1.28.02 Updated Hmong Speech Competition Rules and Regulation Revisions

Who Are The Hmong? The Hmong are an ancient Asian ethnic group that orginated from China. Hmong people called themselves "Hmong" although outsiders called them "Miao" or "Meo," both of these terms convey negative connotations. The Hmong are a distinct group that are neither related to the Chinese, Lao or Thai people. even though their appearance, culture and language resemble aspects of those belonging to these three different ethnic backgrouds.

The History of The Hmong... According to historians, the Hmong people were orginally found in China, in the provinces of Kweichowm, Yunnan, Hunan, and Kwangsi four thousand years ago. Competition over resources and conflict with the Chinese forced them to mirgate southward to the mountainous hills. Approximately 200 years ago, they faced prosecution from their Chinese neighbors. Many of them were forced to leave their homeland to the south while others stayed lived under oppression of the Chinese. Those who left found refuge in the unoccupied mountainous area of Burma, North Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. In 1975, when the Communist party took power in Laos, the Hmong who sided with the United States CIA fled to Thailand for refuge. They were placed in refugee camps and waited to be transfer to a "third country" for political asylum. Some of the Hmong refugees were sent to Australia, France, Canada, but most were sent to the United States. In the United States most of the Hmong resettled in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Michigan, and Colorado. They are also found in other states, but in less significant numbers.

Goals And Objectives Of The Hmong Students Association Promote higher education for Hmong students Help motivate and empower Hmong people to be productive and educated citizens Encourage cross-cultural understanding on campus. Serve as a bridge of communication between the Hmong people, CSU Stanislaus and the local community

Collaborative Initiative: Empowering the Hmong Community and Transforming Leadership

The Hmong Students Association is a founding member of the Hmong Student Coalition, an intercollegiate statewide network of Hmong student organizations, students and professions dedicated to increase awareness to imperative issues such as acculturation experiences, generation gap, racial concerns, and the path of all Hmong in their resettlement as Hmong Americans.

The intercollegiate coalition was initiated to maximize the resources among Hmong student organizations and to form a collective voice to advocate for issues and concerns pertaining to the Hmong community. The Hmong Student Coalition affirms the importance of education, mentorship programs, civic participation, and community empowerment to achieve our fullest potential as Hmong Americans.

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