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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Visibility, Voice, and Place: Hmong American College Student-Initiated Organizing as Creative Praxis
Vue, Rican
Journal of College Student Development, v62 n3 p276-292 May-Jun 2021
While scholars have noted the levels of educational attainment of Hmong Americans compared to East Asian Americans as well as the overall population, this focus has undermined the achievements of Hmong Americans. To shift the discourse on Hmong American students and provide a liberatory perspective, I examined the student-initiated organizing efforts within a Hmong ethnic student organization at a public university in the University of California system. Drawing on interviews with 16 members, document analysis, and participant observation, I found that participating in the organization provides a means for collective action aimed at addressing experiences of invisibility in the social, curricular, and cultural dimensions of the institution. These collective efforts highlight creative praxis that reimagines and constructs Hmong American student place on campus.
Descriptors: Hmong People, College Students, Student Attitudes, Creative Teaching, State Universities, Asian Americans, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment, Academic Achievement, Student Organizations, Group Membership, Educational Experience, Inclusion, Social Action
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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