Can I get some help on that topic cause I need that for my senior
project.


Thanks

You can e-mail me at editor@... and I would be pleased to
assist you with resources or links to resources if I can.

Mark Pfeifer


--- In hmongstudies@yahoogroups.com, "azn_assassin18"
<azn_assassin18@...> wrote:
>
> Can I get some help on that topic cause I need that for my senior
> project.
>
>
> Thanks
>

Dear Friends:

The Hmong Resource Center Library which is part of the Hmong Cultural
Center in Saint Paul can now be reached at a new website:
http://www.hmonglibrary.org/

We are in the process of making numerous enhancements to the website.

Mark Pfeifer

Dear colleagues,
      At the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs meeting in October,
some of us talked about the possibility of forming a Hmong studies
group affliliated with the Association for Asian Studies.  I scheduled
a room at this year's AAS meeting in Chicago (Lincoln Board Room, 9:00
p.m. Saturday, March 28).  I apologize for the late time, but wanted to
avoid schedule conflicts.
      I'm not sure who to send this note to.  Could you pass this on to
anyone you think might be interested?
      Hope to see you in Chicago.
Bob

--
Robert Entenmann
Professor of History and Asian Studies
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057
(507) 786-3427; fax (507) 786-3462

Hi

I am a AM band radio listener, living in Scotland UK

A few years ago I sent a clip of a radio recording to this group which
I thought might have been Hmong (it wasn't!).

I wonder if someone would kindly listen to the recording below.

http://www.geocities.com/paulcrankshaw/1600.wav

It was made this morning at 1000 UTC on 1600 kHz and I suspect it is
KPNP Watertown MN which does have Hmong programming. Other people have
suggested it is Hmong but I should be grateful for an expert opinion.

On my computer, at least, it takes a few seconds for the audio to load
so please be patient!

Many thanks

Paul
Troon, Scotland

Professor Kou Yang asked me to post these pictures from the Fresno Hmong New Year of a few weeks ago. They have also been added to Hmong Cultural Center's Learn about Hmong multimedia webpage. Please direct any questions to Professor Kou Yang.  

http://travel.webshots.com/slideshow/569717726EhZpaQ

http://travel.webshots.com/album/569717726EhZpaQ

http://www.hmongstudies.org/LearnaboutHmongvideos2007.html

Professor Yang's paper about the Hmong American New Year appeared in the Hmong Studies Journal a few years ago:

http://hmongstudies.org/KYangHSJ8.pdf

Mark Pfeifer

Book, academic journal article and dissertation/theses holdings lists
have been newly updated for Hmong Cultural Center's Resource Center
Library in Saint Paul on the library's new webpage:

http://www.hmonglibrary.org/

Feel free to stop in and use this collection if you are in MN.

Mark Pfeifer

This data was released last Fall but I just got around to compiling it for another project. Compared to the decennial census, the ACS doesn't seem to do such a good job of counting Hmong populations in states where the population isn't very large. I think the numbers are better for the states with the larger populations. A few years ago, Kansas came up with no Hmong which we knew was a mistake but now the estimate is 2600 Hmong there. Other states with increases in this year's estimates are Arkansas, Oklahoma and North Carolina along with Minnesota and California, the estimates were down slightly for Wisconsin. I have also posted a link to the detailed sociodemographic data from the 2007 ACS on this site.

http://www.hmongstudies.org/2007SEAAmericanCommunitySurvey.html

Mark Pfeifer

Professor Kou Yang has graciously shared a new powerpoint presentation he has put together related to Generation and Gender in Hmong Society.

The presentation can be viewed in 2 parts here:

http://hmongstudies.org/GenderinHmongSocietyPart1.pdf

http://hmongstudies.org/GenderinHmongSocietyPart2.pdf

and at the online research library I have created:

http://www.hmongstudies.org/OnlineLibrary.html

Mark Pfeifer

Dear Colleagues:

The latest Hmong Studies newsletter is available for viewing at:
http://www.hmongstudies.org/HmongStudiesNewsletterWinter2009.html

Mark Pfeifer

I would like to congratulate Lee Pao Xiong and the Center for Hmong Studies on
this very noteworthy new publication, I look forward to viewing it and reading
the important scholarly studies that are part of it. I would also like to
congratulate the Center for Hmong Studies on its many achievements including the
conferences it has held the past few years.

