14 Sep 2007

2nd International Conference on Hmong Studies, Apr 2008
Concordia University, St. Paul, St. Paul, MN, US.
Supplied note: "Call for Papers/Presentation - The 2nd International Conference on Hmong Studies, April 11th - 13th, 2008, Concordia University, St. Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
The Center for Hmong Studies at Concordia University, St. Paul is pleased to announce our Second International Conference on Hmong Studies The purpose of this conference is to provide opportunity for scholars to share their research on the various aspects of Hmong studies, to inspire and motivate students to engage in scholarly research, and to recognize distinguished scholars for their works in the field of Hmong Studies. [...]
Call for Papers/Presentation - Scholars are invited to submit proposals for individual papers and organized panels. The deadline for submission of proposals is on 30 December 2007 and for full papers, 30 February 2008. Some selected papers will be published in a scholarly journal that the Center for Hmong Studies will print. [...]
Topics may include and not limited to: * The development and changes relating to the Hmong language; * Teaching of Hmong language; * Hmong culture; * Hmong history; * Hmong leadership; * Hmong politics; * Hmong political participation; * Hmong businesses; * Hmong in the media; * Hmong media Christianity and the Hmong; * Hmong religious beliefs; * Changing demographics within the community and it's impact on the; Hmong; * Hmong in higher education; * Hmong graduation rate and it's potential implication; * Changing Hmong diet and it's impact on long term health; * General health assessment of Hmong; * Hmong acculturation issue; * Best practices in helping newly arrived refugee acculturate to life; in the US; * Changing gender role within the Hmong community; * Intergenerational issues faced by young people; * Being Hmong and American; * Impact of tourism on the Hmong in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China; * Impact and implication of forest management on the Hmong in Thailand; * Others. [...] - lpx."
URL http://www.csp.edu/hmongcenter/
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