The Transition of Wat Tham Krabok Hmong Children to Saint Paul Public Schools: Perspectives of Teachers, Principals, and Hmong Parents

The Transition of Wat Tham Krabok Hmong Children to Saint Paul Public Schools: Perspectives of Teachers, Principals, and Hmong Parents

In 2004, with the closing of the last Hmong refugee camp, Wat Tham Krabok, the latest group of Hmong refugees resettled to the US. To facilitate the language transition of approximately 1,000 school-aged newcomer Hmong children, the Saint Paul Public Schools, developed and established Transitional L...

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Main Authors: Bic Ngo, Martha Bigelow, Kyla L. Wahlstrom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hmong Studies Journal 2008-01-01
Series:Hmong Studies Journal
Subjects:
Hmong Americans
Asian American Studies
Refugee Adaptation
Online Access:http://hmongstudies.org/NgoBigelowWahlstromHSJ8.pdf
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The Transition of Wat Tham Krabok Hmong Children to Saint Paul Public Schools: Perspectives of Teachers, Principals, and Hmong Parents
Hmong Studies Journal
Hmong Americans
Asian American Studies
Refugee Adaptation
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Martha Bigelow
Kyla L. Wahlstrom
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title The Transition of Wat Tham Krabok Hmong Children to Saint Paul Public Schools: Perspectives of Teachers, Principals, and Hmong Parents
title_short The Transition of Wat Tham Krabok Hmong Children to Saint Paul Public Schools: Perspectives of Teachers, Principals, and Hmong Parents
title_full The Transition of Wat Tham Krabok Hmong Children to Saint Paul Public Schools: Perspectives of Teachers, Principals, and Hmong Parents
title_fullStr The Transition of Wat Tham Krabok Hmong Children to Saint Paul Public Schools: Perspectives of Teachers, Principals, and Hmong Parents
title_full_unstemmed The Transition of Wat Tham Krabok Hmong Children to Saint Paul Public Schools: Perspectives of Teachers, Principals, and Hmong Parents
title_sort transition of wat tham krabok hmong children to saint paul public schools: perspectives of teachers, principals, and hmong parents
publisher Hmong Studies Journal
series Hmong Studies Journal
issn 1091-1774
publishDate 2008-01-01
description In 2004, with the closing of the last Hmong refugee camp, Wat Tham Krabok, the latest group of Hmong refugees resettled to the US. To facilitate the language transition of approximately 1,000 school-aged newcomer Hmong children, the Saint Paul Public Schools, developed and established Transitional Language Centers. In this article, we examine the experiences and perspectives of principals, teachers and educational assistants who worked with newcomer Hmong children in the newly-established Transitional Language Centers and well-established Language Academy programs. We also elucidate the experiences of Hmong parents with the schools that served their children. Our research offers insights into the important work of the Transitional Language Centers as well as the need to better support newcomer Hmong parents.
topic Hmong Americans
Asian American Studies
Refugee Adaptation
url http://hmongstudies.org/NgoBigelowWahlstromHSJ8.pdf
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