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\"\"<\/a><\/strong>Chi Na Moua<\/b><\/p>\n

C<\/span><\/strong>hi Na Moua is the oldest and first child in her family to attend college. She is a Biology major with a Chemistry minor at St. Catherine University. Moua is an active member SHEPAB, the Hmong women empowerment organization on campus. She plans to pursue optometry, not only to diversify the field but provide assistance to and educate the people in her community. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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\"I think it has a different meaning to me compared to the generations before me, because we are in such a politically active time right now. But to be a Hmong american woman means that I can.. I don't have to conform to the traditional roles that maybe my mom or grandma would have back in Laos or thailand. I can be westernized but I can still hold to my roots as a hmong person. And I think the really big thing is that I dont have to conform to the standards or exectations of a Hmong woman. Traditionally women were expected to take care of the kids and cook for the family and be that emotional, the support system for everyone. The hardworker that does everything for everyone, they can't complain, they can't express the way they feel, I feel like those are some expectations of a woman.\"<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>