THE TRANSITION OF WAT THAM KRABOK HMONG CHILDREN TO SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS: PERSPECTIVES OF TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, AND HMONG PARENTS

The Transition of Wat Tham Krabok Hmong Children to Saint Paul Public Schools: Perspectives of Teachers, Principals, and Hmong Parents

In 2004, with the MINTS SPEARMINT closing of the last Hmong refugee camp, Wat Tham Krabok, the latest group of Hmong refugees resettled to the US.To facilitate the language transition of approximately 1,000 school-aged newcomer Hmong children, the Saint Paul Public Schools, developed and established Transitional Language Centers.In this article, we

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