Hmong Funeral in Australia in 1992

An exploratory study of funeral cost for suicides.

Funeral cost was less for younger people and for cremation. Among 156 funerals examined, after matching for sex, age, and cremation/burial, the funerals of a small sample of 6 suicides cost less than those of the controls.

Hmong children and their families: consideration of cultural influences in assessment.

Occupational therapists assessing young Hmong children with developmental problems must consider their families' cultural beliefs as they affect the design of assessment procedures and practices. Choices that families make about health and educational services are influenced by their beliefs. Developmental status can be affected by unresolved medical problems and the child's general health cond...

The relationships between grain yield of spring wheat and rainfall distribution in western australia using regression models

Second language acquisition: The impacts on the culture of a Hmong refugee community in Australia

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An Anthropological Study of Death and Funeral Ceremony with focus in Gilan Province

A rite of passage is a ritual event that marks a person's transition from one status to another, including birth, coming-of-age, marriage and death. One of the rite of passage is funeral and its Rituals .A funeral is a ceremony for honoring, respecting, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture...