{"id":419,"date":"2017-04-20T15:08:32","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T20:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/?page_id=419"},"modified":"2026-10-16T17:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T22:17:19","slug":"pa-zong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/pa-zong\/","title":{"rendered":"Pa Zong Vang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_slider_0 et_pb_slider et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_slides\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_0 et_pb_slide et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-0\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\">Pa Zong Vang<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2016\/12\/cropped-Beyond-Two-Worlds-11-white-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-140 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2016\/12\/cropped-Beyond-Two-Worlds-11-white-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2016\/12\/cropped-Beyond-Two-Worlds-11-white-11.png 512w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2016\/12\/cropped-Beyond-Two-Worlds-11-white-11-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2016\/12\/cropped-Beyond-Two-Worlds-11-white-11-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2016\/12\/cropped-Beyond-Two-Worlds-11-white-11-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2016\/12\/cropped-Beyond-Two-Worlds-11-white-11-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2016\/12\/cropped-Beyond-Two-Worlds-11-white-11-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2016\/12\/cropped-Beyond-Two-Worlds-11-white-11-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/><\/a>Pa Zong Vang<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080\">P<\/span><\/strong>a Zong Vang is a Christian Hmong-American. She is the fifth child in a family of nine. Vang is a Gates scholar pursuing a Bachelor of Arts at St. Olaf College, majoring in English. She plays an active role in her church.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_0 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pa Zong Hmong American Women\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t95swOy-HUk?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\"Being Hmong Americans there's both positives and negatives, and when I think about it, I usually always think about being Hmong. And when I think about being Hmong there are a lot negativity associated with it I feel, because the patriarchal society that the Hmong people have. But then I always try think about myself more as Hmong American and when I think about that then to me it means that I am breaking-- I am more than just Hmong and I am breaking cultural norms. And being Hmong American means that I have an opportunity that my parents don\u2019t have. It's an opportunity for success.\"<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">\"Off the top of my head I feel like there's not a lot of benefits from being Hmong because I'm a minority and it feels like there is a lot of negatives that is attached to being Hmong. But then when I really think about it, being Hmong I have learned a lot, from being Hmong. It's taught me a lot of diversity, being open-minded about everyone and everything and every situation. It's taught me how to be self-adequate and self-directed. I know how to do things for myself and not wait on others. So being Hmong has given me positive qualities.\"<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_1 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pa Zong Benefits\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/flszCq6e9tA?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_2 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_2 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pa Zong Obstacles\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZjgoJ2D_vdw?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\"For myself, being Hmong American, a big obstacle is definitely resources. My parents have no idea how to obtain higher education, all they know is to tell me to strive for it and reach for it, that's definitely an obstacle for me. Also finances is an obstacle, a lot of times finances is what stops people and me to even think about how? if I want to? do i have the finances for it? would it be worth it in the end if I went and got it. And also knowledge, I feel like I don't know a lot of the things that there is to offer. There's definitely a lot of things out there and programs that will help and scholarships that I can apply for but the hard part is knowing what is out there.\"<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_3 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\"I feel like I am very lucky as a student and part of my family. When my mom came to the United States, my mom when to high school and got her GED. And so she always talks about how when she went to school she was nursing my older siblings and it was very tough on her to be going to school and be a mom. So she tries to be as lenient as possible on me and my siblings. Even though sometimes that I still have to do stuff (family-chores), I feel very lucky that my mom understands that I need to focus on education and her belief and her her hope is that I can achieve in school so it will pay off for her and for me in the future to be able to help her back. She's not asking for my help now but she hopes that in the future I can help her.\"<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_3 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pa Zong Confliction\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ekVya4HcI3A?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_8 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_4 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_9 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_13 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_4 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pa Zong Successful Environment\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nv-GiRIsFrg?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_14 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\"Growing up I realize that having a tight-knit community is what helps me to be successful. Having people that I know, who I can be open with and they understand (me) that is really supportive for me academically. Also money or finances is a big stress so knowing that I have my finances covered helps me academically because then I don't have to worry about having a part-time job and having to support myself along with going to school.\"<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_10 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_15 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_5 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1490,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-419","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":844,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/419\/revisions\/844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}