https://sophia.stkate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1539&context=msw_papersSo here is another research thesis written by a Hmong that listed 9 factors as having impacted Hmong students in post-secondary education. The factors were: Family Expectations, Gender Roles, Cultural Identity, Racial Prejudice, Learning Environment, Language, Financial Struggles, Academic Perception, and Separation or Divorce in the Family.
While I agree that all factors do impact performance and can determine the outcome of Hmong student achievement in post-secondary, I also find the study redundant of other written literature. It seems many intellects in this field of research are recycling information and offer up no new revelations. The questions are typically the same and the conclusions tend to fall in line with a progressive victimology narrative.
It is not responsible to assume that other groups who are performing better do not experience family issues, cultural identity gaps, hardships, etc.
None of these studies, thesis, textbooks and what have you address the obvious: the Hmong lack informational and knowledgeable resources in their communities.
What I mean by this is that if a low-income white student wanted to better his socioeconomic status, there is a plethora of information and knowledgeable resources available. That means any other white person within his proximity who had similar upbringings that can model the process.
When you're a low-income Hmong kid trying to become a doctor, you don't have immediate role models around you to show you the ropes.
No Hmong adult within your proximity is available to guide you and help you make informed decisions. Most Hmong professionals have had to figure it out by themselves or rely on non-Hmong figures to serve as a resource.
Hmong communities are not creating environments that are built to ensure the success of the Hmong.I would like intellects to ask their participants:
"Who and where do you go when you are stuck on making an informed decision?""How knowledgeable about the topic is this resource person?"I can tell you that Hmong people, be it a student or an adult, the Hmong don't have someone immediately available to ask about things like education, legal, investment, entrepreneursh
ip, health, medical, finances, workforce, etc.
At best, they have someone who might have speculations about any of the given topics. Well-to-do people/groups surround themselves with abundant resources that are available at the drop of a hat. They create an environment where their children can find opportunities to succeed and people are held accountable when they fail to deliver on their promises.
This is doable in Hmong communities despite some being low-income. Human capital becomes a huge asset when finances are low. Unfortunately, the Hmong do not invest enough into their communities and depend on government funding/involvement, which breeds a culture of no accountability from those who claim to be helping the Hmong.