By Kadjata Bah While pursuing STEM and STEM-related majors, some HMoob students are motivated by the idea of giving back to and re-engaging with their communities. This blog continues to follow…
By Javit Thao, UW-Oshkosh As children of immigrants, HMoob students often have a strong motivation to be academically successful, become financially stable, and maintain cultural proficiency. Oftentimes, they feel an immense…
By Steven YangQueerness as/is Action“Queerness” is a term that encompasses a plethora of identities and concepts. It is a term that actively critiques and challenges power, rather than being merely…
By Vincent Lee Our preliminary data of Spring 2023 reveals that the low participation for a survey and interview for the College Paj Ntaub study may be related to the lack…
By Andy YangHMoob students at UW-Oshkosh continuously expressed feelings of isolation and lack of belonging on campus. According to an interview with Yuli, a nursing student, she stated that, “Especially in…
By Steven Yang and Matthew Wolfgram Co-ethnic studies courses Ethnic studies is an academic discipline focused on the study of power relations and their impact on minoritized communities, which emerged…
By Matthew Wolfgram and Kiera Hook The Our HMoob American College Paj Ntaub research team is a participatory action research (PAR) project that focuses on HMoob student experiences that support…
By Lisa YangFrom an early age, I’ve often heard HMoob adults going through deep sadness, mourning the fact that HMoob tsis muaj teb chaws, or how HMoob don’t have a…
By Chundou HerA hot day in June can’t stop pre-health students from showing up in their business casual best for networking and getting support for med school. I was woefully…
By Mai Chong Yang The “Our HMoob American College Paj Ntaub” research team has identified several factors such as academic gatekeeping, transactional advising, STEM pushout, and institutional invisibility that impact…
