Academic Barriers And Challenges Hmong Students Face

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Hello Dr. Valencia,

Ideally, I’ll like to graduate by May due to financial reasons. But I hear what you’re saying.

I also spent this entire weekend focusing on my project and came to the conclusion to change my research question. My new research question is, what academic barriers/ challenges do Hmong students face? I will gather all my data from literatures and write a literature-driven handbook. I’ll also provide recommendation for school counselors to better assist the academic needs of Hmong students.

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