Recipients; Welfare Services

This document reports on the resettlement of Hmong refugees in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota: what their employment experiences have been, which resettlement efforts have been successful, and how current resettlement efforts could be altered to improve the Hmong's long-term adjustment. The report is part of a larger, national project on Hmong resettlement. Much of the data was gathered through personal interviews with Having and individuals working with them in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Lection I gives general information about the Twin Cities, their general population, other minority groups, economic base, employment climate, welfare, housing, refugee services, and community reaction to the Among. Section II gives brief information on the size and history of the Hmong population in the Twin Cities, which was estimated at approximately 8,252 in 1982. Section III discusses employment, welfare dependence