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Contributors Mary Louise Buley-Meissner, associate professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, has been involved in cross-cultural education and teacher education for many years. Since 1996, she has taught courses in Hmong American and Southeast Asian American life stories as part of the wide range of Asian American literature courses that she has developed at UWM. She also has taught in China as a Fulbright professor and will be returning there for a life stories research project. With Vincent Her, she coauthored “Hmong Voices and Memories” (Journal of Asian American Studies 13.1 [2010]: 35–58) and “‘Why Would We Want Those Students Here?’ (Hmong Studies Journal 7 [2006]: 1–43). Amy DeBroux, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin– Oshkosh, is pursuing her certification as an English Language Learner (ell) teacher. A member of the Unpolished Gems writers’ group, she has enjoyed performing readers’ theater with the group at local venues. Her poetry has been published in Free Verse and The Wisconsin Poet’s Calendar. Jeremy Hein, a professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin– Eau Claire, has studied the experiences of Southeast Asian refugees since 1983. His publications include States and International Migrants: The Incorporation of Indochinese Refugees in the United States and France (Westview Press, 1993); From Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia: A Refugee Experience in the United States (Twayne Publishers, 1995); and Ethnic Origins: The Adaptation of Cambodian and Hmong Refugees in Four American Cities (Russell Sage Foundation, 2006). Vincent K. Her is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Archaeology at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. His teaching includes courses on Hmong American history and culture; ethnic and racial minorities; visual culture; and peoples and cultures of Southeast Hmong and American Asia. Over the past decade, he has done extensive research on Hmong culture and has come to recognize how Hmong ideas, values, and traditions continue to be relevant to the lives of Hmong Americans. That work has resulted in a book entitled In Search of Hmong Roots: Social Meanings in Hmong American Funerals (forthcoming from Edwin Mellen Press). Don Hones is a professor in the College of Education and Human Services at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. Together with Txawjthoj Vang, he teaches Hmong Language, Culture, and Learning, a course designed for teachers that attracts increasing numbers of Hmong American students from all fields. With Shou Cha, he is the author of Educating New Americans: Immigrant Lives and Learning (LEA, 1999). Gary Yia Lee, who was born in Laos, pursued university studies in Australia , earning a PhD in cultural anthropology from the University of Sydney . He taught at Macquarie University and the University of New South Wales; was a visiting fellow in anthropology to the Australian National University in 2001–2; and became the first scholar-in-residence at the Center for Hmong Studies, Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota, in 2006–7. For his lifetime record of extensive publication on the Hmong, he received the Eagle Award from Concordia University in 2006 and an honorary Doctor of Letters degree in 2008. He has lived in Australia with his wife and four children since 1975. Song Lee is an assistant professor at California State University, Fresno, in the Department of Counseling, Special Education, and Rehabilitation. She earned her PhD in counselor education from North Carolina State University. Lee has been involved with the community by serving as an advisor for student organizations, providing pro bono counseling services to non–English speaking Hmong clients, cohosting a radio show for the Hmong elderly population, and conducting research on the needs and concerns of the Hmong elderly. Recent research includes a coauthored book chapter (in press) on counseling diverse clients. Pao Lor is an assistant professor in the Professional Program in Education at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. His main professional focus is advancing Hmong education through involvement in school [3.88.185.100] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 08:01 GMT) Contributors administration, international education, and other educational activities. His research has been published in journals such as Multicultural Education and The American School Board Journal. He works with the Office of the Basic Education Commission, Ministry of Education of Thailand, to create and establish international projects and collaborations. With his wife and four children, he lives in Kimberly, Wisconsin. Bic Ngo is an assistant professor of culture and teaching in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota. Her research examines culture and difference...