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Moua, Mai Neng 1974-
PERSONAL:
Born May 5, 1974, in Laos; immigrated to the United States, 1981. Education: Attended St. Olaf College.
CAREER:
Writer, poet, editor, and activist.
Founder and editor of the journal Paj Ntaub Voice, 1994—; Hmong-American Institute for Learning, executive director.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Bush Foundation research grant, 2003.
WRITINGS:
(Editor and contributor) Bamboo among the Oaks: Contemporary Writing by Hmong Americans, Minnesota Historical Society Press (St.
Paul, MN), 2002.
SIDELIGHTS:
Mai Neng Moua is of Hmong descent and is a native of Laos.
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Moua immigrated to the United States with her mother and two brothers in 1981 after her father was killed in the Vietnam War fighting for the Americans. Years later, when Moua was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, the author sought out Hmong writers to read but could find none.
A culture that originated in the mountainous regions of southern China, the Hmong relied solely on an oral tradition a