Understanding Diversity Through the Voices of Hmong American Students at a Predominantly White Institution

• In Event: 63.084 - Roundtable Session 22
  In Roundtable Session: 63.084-19 - Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans SIG Roundtable: Southeast Asian American Experiences

Abstract

This case study examines how Hmong American students’ experience diversity at a PWI in the midwest. Specifically, this paper draws on the concept of “critical diversity” to highlight the how institutions can actively shape the status and positioning of Hmong Americans. The paper contributes the literature that disaggregates experiences on Asian Americans and to offers insights on how institutions can achieve an inclusive vision and practice of diversity.

Author

• Rican Vue, Oregon State University