Wang and Chang are members of the OSU Hmong Club. (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán). Mendoza, Ambriz, Garcia, Verdugo, and Yang are members of M.E.Ch.A. Natalia Fernández is from Tucson, AZ, and is an archivist. County/Region I’m familiar with: Winnebago, Outagamie. Specialties: Working with children, adults, elderly/disabled clients who needs assistance. Educational Background: Fox Valley Technical College. Audio file available via MediaSpace: Project Participant Bios: Alejandra Mendoza was born in Fresno, CA and raised in Boardman, OR, and is majoring in Mathematics Lorena Ambriz was born in Mexico, raised in Eastern Oregon, and is majoring in Sociology Guadalupe “Lupe” Garcia is from Salem, OR, and is majoring in Human Development and Family Sciences Warren Wang is from Portland, OR, and is majoring in Biochemistry/Biophysics Gina Chang is from Portland, OR, and is majoring in Psychology Nitché Verdugo is from Southern California and Mexico and is majoring in Ethnic Studies with a focus on Chicanx/Latinx Studies Mai Xee Yang is from Portland, OR, and is earning a Bachelors in Fine Arts. Sysee Hollie Yang, Nhia Cha Yang, Pao P Singyang, Bao C Yang, Her P Yang and Jer Y Yang are some of Xee relatives. Care Responsibilities: Assist participates with IRIS plans and goals. In Part 2 Mai Xee Yang and Natalia Fernández share their family immigration stories and how they have shaped their lives. The participants Alejandra Mendoza, Lorena Ambriz, Guadalupe Garcia, Warren Wang, Gina Chang, and Nitché Verdugo then share their parents’ immigration stories, their connections to their race/ethnicity, and reflections upon their own identities. The interview structure is for each person to have four minutes to share their story, followed by an opportunity for artistic expression, and closing with a reconvening to reflect on the stories shared and artwork created. The purpose is to bring together the Hmong and Latino/Chicano communities to speak about the stories behind their families coming to the United States. For more information, see the OMA blog: Interview Summary: Part 1 of the interview begins with project participant introductions and with Verdugo explaining the interview purpose and structure. "A devastating yet beautiful meditation on loss, The Shared Room is a loving portrait of a family grappling with the impossible but necessary reality of moving forward together through their grief.Title “Voices Without Borders” Stories of OSU Hmong and Latinx Students LC Subject College students Description During winter term 2016, two OSU student activists Mai Xee Yang and Nicthé Verdugo worked with Charlene Martinez, Associate Director of Integrated Learning for Social Change within Diversity & Cultural Engagement, on a project entitled Voices Without Borders for their Arts and Social Justice Practicum course. I love it dearly."-Kelly Barnhill, author of Newbery Medal Winner The Girl Who Drank the Moon The Shared Room is a tender thing-all heart and hope and quiet love. She and her husband, Snyu Yang, own Hmong Globe, a quarterly periodical for the Hmong community in Wisconsin. She is also an instructor for the Hmong Language and Culture course at Fox Valley Technical College. n2g hsp ky2 nyr 2c6 uht uh4 k6a xee wfq gag hd2 48p 8f9 bm7 oyu nti tkm rab jzv. Xee Yang has been an English language learner teacher at Gegan Elementary School in the Menasha Joint School District for almost 12 years. Children who have experienced terrible grief in their young lives and are in need of seeing their sorrow reflected and honored have a beautiful friend in this story. (Sekali lagi, pake file manager yang punya kapabilitas root access) 4. "There is such power and pain and beauty in this brave little book. The Shared Room brings a message of comfort and hope to readers young and old. Her direct and poignant words are accompanied by the evocative and expressive drawings of Hmong American artist Xee Reiter. Tenderly, and with refreshing authenticity, beloved Minnesota writer Kao Kalia Yang tells the story of a Hmong American family living with loss and tremendous love. Then one snowy day, the mother and father ask the girl’s older brother, “Would you like a room of your own?” He wants to know, “Whose?” They say, “Your sister’s.” Now, many months later, her bedroom remains empty, her drawers hold her clothes, her pillows and sheets still have her scent, and her mother and father, brothers and sister carry her in their hearts, along with their grief, which takes up so much space. On the hot beach, among colorful umbrellas blooming beneath a bright sun, no one saw a little girl walk into the water. When someone you love dies, you know what doesn’t die? Love. For spending the time to clarify certain aspects. A family gradually moves forward after the loss of a child-a story for readers of all ages I would like to thank Kathy Vue, Neil Hollander, Rebecca Doolittle and Xee Yang for helping with editing.