Challenging the Expectations Placed Upon Hmong People

Hey everyone, welcome back to Hmonglish.We brought on a phenomenal guest today, her name is Kashia Moua, and she is the Founder of Hmong Women’s Circle and the Chief Sustainability Officer at FM Global.Before that, she worked as the Director of Sustainability for Allstate and has an extensive background in civic engagement and public defense.Kashia has always been attracted to policy, politics, and advocacy, but she is also passionate about her Hmong identity, which is what brings her here today.She started Hmong Women’s Circle after receiving a grant from the echoing green fellowship in 1999. The objective of her newfound organization was to close the achievement gap for Hmong American women through an affirmation of strengths, skills, and ambitions. The program was also started in response to violence against Hmong Women in the late 90s.But… we do have one quick note about the violence: a little bit after the 40-minute mark, Kashia begins to describe some of the tragic headlines that were associated with Hmong Women at the time. There was one story we had to cut out at her request because it was personal, so if that portion of the show sounds disjointed at all, please bear with us, we did our very best.-Be sure to check out the show on Instagram and Facebook.Oh, and our YouTube channel is finally here!-Produced by Gleam Tower MediaAll music courtesy of Artlist