Navigating Multiple Worlds: A Qualitative Study of the Lived Experiences of Hmong Women Leaders

dc.creator	Lena Moua
dc.creator	Jim Riggs
dc.date	2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:08:41Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:08:41Z
dc.identifier	2153-8999
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ee4d48b886ca4c5888bd695f781660c8
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/12209
dc.description	This article presents the findings from a narrative study that examined the leadership development and pathways of nine prominent Hmong American women leaders from Minnesota and California. Each of these women was able to break through the cultural and gender glass ceiling to become positional and influential leaders in mainstream American society. The study focused on the factors that contributed to the participants’ leadership development; strategies used in attaining and maintaining leadership roles; and barriers each participant encountered on her path to becoming a leader. Important findings included the impact of poverty, the prominent role of education, inner strength the women possessed, importance of networking and support systems, and strong role models. Other factors included familial responsibilities, gender disparities, racism and ageism. The conceptual frameworks of Belenky, Clinchy, Goldberger and Tarule (1986), and Alon and Higgins (2005), were utilized to guide the analysis and presentation of each participant’s life journey, and show the intersections between culture and feminist epistemology. The narrative case study approach included in-depth interviews, collective story mapping and re-narration techniques to explore the lives of these women leaders. One overarching goal of the study and this article is to create a greater understanding of complex issues and impediments associated with leadership development, with the hope of beginning a dialog that will help facilitate policy changes regarding developing and supporting minority women in leadership roles.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans
dc.relation	http://jsaaea.coehd.utsa.edu/index.php/JSAAEA/article/view/142/139
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2153-8999
dc.source	Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement, Vol 7, Pp 1-26 (2012)
dc.subject	Bicultural
dc.subject	clan
dc.subject	filial piety
dc.subject	Hmong
dc.subject	influential leader
dc.subject	and position leader
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Navigating Multiple Worlds: A Qualitative Study of the Lived Experiences of Hmong Women Leaders
dc.type	article