Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento: 1962
Sexo: female
Local de nascimento: Laos
Locais de residência: St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Laos
Thailand
Denver, Colorado, USA
London, England, UK
Boulder, Colorado, USA (mostrar todas 7)
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Educação: Abraham Lincoln High School
Institute of Foreign Studies
University of London
Metropolitan State College, Denver (BA|Anthropology|1989)
Northern Arizona University (MA|Applied Anthropology|1992)
University of Colorado, Boulder (PhD)
Ocupação: Associate Professor of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies
Organizações: St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
United Nations Development Fund for Women
United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women
Hmong National Development
Hmong National Education Conference
Congressional Summit on the Status of Pacific Islanders and Southeast Asian Americans in Higher Education
Premiações: "Outstanding Woman Award", given by the Institute for Women's Studies and Services, Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado
"TRIO Achievers Award" of the National Council of Educational Opportunity Associations, Chicago, Illinois
"Honoring Outstanding Refugee Women Award" of the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children of New York
Pequena biografia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_Cha

Whether she’s on the world stage or in front of her class, Dia Cha speaks with authority. An associate professor of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, Cha writes books, publishes journal articles, testifies before Congress and presents to national and international bodies. She’s one of the leading scholars of the Hmong-American experience, honored for her contributions and sought for her expertise.

Students know Cha as a field trip leader who has guided classes to Thailand, Laos and Washington D.C. Cha is a product of the Hmong diaspora from Laos. As a young girl she lived four years in refugee camps in Thailand before emigrating to the United States in 1979. She holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Dia's story cloth de Dia Cha, 1962-

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lcslibrarian | outras 11 resenhas | Aug 13, 2020 |

Dia's Story Cloth de Dia Cha

After reading Dia's Story Cloth, I felt inspired by the bravery of the Hyong people and how they preserved times of war and civil unrest within their country. I also enjoyed the detail of the illustrations that captured the historical events of the time and showed the precision that went into creating these cloths. Dia's family was able to leave Thailand because her father bravely fought with the American army against the Communist army. However, she and her family kept the importance of the story cloths alive by educating their families. I found it inspiring that Dia returned to Thailand to work with refugee families. I thought that the story didn't go into as much detail as I would have liked, so I appreciated the excerpt at the end that gave more information and historical accounts. Overall, I thought this book had a great message and accomplished the goal of educating readers about the Hyong history and their intricate cloth work.… (mais)

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MargaretStrahan | outras 11 resenhas | Oct 2, 2018 |

Dia's Story Cloth de Dia Cha

Beautiful, gentle introduction to the Hmong people and their history. The story is similar to other refugee stories, but the illustrations (all come from a Hmong story cloth) are breathtaking and add authenticity and emotion to the author's voice. Recommended!

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JenW1 | outras 11 resenhas | Apr 13, 2017 |

Dia's Story Cloth: The Hmong People's Journey of… de Dia Cha

This non-fiction book is about a young lady, Dia, from the mountains of Laos and her struggles to get to the Land of The Free, America. She talks about the Hmong Culture and how it emigrated from China to different Asian Countries because China had originally wanted to change the Hmong Culture and the Hmong people would not have it. The Hmong people emigrated to different Asian Countries; Laos, Thailand, Burma, to continue their culture the way they wanted too. Dia's family in particular emigrated to Laos, where her family built a house made out of wood and bamboo. They would walk 2 hours away to farm for survival and walk 2 hours back to get home. During this time, their village was in the middle of a warfare between America and Communists. In order to avoid the war, Dia's family had to cross the Mekong River where multiple lives of Hmong people died trying to cross. When Dia and her family were safely evacuated over to American soil, she was 15 years old and did not know any English at all. This book was very emotional and inspiring. It showed a lot of interesting facts of the Hmong Culture and an overview of one's journey to the United States. The illustrations were paintings from the Hmong Cloth that her uncle had sewed. The Hmong Cloth is a hand-sewn cloth, the illustrations on the cloth tells a story. As the illustrations in this book, the Hmong Cloth was closely copied and drawn into the book. The text of the book is long but it is also not hard to understand. This book enriches the Hmong Culture and the journey Dia and her family had to go through for freedom.… (mais)

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sherr3084796 | outras 11 resenhas | Oct 13, 2015 |

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