Hmong America : reconstructing community in diaspora
Spouse
Tong Yang
Vang is the author of the books Hmong in Minnesota[3] and Hmong America : reconstructing community in diaspora.[4] She is also the co-editor of Claiming Place: On the Agency of Hmong Women.[5]Hmong in America has been described as "the first scholarly examination of the Hmong experience in the U.S."[6]: 214
Vang was born in Laos on June 5, 1971.[7] She was displaced by the Vietnam War and resettled in Saint Paul, Minnesota as a child.[2][8][9] Her parents were farmers, both in Laos and in Minnesota. As a child, she and her siblings spent summers harvesting vegetables and selling crops alongside her parents.[10] She received a bachelor's degree from Gustavus Adolphus College (1994), a master's degree (1996) and Ph.D. (2006) from the University of Minnesota. She began teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2006 where she became the first Hmong tenure-track faculty member.[7] There, she established an interdisciplinary Hmong Diaspora Studies program, of which she is the director.[11] The program was developed in response to growing demands from Asian-American students calling for coursework that reflected their life experiences; the Hmong were the largest Asian ethnic group on campus, representing 2% of the student body.[12]
Vang is now a full professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is the university's associate vice chancellor for global inclusion and engagement.[13]
Vang is married to Tong Yang. Together they have one daughter and two sons.[9]
Scholarshipedit
Vang is best known for her book 2010 Hmong America: reconstructing community in diaspora. Described as "both ethnography and an insider's account",[6]: 214 the book's methods include "archival research, oral history interviews, and observations of community gatherings."[14] The book describes the migration of 130,000 Hmong from Southeast Asia to the United States following the Vietnam War, and the evolution of Hmong communities in the United States, starting with early networks based on kinship ties, and evolving into formal organizations and churches.[14] It focuses on people who entered the United States as "refugees" rather than as "immigrants".[15] It argues that the timing of the Hmong migration, coming after the societal shifts of the Civil Rights Era, gave Hmong people greater opportunity for social, economic, and cultural success in the United States than many waves of immigrants before them.[16][6]: 213 Credit also goes to community leaders among the Hmong who used their loyalty to Americans and their opposition to communism during the Laotian Civil War to build social and political capital for their people.[15][16] The book has been recognized for documenting the role of Hmong Christianity in the United States, in contrast to previous studies that focused on religion as a site of difference between non-Christian Hmong and a majority-Christian population in the United States.[14] The book has been criticized for excessive focus on Hmong in Minnesota (the focus of Vang's first book) and in the upper Midwest to the exclusion of some other areas of Hmong resettlement such as Arkansas.[6]: 213 [14]
In 2016, Vang co-edited and contributed a chapter to the book Claiming Place: On the Agency of Hmong Women, which argues that women's empowerment can occur within the Hmong cultural context, despite assumptions that Hmong culture oppresses women. Drawing on the fields of Gender studies and Postcolonial studies, the authors contend that Hmong women have evinced their agency in education, professional, entrepreneurial, spiritual, and domestic spheres.[17]
^ abLum, Lydia (2008-08-07). "Getting to Know: Chia Youyee Vang". Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. 25 (13): 6.
^Vang, Chia Youyee (2008). Hmong in Minnesota. Saint Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN9780873515986. OCLC 164570608.
^Vang, Chia Youyee (2010). Hmong America : reconstructing community in diaspora. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press. ISBN9780252035685. OCLC 601331518.
^Claiming place : on the agency of Hmong women. Vang, Chia Youyee; Nibbs, Faith G.; and Vang, Ma. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 2016. ISBN9781452950068. OCLC 944346999.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ abcdRiffel, Brent E. (2011). "Review of Hmong America: Reconstructing Community in Diaspora". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 70 (2): 212–214. JSTOR 23046169.
^ abXiong, Maly A. (2017-08-08). "Vang, Chia Y. b. 1971 | Wisconsin Historical Society". Dictionary of Wisconsin History - Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
^"Wisconsin Women Making History Chia Youyee Vang - Wisconsin Women Making History". 2016-06-21. from the original on 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
^ abcPabst, Georgia (2010-12-11). "Milwaukee Hmong community celebrates local leaders". Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
^Harvey, Kay (1998-11-22). "A Job and a Family: Appreciating the Distance Traveled". Saint Paul Pioneer Press. p. 6A.
