Immigrants--Cultural assimilation
Learning and scholarship
Social isolation
Arkansas
Michigan
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:28:22
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 41241
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b13077310
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