Curriculum and Instruction

Graduate School of Education

Scholarship

Dissertation

The Voices of Mong Elders: Living, Knowing, Teaching, and Learning within an Oral Tradition, 2002, Claremont Graduate University. Lourdes Arguelles, Ph.D. Dissertation Chair.

 

Refereed Articles

 

Thao, Y. J. (2005, June).  The Mong traditional wedding. Mong Journal 1.

 

Thao, Y. J. (2003). Empowering Mong students: Home and school factors.  Urban  Journal  35(1), 25-42.

 

Completed exhibitions, performances, productions, films, etc.

 

Thao, Y. J. (2003).  Refugees and immigrants. In Carol Grant & Christine Sleeter (2003), Turning on Learning              pp.151-155).  New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

 

Thao, Y. J. (2001). Culture: The new demographic. In Christine Sleeter (2001), Cultural Difference & Power.              Multimedia CD-ROM Version.  New York: Teachers College Press.  (In this publication I was in the video

             interview and a   consultant with the authors for the work).

 

Non-Refereed Publications & Other Creative Achievements

 

Children’s Big Books

Thao, Y. J. (1996).  Hmong/Mong alphabet letters, vowels, and tone markers. Eureka, CA: Delma’s Creation Pub        lisher. (These publications contained only the Hmong/Mong alphabet letters, vowels, and tone markers).

 

Thao, Y. J. (1992-1996). Children’s Language Arts and Science Big Books. Eureka, CA:  Delma’s Creation              Publisher. (These publications only used to teach children in the elementary school).

 

Videography

Thao, Y. J.  (2001).  The Mong Oral Tradition [Videotape]. Claremont, CA: Claremont Graduate University.

 

Thao, Y. J.  (2000).  Mong Programs [Videotape]  Claremont, CA: Claremont Graduate University.

 

Presentations at Professional Meetings

 

Thao, Y. J. (2005).  The orality of culture. Research presentation at Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA,              April 26, 2005.

 

Thao, Y. J., Vang, N. Cha, K., & Cha, P. (2005).  Hmong/Mong American high school students’ voices and              experiences. Workshop presented at the 10^th Hmong National Conference in Fresno, California, April 7-10,         2005.

 

Thao, Y. J. (2005).  The Mong-American oral traditions: maintaining cultural identity through the sacred              qeej instrument.  A paper presentation at the Unity and Diversity Conference in Seattle, Washington,              January 27-30, 2005.

 

Thao, Y. J. (2004). Educational equity for Hmong/Mong students. Workshop presented at the 33^rd Annual              Conference of the National Association for Bilingual Education,   Albuquerque, NM.

 

Thao, Y. J., Henry, S., Temple, J. & Sun-Irminger, X. (2003).  Multiple voices; same song.  Workshop presented at           the 16^th Annual National Conference on Race &    Ethnicity in American Higher Education, San Francisco,          CA.

 

Thao, Y. J. (2003). Empowering Mong students in school and at home. Paper presented at  the 8^th Annual Hmong National Conference, Washington DC.

 

Thao, Y. J. (2002). Conserving oral tradition at beyond rhetoric. Paper Presented at the Educational Alternatives              and Community Participation Conference, Claremont, CA.

 

Thao, Y. J. Co-Presented (2002). Faculty jobs: Want one? (which one?) get it, keep it.  Workshop presented at the         Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching—West, Kellogg Center, Pomona, CA.

 

Thao, Y. J. (2002). The important roles of the Mong traditional values in education. Workshop presented at the              California Association for Bilingual Education Conference, San José, CA.

 

Thao, Y. J. (2000). Understanding traditional values to help Mong/Hmong youth. Workshop presented at the              California Wellness Foundation Violence Prevention Initiative Eighth Annual Conference, Sacramento, CA.

 

Thao, Y. J. (1999). After school programs at keeping youth safe. Workshop presented at  the Critical After-School   Hour Conference at California State University  Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA.

 

Thao, Y. J. (1998). After school program is a big change for Hmong/Mong students and  other English language              learner students.  Workshop presented at the 4th Annual Hmong National Conference, Denver, CO.

 

Thao, Y. J. (1998).  Understanding the Hmong/Mong community.  Workshop presented at the Diversity Conferences,      Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.

 

Thao, Y. J. (1997).  After school program prevent children from gang involvement. Workshop presented at the              California Wellness Foundation Fifth Annual Violence Prevention Initiative Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Thao, Y. J. (1997). Diversity panel discussion at the Asian American experience. Sponsored by California Council f            or the Humanities at The Ink People Center for the Arts, Eureka, CA.

 

Yer Thao, Ph.D

Graduate Teacher Education Program