I saw the section of the e-mail though about the center's library, artifacts and
archival collection in the message and was moved to comment.

I hope that the center will focus its important efforts on teaching and
scholarship. There are two excellent and well-established library and archival
collections within 2-3 miles of Concordia in Saint Paul.

The Hmong Resource Center Library at the Hmong Cultural Center
http://www.hmonglibrary.org/

The Hmong Archives (formerly located at Concordia and now above Hmong ABC
Bookstore) in Saint Paul
http://www.hmongarchives.org/

Alot of resources and labor have gone into developing these unique and very
special collections over the past decade, it would be shame if in a time of
fiscal scarcity and cutbacks in funding from foundations, if resources were
directed toward building yet another library and/or archival collection in Saint
Paul.

Several years ago, when Concordia was talking about developing a Center for
Hmong Studies, Rev. Kou Seying Thao, the former Hmong programs coordinator at
Concordia approached me to write a letter of support to several foundations in
order for the center to receive startup funding. I was very pleased to do this
because I appreciated what I heard from Concordia about not duplicating existing
programs but rather working with them in a cohesive manner to promote Hmong
Studies. I believe the Teaching and Research role are very important niches for
the Center for Hmong Studies. There are, however excellent existing library and
archival collections at non-profits in Minnesota that can serve scholars,
students and community members seeking resources for research.

I do believe however, that there is a great need for collections in parts of the
country where resources are not in such abundance - places like Wisconsin, North
Carolina, Michigan, California and Arkansas. This is why I was pleased to see
that a small Hmong resource center has recently opened on the UW-La Crosse
campus.

http://www.uwlax.edu/cdcr/resourcecenter.htm

Thanks for letting me put in my two cents.

- Mark Pfeifer


--- In hmongstudies@yahoogroups.com, Sisnab <sisnab2002@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Colleagues:
>  
> I am pleased to announce the first publication of the Center for Hmong
Studies, The Impact of Globalism and Trans-nationalism on the Hmong; Selected
Papers from the First International Conference on Hmong Studies.
>  
> Since its inception almost five years ago, the Center for Hmong Studies at
Concordia University has launched two International Conference on Hmong Studies,
hosted more than ten lectures related to the field of Hmong studies, co-produced
two film documentaries about the Hmong experiences, initiated a minor in Hmong
studies, and hosted Dr. Gary Yia Lee of Australia as our first
Scholar-In-Residence and Professor Long Yu-Xiao of Guizhou University as our
Fulbright Scholar.  The Center has also signed two Memorandum of Understandings
between Guizhou University and Guizhou University for Nationalities.  The MOU
opened ways for the Center and these two institutions of higher learning in
China to collaborate in the areas of student and scholar exchanges, joint
research and publications as well as conference planning.  We have also hosted
two trips for students and community members to China.  
>  
> The Center for Hmong Studies also maintains a significant library, artifacts
and archival collection.  To learn more about the Center for Hmong Studies,
please log onto our website at www.csp.edu/hmongcenter.
> We are proud of the fact that within a short period of time, we have already
made some progress.  There’s still more things to do, but I thought you may
want to celebrate our latest milestone.  
>  
>  
>  
> Table of Contents
> Preface
> by Lee Pao
Xiong...........................................................................\
.......................1
> Animal Sacrifice and Social Meanings in Hmong American Funerals
> by Vincent K. Her, Ph.D.
................................................................................\
.....3
> Effects of Globalization on Hmong Children’s Health in a Thailand Village
> by Kathleen A. Culhane-Pera, MD,
MA.............................................................13
> The Thai-Hmong and Hmong Refugees in Thailand: The Politics of Human Rights
> by Lee Lor,
MA..............................................................................\
....................31
> Leadership Development: A Critical Component to Advancing Hmong Society in the
United States
> by Mai Moua,
PH.D............................................................................\
...............41
> Hmong Culture is Hmong Soul
> by Yang Dao,
Ph.D............................................................................\
.................53
> Lug Hmoob Ntuj Nrau Tej Lug Ntawv Txais Lug Suav
> Tswv Yob Xyooj thiab Sua Yaaj Kunming,
China.................................................57
> Chinese Loan Words Used in the Hmong Diaspora
> by Chue Yo Xiong and Shua
Yang.......................................................................61
> Ethnic Culture Presentation Coordinated by government and folks in China
> by Prof. Yang
Zhengwen........................................................................\
.............65
> The Experience of Hmong Americans: Three Decades in Retrospective Review
> by Kou Yang,
Ed.D............................................................................\
.................79
> The Hmong Mountains: Space and Culture in Northern Thailand
> by Dr. Maren Tomforde
................................................................................\
.....95
> Transnational Space and Social Memories: Why the Hmong in the Diaspora Cannot
Forget Laos?
> by Gary Yia Lee, Ph.
D...............................................................................\
......121
>  
>  
> Lee Pao Xiong
> Director
> Center for Hmong Studies
> ConcordiaUniversity,  St. Paul
> 275 North Syndicate Street
> St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
> 651-641-8870
>  
> www.csp.edu/hmongcenter
>  
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: hmongcultural <hmongcultural@...>
> To: hmongstudies@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 10:32:08 AM
> Subject: [hmongstudies] Hmong State Population Estimates 2007 American
Community Survey
>
>
> This data was released last Fall but I just got around to compiling it for
another project. Compared to the decennial census, the ACS doesn't seem to do
such a good job of counting Hmong populations in states where the population
isn't very large. I think the numbers are better for the states with the larger
populations. A few years ago, Kansas came up with no Hmong which we knew was a
mistake but now the estimate is 2600 Hmong there. Other states with increases in
this year's estimates are Arkansas, Oklahoma and North Carolina along with
Minnesota and California, the estimates were down slightly for Wisconsin. I have
also posted a link to the detailed sociodemographic data from the 2007 ACS on
this site.
> http://www.hmongstu dies.org/ 2007SEAAmericanC ommunitySurvey. html
> Mark Pfeifer
>  
>

