Mai neng moua biography

          Mai Neng Moua is a Hmong-American writer and a founder of the Paj Ntaub Voice, a Hmong literary magazine....

          Mai Neng Moua

          Mai Neng Moua (RPA: Maiv Neeb Moua, Pahawh: 𖬊𖬲𖬦 𖬀𖬶𖬬 𖬑𖬲𖬦; born May 5, 1974)[1] is a Hmong-American writer and a founder of the Paj Ntaub Voice, a Hmong literary magazine.

          She is also the editor of the first anthology of Hmong American writers, Bamboo Among the Oaks.[2][3]

          Early life

          Moua was born in Laos.

          Mai Neng Moua was born in Laos in Her family immigrated to the US in She graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.

        1. Mai Neng Moua was born in Laos in Her family immigrated to the US in She graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
        2. Mai Neng Moua is a Hmong-American writer and a founder of the Paj Ntaub Voice, a Hmong literary magazine.
        3. Mai Neng Moua is a Hmong-American writer and a founder of the Paj Ntaub Voice, a Hmong literary magazine.
        4. Mai Neng Moua '95 was born in Laos sometime in the early s (like many Hmong, she is unsure of her actual birthdate).
        5. Born May 5, , in Laos; immigrated to the United States, Education: Attended St. Olaf College.

          6. She has two brothers, one older and one younger.[1] In 1977, when Moua was 3 years old, her father died in the Vietnam war. Moua's family lived in Thailand as refugees until the family was able to move to the United States.

          They initially emigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, until finally settling in St. Paul, Minnesota, which has the largest Hmong population in the United States.[1] Moua's mother worked in the local farmer's market, selling vegetables to support the family.[1]

          In 1995, Moua graduated with a B.A.

          in Sociology and Anthropology from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Mi