^"Winners of Regents' Diversity Awards announced". News. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
^Lum, Lydia (2010-05-13). "Lost in Transition". Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Vol. 27, no. 7. pp. 12–13.
^ abcdLor, Yang (2012-03-03). "Hmong America: Reconstructing Community in Diaspora (review)". Journal of Asian American Studies. 15 (1): 137–139. doi:10.1353/jaas.2012.0008. ISSN 1096-8598.
^ abLee, Shelley S. (June 2012). "Chia Youyee Vang . Hmong America: Reconstructing Community in Diaspora . (The Asian American Experience.) Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. 2010. Pp. xxii, 200. Cloth $75.00, paper $25.00". The American Historical Review. 117 (3): 896–897. doi:10.1086/ahr.117.3.896. ISSN 0002-8762.
^ abDodson, Angela (2011-05-31). "Book Review: Examining the Hmong in America". Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Vol. 28, no. 7. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
^Lopez, Lori Kido (2017-02-01). "Claiming Place: On the Agency of Hmong Women ed. by Chia Youyee Vang, Faith Nibbs, Ma Vang (review)". Journal of Asian American Studies. 20 (1): 130–132. doi:10.1353/jaas.2017.0010. ISSN 1096-8598.
^"Regents name UWM's Vang as 2016 Diversity Award winner". UWM REPORT. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
^"University of Wisconsin Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award Recipients". Grants & Awards. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
External linksedit
Vang's Resume & CV
Vang's biography from University of Wisconsin
Profile in OnMilwaukee
January 01, 1970
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Chia Youyee Vang is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Her research and writing deals with the Hmong diaspora other Southeast Asian diasporas and refugees and on community building efforts among Hmong people in the United States 1 2 Chia Youyee VanBorn 1971 06 05 June 5 1971 age 52 Xiengkhouang LaosOccupationProfessorYears active2006 PresentEmployerUniversity of Wisconsin MilwaukeeNotable workHmong America reconstructing community in diasporaSpouseTong Yang Vang is the author of the books Hmong in Minnesota 3 and Hmong America reconstructing community in diaspora 4 She is also the co editor of Claiming Place On the Agency of Hmong Women 5 Hmong in America has been described as the first scholarly examination of the Hmong experience in the U S 6 214 Contents 1 Biography 2 Scholarship 3 Awards received 4 References 5 External linksBiography editVang was born in Laos on June 5 1971 7 She was displaced by the Vietnam War and resettled in Saint Paul Minnesota as a child 2 8 9 Her parents were farmers both in Laos and in Minnesota As a child she and her siblings spent summers harvesting vegetables and selling crops alongside her parents 10 She received a bachelor s degree from Gustavus Adolphus College 1994 a master s degree 1996 and Ph D 2006 from the University of Minnesota She began teaching at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee in 2006 where she became the first Hmong tenure track faculty member 7 There she established an interdisciplinary Hmong Diaspora Studies program of which she is the director 11 The program was developed in response to growing demands from Asian American students calling for coursework that reflected their life experiences the Hmong were the largest Asian ethnic group on campus representing 2 of the student body 12 Vang is now a full professor at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and is the university s associate vice chancellor for global inclusion and engagement 13 Vang is married to Tong Yang Together they have one daughter and two sons 9 Scholarship editVang is best known for her book 2010 Hmong America reconstructing community in diaspora Described as both ethnography and an insider s account 6 214 the book s methods include archival research oral history interviews and observations of community gatherings 14 The book describes the migration of 130 000 Hmong from Southeast Asia to the United States following the Vietnam War and the evolution of Hmong communities in the United States starting with early networks based on kinship ties and evolving into formal organizations and churches 14 It focuses on people who entered the United States as refugees rather than as immigrants 15 It argues that the timing of the Hmong migration coming after the societal shifts of the Civil Rights Era gave Hmong