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Traditional Hmong culture prepares daughters for marriage and motherhood. Kao Choua Vue
of St. Paul, Minnesota faced intense pressure from her parents to marry as a teenager and forego college. Now, she’s a junior year at the University of Minnesota and an aspiring filmmaker.
Vue reports on what's driving young Hmong women like her to pursue their college dreams.
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Traditional Hmong culture prepares daughters for marriage and motherhood. Kao Choua Vue
of St. Paul, Minnesota faced intense pressure from her parents to marry as a teenager and forego college. Now, she’s a junior year at the University of Minnesota and an aspiring filmmaker.
Vue reports on what's driving young Hmong women like her to pursue their college dreams.
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INTRO:Hmong women have traditionally told their stories through panels of colorful embroidery. A new generation picks up the story, not with a needle, but with a video camera and a college education.
That college education is hard fought in some cases. Kao Choua Vue (COW CHOO-ah VOO) of St. Paul faced intense pressure from her parents to marry as a teenager and forego college. Now, she’s a junior year at the University of Minnesota and an aspiring filmmaker.
Today in our Youth Radio Series, Vue (VOO) reports on what's driving young Hmong women like her to pursue their college dreams:
Kao Choua Vue is a junior at the University of Minnesota and a filmmaker with “In Progress.” Her story is part of the Youth Radio Series on MPR News.
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Mimi Hayes
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 07:29 PM | Permalink
i like
i like your piece i think it was interesting i like that you chose to go to college instead of following what your mom wanted you to do