This book will be released in May 2009 but is available in pre-order. I can say with confidence that it is the first Hmong cookbook to be published by an academic press!

More info is available here:
http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/S/scripter_cooking.html

A special event will be held May 21 at Hmong Cultural Center in Saint Paul with author readings, cultural performances and free samples of Hmong dishes from the cookbook, here is the flyer for this special event:

http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/S/scripter_cooking.html

Two other readings will take place in Minnesota in May and one in San Francisco, California in June.

http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/S/scripter_cooking.html

Mark Pfeifer

There is a nice article about the Hmong Resource Center library in Saint Paul in the new edition of the Hmong Times newspaper.

http://www.hmongtimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=31&SubSectionID=190&ArticleID=1704&TM=63934.32

Mark Pfeifer

Are the Mien and the Hmong the same group? Thank you.

Greetings!

My name is Meghan Strobel and I am a student producer on a film currently in
production about Hmong Culture. We're hoping to air the film on PBS sometime
next year. We're in the process of gathering archival information, and in my
search I came across your group. We are looking for images, preferable moving
footage of the following:

1. Pre-war village life (Such as women in gardens, mothers as caretakers, men
hunting, etc...)
2. War (Local news stories of Hmong arriving in America, National news footage
of war in Laos...)
3. Escape (People walking through jungle, crossing the Mekong,people being
caught/captured)
4. Life in Camps (daily life in Thai camps)
5. Trip to America (People in traditional dress getting in trucks in camps,
arriving in US)
6. Hmong-American Life today (Children in school, church, Hmong Adults at work,
etc...)

As you can see the list is very broad. Any help you could offer would be
outstanding. If you have any questions about the project don't hesitate to
contact me at anytime (my contact information is below).

Many Thanks for your help,
Meghan Strobel
Producer / Archivist

megimcque@...
strobelm@...
(414)229-2890 (office)

Lynne:

This is a great question.

The Hmong and Mien are NOT the same group though they are often classified in
the same linguistic family by linguistic scholars. They also live in some of the
same regions of China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. The Mien have their own
cultural traditions distinct from the Hmong.

The Mien are also sometimes known as Yao. There are about 50,000 Mien in the
U.S., mostly in California. I don't believe the Mien ethnic category is used by
the U.S. census, however.

