Past Event Category: SEPARC Events
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Apr 22A Conversation on Future of HMoob Studies in Higher EducationEducational Sciences Building, Room 259, 1025 West Johnson St.
Please join us for a panel discussion with Dr. Rican Vue, Dr. Choua P. Xiong, and Dr. Kong Pheng Pha on HMoob studies as a field of study, research, and advocacy and what challenges remain. Also, how sociopolitical constraints continue to affect many interdisciplinary programs and the program-building efforts within HMoob studies in higher education. …
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Apr 21Narrative Stitching Across Contact Zones: Hmong American Student Cartographies of War, Migration, and BelongingRican Vue
Education Building Wisconsin Idea Room (Room 159), 1000 Bascom Mall
Please join Dr. Rican Vue for her talk through the Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture Series. In this talk, she will examine how Hmong American Students narrate identity across layered histories through narrative stitching and draw on student narratives from every-campus encounters. These stories move across contact zones, linking geopolitical histories to everyday questions of …
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Dec 2Queering the Hmong Diaspora: Racial Subjectivity and the Myth of HyperheterosexualityDr. Kong Pheng Pha
Ingraham Hall Room 336, 1155 Observatory Dr.
Dr. Kong Pheng Pha gave his talk on his new book, Queering the Hmong Diaspora: Racial Subjectivity and the Myth of Hyperheterosexuality. In this talk, he presented an analysis of two legal cases. In the wake of the US wars in Southeast Asia, the arrival of Hmong refugees reignited American anxieties about race and sexuality. Sensationalized media …
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Apr 11Los Tsev (Home): Cia Siab (Hope) in WisconsinWisconsin Historical Society, 816 State Street
Opening of Los Tsev (Home): Cia Siab (Hope) in Wisconsin, a community-curated exhibit inpartnership with the Wisconsin Historical Society, to commemorate 50 years of Hmong resettlement in the United States. The exhibit was displayed from April 11 to May 10, 2025. This was followed by a talk by Dr. Mai See Thao at 6 p.m., …
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Mar 12Queer HMoob Storying Other WorldsDr. Doua Kha
Educational Sciences Building, Room 259, 1025 West Johnson St.
Dr. Doua Kha gave a talk on storytelling and community of practice for queer HMoob youth. Through this community, queer HMoob youth storied their lives through paj ntaub needlework and multimodal superhero stories to reimagine the intersections of HMoob and queer identities. Afterward, a panel discussed HMoob and queer identities with Dr. Kong Pheng Pha, …
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Mar 7How Hmong and Asian American Cultures Are Taught in Schools, and How They Should BeEducation Building Wisconsin Idea Room (Room 159), 1000 Bascom Mall
Presented at a roundtable session on how schools treat HMoob and Asian American history and cultures, and what teachers need to know. In April 2024, 2023 Wisconsin Act 266 was signed into law. This act amends state statute 118.01(2) (c)8 to include Hmong Americans and Asian Americans: Each school board shall provide an instructional program …
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Sep 122024 HMoob Resource Picnic/PotluckEducational Sciences Building, Courtyard Area, 1025 West Johnson St.
Celebrate the upcoming semester with a night of activities, dinner, and learning about UW–Madison’s resources. This event was hosted in collaboration with HMASC, the Paj Ntaub team, SHIPA, HASA, SEADO, SEASA, and the HMoob Student Dinner.
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Apr 19Community Teaching: Storytelling as Pedagogy with Dr. Ma VangNancy Nicholas Hall, Room 2235, 1300 Linden Dr
Engage in conversation with Dr. Ma Vang about storytelling practices that are integral to Hmong, other refugee communities, and Indigenous and Black communities in research and teaching. This talk will reflect on the ongoing formation of HMoob Studies through community teaching as a way to shift knowledge and expertise. Community teaching, the talk will argue, …
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Apr 19Paj Ntaub Research Team & HMoob American Studies Committee Open HouseEducational Sciences Building, Room 259, 1025 West Johnson St.
Come join us for a night of arts and crafts, dinner, and learning about the work of scholars and activists on the Paj Ntaub team.
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Jul 22Summer and Fall 2022
We held virtual four-hour workshops to learn about Participatory Action Research (PAR) and how to integrate PAR approaches into your work with students. These workshops were designed for higher education professionals but can be applied to a range of participants who work in secondary, postsecondary, or community education settings. Overview Participants will become familiar with …