Hamline University DigitalCommons@Hamline School of Education Student Capstone Theses and School of Education Dissertations Summer 8-15-2016 Improving Educational Practices for Karen Newcomers by Understanding the Schooling Experiences of Karen Refugee Students Alice Ramona Vang Hamline University,
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[email protected]. IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES FOR KAREN NEWCOMERS BY UNDERSTANDING THE SCHOOLING EXPERIENCES OF KAREN REFUGEE STUDENTS By Alice Vang A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Arts in English as a Second Language Hamline University St. Paul, Minnesota August 2016 Committee: Laura Halldin, Primary Advisor Anne DeMuth, Secondary Advisor Chrissy Her, Peer Reviewer Copyright by Alice R. Vang 2016 All Rights Reserved 2 To God, thank you for being the Author of my life. To my parents, thank you for your unwavering love and for the sacrifices you made along the way so that I could have the opportunity to live and dream. To Matthew, I am grateful for your love, prayers and support.