Mark Pfeifer



--- In hmongstudies@yahoogroups.com, "lynnebreed" <lynnebreed@...> wrote:
>
> Are the Mien and the Hmong the same group? Thank you.
>

Erica Lee of Asian American Studies at the University of Minnesota asked me to
share this announcement.

http://www.ias.umn.edu/fellowshmong.php

Mark Pfeifer

Erika Lee of the University of MN also asked me to post this new opportunity,
see message below.

Mark Pfeifer

Dear Mark,

Here is another exciting opportunity. Can you please post to all relevant lists?
Thank you!

PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY

The Program in Asian American Studies and the Institute for Advanced Study at
the University of Minnesota are pleased to announce a new 2009-2010 Postdoctoral
Fellowship in any field of Hmong Studies, generously funded by a grant from the
Henry Luce Foundation.

Applicants should conduct research germane to Hmong Studies. Proposed
research projects should have the potential to make a significant
contribution to the field.

During their stay at the University of Minnesota, postdoctoral fellows will be
expected to participate in research, teaching, and service. While research is
the primary responsibility, fellows will be expected to teach one course related
to their research interests and consonant with the curricular needs of the Asian
American Studies program. In addition, fellows are expected to give one talk on
campus on their research project.

The stipend for 2009-2010 year will be $45,000, with full fringe benefits. The
program will provide the fellow with office space and routine office support for
photocopying, faxing, mailing, etc.

A doctoral degree in hand is required by August 31, 2009. Preference will be
given to applicants who have completed their degrees in the past five years. The
postdoctoral fellowship will begin on August 31, 2009, is for one year, and is
non-renewable.

Applications should be completed on-line at the UMN jobsite
http://employment.umn.edu/ (search for requisition # 160379).

To guarantee full consideration, application materials should be submitted to
the Institute for Advanced Study by April 15, 2009.

If you have any questions, please contact Ann Waltner at waltn001@... or
Erika Lee at erikalee@....
_____________________
Erika Lee
Director, Asian American Studies Program
Associate Professor
Department of History and Asian American Studies
University of Minnesota
1012 Heller Hall
271 -19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
work: 612/624-9569
fax: 612/624-7096

Bo from the UMN Press sent me this e-mail.

The new Hmong Cookbook will be published in May. The e-mail mentions the Hmong
Cooking website that includes information about the cookbook and book reading
events:

Mark Pfeifer

     Hello,


     I am hoping you will include our new Hmong cookbook as a listing on your
site:

     http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/S/scripter_cooking.html


     http://www.hmongcooking.com/home/index.php


     Please let me know if you have further questions.


     Best,

     Bo


     --

     Bo Sherman
     Sales Manager
     The University of Minnesota Press

     111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290
     Minneapolis, MN 55401-2552
     Phone: 612/627-1931
     Fax: 612/627-1980
     e-mail: sherm184@...

Hello Everyone:

Sai Latt, a PhD student at Simon Fraser in Canada recently sent me a link to this working paper based on an MA Thesis (pertaining to Hmong and Shan in Thailand). Sai is looking for feedback, an e-mail address is provided in the paper.
http://catsea1.caac.umontreal.ca/ChATSEA/Globalmedia_new/ChATSEA-WP-4-Latt.pdf
 
In addition, as part of the same series of working papers out of an Asian Studies research center in Canada there is another part Hmong related paper (pertaining to Hmong in Vietnam and authored by Sarah Turner and Claire Tugault-Lafleur.

http://catsea1.caac.umontreal.ca/ChATSEA/Globalmedia_new/ChATSEA-WP-3-Tugault-Lafleur-Turner.pdf

Mark Pfeifer

This is not an academic article but it may interest some.

http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13278577&CFID=5169\
0083&CFTOKEN=27885949

Mark Pfeifer

This article recently appeared in the Capital Times newspaper in Madison, WI.

http://77square.com/food/features/story_450556

A special reading event with the authors of the cookbook will be held in Saint Paul on May 21 at Hmong Cultural Center. Samples of recipes and cultural performances will be part of the event.

http://hmongcc.org/CookingfromtheHeartEvent.pdf

Mark Pfeifer 

This has been posted before, but the researchers recently sent the announcement
again, they are still looking for Hmong women aged 40-60 for their online study.

