Mother of Writing: The Origin and Development of a Hmong Messianic Script

by Chia Koua Vang, William A. Smalley, Gnia Yee Yang

Book Overview

In February of 1971, in the Laotian village of Nam Chia, a forty-one year old farmer named Shong Lue Yang was assassinated by government soldiers. Shong Lue claimed to have been descended of God and given the mission of delivering the first true Hmong alphabet. Many believed him to be the Hmong people's long-awaited messiah, and his thousands of followers knew him as "Mother (Source) of Writing."

An anthropological linguist who has worked among...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226762874
• ISBN13: 9780226762876
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"