Tag: study
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Studying in Australia
Zalue Xiong, a Hmong student from Laos who has got Australian scholarship to study Electrical Engineering at Flinders University at Adelaide, South Australia said that, he has tried so many time until he has succeed his scholarship to study in Australia. Read Full Article
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Lenten Worship Series continues at First United Methodist
“Boldness in the Face of Persecution”, from Pastor Tom Mount, 9 and 11 a.m.in the dome. Weds.: Bible Study, 7 p.m. First United Methodist: 45 Acacia Ave.: Hmong worship service, 8:30 a.m. Pastor Chuckua Yang. A covered-dish dinner will follow. Read Full Article
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I’m a feminist. I study rape culture. And I don’t want Al Franken to resign.
Third, go on a listening tour to learn what the women of Minnesota — Native American women, Somali women, Hmong women, Karen women, disabled women, queer women, working-class women — most want him to fight for in his remaining time, and go to the mat … Read Full Article
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Study: Barriers hold back Wisconsin’s children of color from reaching their full potential
About 72 percent of white children in the state live in families that are economically secure compared to 24 percent of African-American children, 30 percent of Latinx children, 31 percent of Hmong children and 36 percent of American Indian children. Read Full Article
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Riverside-based show choir visits Hong Kong and Thailand
Members also sang for Thai churches and assisted in a boarding home for Hmong students in Pua, Thailand where the children are taught English, Thai and Hmong, and study and computer skills. The singers are high school and college students and are selected … Read Full Article
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Study Guide
As a result, the United States became involved in a proxy war; the CIA secretly trained and armed a group of Hmong called the Armée Clandestine to fight the North Vietnamese. The Armée Clandestine fought Laotian communist forces who had aligned with the … Read Full Article
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More Asian-Americans Are Facing Breast Cancer And Westernization May Be Why
The study was the first to analyze seven major Asian-American ethnic groups ― Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, South Asians (Indians and Pakistanis) and other Southeast Asians (Cambodians, Laotians, Hmong and Thai) ― by age and stage of … Read Full Article
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UW-La Crosse offers Hmong-American certificate
Richard Breaux and Sarah Shillinger hope a new Hmong-American certificate will be the first step toward a new program of study on campus. The two University of Wisconsin-La Crosse ethnic and racial studies professors have helped craft the Hmong American … Read Full Article
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In Maryland Desegregation Case, Black Colleges Seek Protected ‘Academic Niches’
MADISON, Wis. — A group of Hmong-American undergraduates is pushing administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to hire more faculty who study the ethnic group and to launch a program through which students can earn a certificate in Hmong … Read Full Article
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Asian-American women need better targeted breast cancer therapy
In this study, the seven major ethnicities evaluated were Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, South Asians (Asian Indians and Pakistanis), and Southeast Asians (Cambodians, Laotians, Hmong, Thai). All Asian-American groups, with the exception … Read Full Article
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Asian-American breast cancer rate increases
The study looked at the following ethnic groups: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, South Asians (Indians and Pakistanis) and Southeast Asians (Cambodians, Laotians, Hmong and Thai). Among those included in the study, researchers noted that … Read Full Article
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More Asian American women getting breast cancer
The study focused on the seven major Asian populations that migrated to the United States — Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, South Asians (Asian Indians and Pakistanis), and Southeast Asians (Cambodians, Laotians, Hmong, Thai). Read Full Article
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Students push for Hmong American studies program
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of Hmong American undergraduates is pushing administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to hire more faculty who study the ethnic group and to launch a program through which students can earn a certificate in Hmong … Read Full Article
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A Cultural Immersion Program Lets Students ‘Study Abroad’ With Immigrant Families in the US
Currently, the program places students with Latino, Somali and Hmong host families. Melk-Johnson chose to stay with this family, with roots in Peru. “My mom was really supportive of me,” he said. “It’s just showing how other Americans live and it … Read Full Article
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Students ‘study abroad’ with immigrant families in the US
Currently, the program places students with Latino, Somali and Hmong host families. Melk-Johnson chose to stay with this family, with roots in Peru. “My mom was really supportive of me,” he said. “It’s just showing how other Americans live and it’s no … Read Full Article
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Penn State Launches New Research Effort to Help Abused Kids
James Arnold and Leah Metcalf are former members […] MADISON, Wis. — A group of Hmong-American undergraduates is pushing administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to hire more faculty who study the ethnic group and to launch a program … Read Full Article
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Wisconsin students push for Hmong-American studies program
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of Hmong-American undergraduates is pushing administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to hire more faculty who study the ethnic group and to launch a program through which students can earn a certificate in Hmong … Read Full Article
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Breast cancer rates for Asian-American women steadily rising, study says
These included Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Filipinos, Vietnamese, South Asians (Asian Indians and Pakistanis), and Southeast Asians (Cambodians, Laotians, Hmong, Thai). During the study period, all of these groups — except Japanese women — had an overall … Read Full Article