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A Look Back at Fall Term 2012

With fall term kicking off the beginning of the school year, there were many events that came along with the term.  As you know, Hmong OSU has had several events this past term.  Here are some highlights of the events that took place.

McDouble Challenge:  

I believe our Social Chair Meng Cha purchased about 40 of these McDoubles.  There were 6 total contestants.  The winner of this challege was Xeng Xiong, who ate 6 McDoubles!  He is pictured below wearing a green shirt.  James Bessman came to a close second.

 

OSU Football

For some seniors, this will be last year that they can attend an OSU football game as an undergraduate student.  Some have not been able to experience the environment when a football game is played at home…until now.  Here are some of the members from Hmong OSU who went to the game to enjoy a nice civil game as well as out first Black Out game of the season.

Here is our 1st Year Intern, Christine Cha, striking a pose with the OSU marching band in the photo above.

Black Out at Reser Stadium was an overall success.  The members from our cub who attended the game said that they had enjoyed it.

Halloween 2012

Halloween is a time where students are allowed to dress up and party in their costumes.  For this event, it was all about fun and costumes.  There was even a costume contest.  Of course, Mr. JJ Moua was a winner here in his monkey king costume…

Thanksgiving Potluck

Before heading home for Thanksgiving, we thought we’d like to have a dinner while everyone is still in town before dead week.  Thanksgiving is about spending time with your family and eating great foods.  Why not spend it with some good company?

Everybody enjoying the Blazers game as you can see the excitement in their faces.

 

Hmong New Year 2012

The annual Oregon Hmong New Year took place that the Fairplex in Hillsboro, Oregon.  We were fortunate enough to grab a space and set up the Hmong OSU booth, though this year was a little bit different than previous.  Hmong OSU was able to interact with more people this year and were able to host events such as the Papaya Salad Eating Contest and a traditional Ball Tossing Competition.  Overall the atmosphere here was great!

Throughout the year, our student group will update the blog with relevant information as well as events that we will host.  If you are interested in participating, whether with the events of the group, please feel free to contact vanish@onid.orst.us and we will guide you with the resources needed.

Until next time…ENJOY!

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Back to High School

For the first time in a long time, we hosted a Hmong High School Student Tour on campus where we brought in an admissions speaker,Tourour advisors Janet and Sandy and our club members to talk to Hmong students about college and about the Hmong Club. We are taking huge steps toward reaching out to the Hmong community here in Oregon and this is just one of the many that we plan to take. All this began at the annual Portland Hmong New Year where HMONG OSU set up an informational booth. Our main hopes were to inform the Hmong community of our existence and our want to connect with its people. We also aimed to represent ourselves as a strong group of motivated Hmong students, coming together for a greater common goal. In the midst of it all, coordinator Chia Cha who helped us get a free booth (brownie points!) brought up the idea of a Hmong High School student tour. The idea turned into the real deal and next thing you know, they have a 15 passenger van driving down to Corvallis!

Group Picture

The event began with a brunch Meet-and-Greet where club members, advisors, students and Hmong community representatives got the chance to mingle and get to know one another over a buffet of bagels and muffins. An admissions speaker came in to talk about the admissions process and applying to college. Then there came the Q&A with Hmong OSU members as the panel. High school students and their advisors were able to

ask us OSU students about anything…anything at all! We got questions about college, studying abroad and even some questions about how we party (the answer to that last question was professional, educational and well thought out; no worries moms and dads!). There was pizza for lunch and then a group photo just before the tour.

For our tour we walked down Monroe, Campus Way and Jefferson to give our high school students the feel of walking around a college campus. We made stops at the Kelley Engineering Center, Valley Library, Memorial Union and Dixon. The tour was a total success!

I know I speak on behalf of HMONG OSU when I say that this was a well-needed experience. It was a big step for our club to reach out in this way. We got lucky in meeting all the right people to help us make this whole event happen and I have a feeling this won’t be the end. If you or someone you know may be interested in future tours with HMONG OSU let us know!

Thanks again to all of our volunteers and supporters!

Go HMONG!

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R.I.P. General Vang Pao

As many of you have recently discovered, on Thursday, January 6, 2011 the Hmong community lost an incredible leader, mentor, and hero.  Known as the “greatest hero of the Vietnam War”, General Vang Pao (1929-2011) lead the Hmong through The Secret War during the Vietnam War. His leadership has brought the Hmong out of the jungles of Laos and to new locations where they can now thrive and strive to live a better life. His two dreams in life were to get his people out of the jungle and to have his warriors buried at Arlington.  He was a father figure to some, an idol to others, a hero to many, and an iconic name for countless.

Although among the first generation Hmong in America, General Vang Pao was not very popular or well known, many have heard his name in high honors and acknowledged what his name represents. A large part of our privilege to be where we are today is due to General Vang Pao’s leadership and strong will. Whether or not you ever met him, knew who he was or what he did, as a Hmong American we are all affected by his passing. At the age of 81, General Vang Pao leaves us with his words, his strength, and his lessons. We can only keep his legend alive and pass his story down the generations with us. Let his lifetime be our inspiration and pride.

As Hmong students who have the privilege to further our education, we must all remember who General Vang Pao was, what he did, and what he represents. In a sense we must follow his footsteps for the well fare of our people. The Hmong are now in America and in order for the Hmong people to succeed we have to find ways to keep and preserve the distinctiveness of our culture but also we need to inhabit American culture as well. We are all the next generation’s leaders and we can all aspire to be one as great as Vang Pao. If one man can lead a people in such a cohesive and mannerly fashion, a group of us can as well. We must encourage one another, stimulate one another, and challenge each other. The future of our people is in our hands as we know it.

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