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Captivating stories of the courage, resilience, and everyday brilliance of Hmong American women
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 7
Acknowledgments 9
Preface 10
Editors' Reflections 10
History of Hnub Tshiab 11
Mission 12
Vision 13
Change Framework 13
Introduction 15
Hnub Tshiab's Beginnings 18
Creating a Narrative for Hmong Women-Pa Der Vang 23
Chapter 1- A Woman's Journey 28
Soldier B31- Song Yang 28
The River- BoNhia Lee 33
True Story: The White Roses-Duabhav BJ Lee 36
Lub Ntuj Tshiab: Under a New Sky- Kia M. Lor 38
Lub Neej Paj Ntaub- Tou SaiKo Lee 44
Chapter 2- Marriage 49
On Choice- Lyncy Yang 50
How to Make Squirrel Stew- Pa Xiong 57
Kuv Niam- Gao Vang 60
My Sister is Depressed- Maly Vang 67
Daughter Poem- Talee Vang 70
Chapter 3 Grand (mothers) We Love 73
The Grandmothers We Love-Boonmee Yang 73
Devouring Mom's Boiled Chicken at Denver International- MaiThao Xiong 78
In her death, my mother came to life-Linda Vang Kim 83
Pure Love- Dee Kong 89
My Grandma can Freestyle (Excerpt of Memoir from Chapter 1)- Tou SaiKo Lee 94
Chapter 4- Moving through Cultures 98
My Name is Hmong- Mainhia Moua 98
Money Daughter 98
MaiNhia 99
Mai and Pa 102
Whitewashing 104
Bad Life Like Us 105
Hmoob Cob Fab 106
Angelic Flute 108
The Back of the Line- Dee Kong 109
the reasons we stand-Boonmee Yang 114
Gatekeepers- Kia Moua 115
Chapter 5: Breaking Barriers 118
Roasted Duck- Pa Xiong 118
Orders-Duabhav BJ Lee 120
Braving Imperfections- Douachee Vang 123
Maum Tshis Coj Ntug: The Trailblazer- Kia M. Lor 127
Craving to be a Hmong Woman- Npaus Baim Her 133
Breaking Worlds- Renee Ya 137
Impossible Dream- Gaosong V. Heu 145
Biographies of Contributors 152
Hnub Tshiab Board Members 156
About the author
Pa Der Vang, an associate professor of social work at St. Catherine University, researches Hmong Americans and the effects of acculturation. She is on the board of Hnub Tshiab: Hmong Women Achieving Together.
