T H E S TAT E O F THE HMONG AMERICAN COMMUNITY 2013
A subsidiary of Hmong American Partnership 2010 U.S. CENSUS REPORT HMONG NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. STATE OF THE HMONG AMERICAN COMMUNITY 2013
ABOUT HMONG NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT HISTORY Founded in 1993 HND, is the leading national policy advocacy organization for the Hmong American community. This year HND celebrates our 20th Anniversary. For the past two decades, HND has provided local Hmong non-profit organizations with capacity building and technical assistance tools, advocated in Washington, DC for legislation which impacts our community, cultivated leadership in youth through our internship programs and local youth empowerment models, and most notably are recognized for our exemplary Hmong National Development Conference. MISSION HND empowers the Hmong community to achieve prosperity and equality through education, research, policy advocacy and leadership development. VISION A united, thriving Hmong Community. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HND would like to thank the following for their contributions to and support of this publication: r Dr. Mark Pfeifer, Hmong Studies Journal – Co-Editor r Bruce Thao, Hmong National Development – Co-Editor r All contributing authors (for full biographies see page 5) r Doua Thor, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center – Advisor r Dr. Mai Moua, Hmong National Development – Advisor r Mychoua Vang, Lisa Her, Bao Lee & Kong Moua – HND Interns r Dr. Chia Youyee Vang, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Hmong Diaspora Studies Program CITATION INFORMATION
When citing information from this report, please use the following format and cite the specific author(s) and article title(s) you are referencing:
Author Last Name, Author First Initial. (2013). Article Title. In M. E. Pfeifer & B. K. Thao (Eds.), State of the Hmong American Community. Washington, DC: Hmong National Development.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
About Hmong National Development ...... 02
Table Of Contents ...... 03
About This Report ...... 04
Contributors to the Report ...... 05
Executive Summary ...... 06
RESEARCH ARTICLES