“As an Asian American student, I am always asked, ‘What kind of Asian are you?’ When I respond, ‘HMoob,’ I’m asked, ‘What’s HMoob? What country is that?’ But HMoob do not fit the construct of …
Cultures of risk and the activity format of internship participation
The activity theory of work-based learning One of the fascinating things about interviewing students, educators, and employers about their internship experiences is that we are able to learn about how students experience work-based learning. And …
Access and Barriers to internships for college students
Internship participation is a topic of increasing importance to researchers, practitioners, and policy makers involved in postsecondary education. Data from the Higher Education Research Institute for Undergraduates between 1994 to 2006 showed that the percentage …
Introducing “Our HMoob American College Paj Ntaub”
A Poetic Prologue – HMoob not Hmong or Mong “Hmong” spelled as H-m-o-o-b reclaims the HMONG part of the Hmong American identity HMOOB acknowledges the authentic pronunciation of the “Hmong” name, heritage, and people “Hmong” …
Skilled Jobs that Do Not Require a Bachelor’s Degree
Our Center has just released my latest research presenting a new approach to the identification of middle-skill jobs, or relatively skilled occupations that do not typically require a bachelor’s degree for entry. I call these …