people greater opportunity for social economic and cultural success in the United States than many waves of immigrants before them 16 6 213 Credit also goes to community leaders among the Hmong who used their loyalty to Americans and their opposition to communism during the Laotian Civil War to build social and political capital for their people 15 16 The book has been recognized for documenting the role of Hmong Christianity in the United States in contrast to previous studies that focused on religion as a site of difference between non Christian Hmong and a majority Christian population in the United States 14 The book has been criticized for excessive focus on Hmong in Minnesota the focus of Vang s first book and in the upper Midwest to the exclusion of some other areas of Hmong resettlement such as Arkansas 6 213 14 In 2016 Vang co edited and contributed a chapter to the book Claiming Place On the Agency of Hmong Women which argues that women s empowerment can occur within the Hmong cultural context despite assumptions that Hmong culture oppresses women Drawing on the fields of Gender studies and Postcolonial studies the authors contend that Hmong women have evinced their agency in education professional entrepreneurial spiritual and domestic spheres 17 Awards received editHmong Woman of the Year Award 2010 9 University of Wisconsin Regents Diversity Award 2016 18 University of Wisconsin System Outstanding Woman of Color in Education Award 2014 19 References edit Chia Youyee Vang Studies The Hmong Diaspora Hmong Times Hmong Times 2018 04 19 Retrieved 2018 11 14 a b Lum Lydia 2008 08 07 Getting to Know Chia Youyee Vang Diverse Issues in Higher Education 25 13 6 Vang Chia Youyee 2008 Hmong in Minnesota Saint Paul MN Minnesota Historical Society Press ISBN 9780873515986 OCLC 164570608 Vang Chia Youyee 2010 Hmong America reconstructing community in diaspora Urbana Ill University of Illinois Press ISBN 9780252035685 OCLC 601331518 Claiming place on the agency of Hmong women Vang Chia Youyee Nibbs Faith G and Vang Ma Minneapolis University of Minnesota Press 2016 ISBN 9781452950068 OCLC 944346999 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link a b c d Riffel Brent E 2011 Review of Hmong America Reconstructing Community in Diaspora The Arkansas Historical Quarterly 70 2 212 214 JSTOR 23046169 a b Xiong Maly A 2017 08 08 Vang Chia Y b 1971 Wisconsin Historical Society Dictionary of Wisconsin History Wisconsin Historical Society Retrieved 2018 11 14 Wisconsin Women Making History Chia Youyee Vang Wisconsin Women Making History 2016 06 21 Archived from the original on 2016 06 21 Retrieved 2018 11 14 a b c Pabst Georgia 2010 12 11 Milwaukee Hmong community celebrates local leaders Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel Retrieved 2018 11 14 Harvey Kay 1998 11 22 A Job and a Family Appreciating the Distance Traveled Saint Paul Pioneer Press p 6A Winners of Regents Diversity Awards announced News 2016 01 27 Retrieved 2018 11 14 Lum Lydia 2010 05 13 Lost in Transition Diverse Issues in Higher Education Vol 27 no 7 pp 12 13 Chia Youyee Vang Global Inclusion amp Engagement uwm edu Retrieved 2018 11 14 a b c d Lor Yang 2012 03 03 Hmong America Reconstructing Community in Diaspora review Journal of Asian American Studies 15 1 137 139 doi 10 1353 jaas 2012 0008 ISSN 1096 8598 a b Lee Shelley S June 2012 Chia Youyee Vang Hmong America Reconstructing Community in Diaspora The Asian American Experience Urbana and Chicago University of Illinois Press 2010 Pp xxii 200 Cloth 75 00 paper 25 00 The American Historical Review 117 3 896 897 doi 10 1086 ahr 117 3 896 ISSN 0002 8762 a b Dodson Angela 2011 05 31 Book Review Examining the Hmong in America Diverse Issues in Higher Education Vol 28 no 7 Retrieved 2018 11 15 Lopez Lori Kido 2017 02 01 Claiming Place On the Agency of Hmong Women ed by Chia Youyee Vang Faith Nibbs Ma Vang review Journal of Asian American Studies 20 1 130 132 doi 10 1353 jaas 2017 0010 ISSN 1096 8598 Regents name UWM s Vang as 2016 Diversity Award winner UWM REPORT 2016 01 27 Retrieved 2018 11 14 University of Wisconsin Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award Recipients Grants amp Awards 2018 04 27 Retrieved 2018 11 14 External links editVang s Resume amp CV Vang s biography from University of Wisconsin Profile in OnMilwaukee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chia Youyee Vang amp oldid 1156053362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