- Mark Pfeifer

Thank you for reading this email!



Hello, I am Hoon Im, from the University of Texas at Austin, and a research
assistant for the university's Nursing School . Recently, I am working with Dr.
Eun-Ok Im for a health related research funded by NIH (National Institutes of
Health).



The research is on the physical activity attitudes among diverse ethnic groups
of middle-aged women (40-60 Y/O). Our study mainly aims at four ethnic groups
[Hispanic, Non-Hispanic (N-H) White, N-H African Americans, and N-H Asians].

The study need participants who are midlife women aged 40 to 60 years old
without any mobility problems; who can read and write English; who are online.

We believe that participants will benefit from this study, because when the data
is analyzed and if a trend is observed, we can come up with a physical activity
program or other necessary initiatives that actually applies to the population.
.

In addition, each participant will receive a $10 Gift Card for Internet survey,
and another $50 Gift Card for online forum discussion (6 months).



We invite you to help our internet study. Please post the following link
http://mapa.nur.utexas.edu/MAPA/ on your website or announce the study through
your newsletter or forward to your members.



I appreciate your announcement.  If the announcement fee is required, please
provide me the related information.



Please feel free to contact me if you have any question about the study.



(Because our research team has been contacted many internet organizations, it
might be a redundant email. In such case, we are very sorry.)



Again, thank you so much for considering this study.



Sincerely,



e-MAPA Research Team

Hoon Im, Research Assistant

School of Nursing , University of Texas at Austin

1700 Red River, Austin , TX 78701

E-mail: limhun1234@...

512-475-6352

I have been asked to announce the University of Minnesota's Hmong Studies
fellowship recipients. Congratulations to both of these scholars.

- Mark Pfeifer

a.   Prof. Leena Her accepted the Hmong Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship
position. She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor, University of
Wisconsin, Madison. She was also a Fullbright Scholar in Laos and has a Stanford
Ph.D. Interests: educational researcher and linguistic anthropologist; Diss:
"Educational Opportunity, Minority Status, and Discursive Practices in the Hmong
Diaspora" Post-doc research: "Explaining Inequality: A comparative analysis of
explanations of minority academic Failure in Laos and the U.S."; "Privatizing
English Lessons in Laos: Democratizing English or Reproducing Economic
Disparities in Ethnic Hmong Communities?"; "Gender Ideologies and Educational
Opportunity in Laos: Lao-Hmong Women¹s Resistance Against Disobedient Daughter
Stories."

b.   Alisia Giac-Thao Tran has accepted the Minnesota Hmong Studies Graduate
Fellow (Psychology) Interests: perceived discrimination, minority mental health,
parental racial/ethnic socialization, Asian American populations.

This was all forwarded to me to post on the board.

- Mark Pfeifer

Application Deadline:  June 1, 2009 or until filled. Please forward to possible
applicants. (And our apologies for cluttering your mailbox with duplicate
mailings).


The Asian American Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is
hiring a visiting assistant professor for 2009-2010 in the area of Hmong
American Studies, Critical Hmong Studies, or transnational Hmong Studies with a
contemporary U.S. focus.  We are interested in someone who is already
experienced in teaching a course in any of the following disciplinary
perspectives:  Hmong Studies, Sociology, American Studies, Asian American
Studies, Community Studies, Political Science, Public Health, Psychology,
Counseling, Education, Human Development and Family Studies, Nursing, or a
related discipline with a contemporary US focus.  Experience with community
based research or service learning is desirable but not required.  The teaching
load will be 2 courses per semester.  This position also includes providing
consultation about the future of Hmong Studies as a field and involvement in
programming. The teaching load will be 2 courses per semester.

We have already put two courses in the timetable for the Fall (generically
titled so that they can be tailored to the interests of the instructor).
Asian Am 240  Hmong Experiences in the U.S.
Asian Am 540  Hmong American Studies


This is a 9 month position that will pay $42,865 plus benefits.


If you are interested in  being considered for this position, please send BY
EMAIL your curriculum vita and a letter describing what your course content and
perspective would be for both of these courses by June 1 to:


Lynet Uttal
Director, Asian American Studies Program
luttal@...