Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Notes on Orthography of the Hmong Language xvii
6. Introduction: Conducting Research in a Hmong Village xix
7. 1. Hmong Cosmology: A Balance of Opposites 1
8. 2. Mothers, Daughters, and Wives 36
9. 3. Birth: The Journey to the Land of Light 77
10. 4. Death: The Journey to the Land of Darkness 110
11. 5. Reflections on Power, Gender, and the Cycle of Life 163
12. Epilogue: HIV/AIDS and the Hmong in Thailand 175
13. Appendixes 189
14. Afterword 279
15. Notes 289
16. Bibliography 299
17. Index 324