Peng Her recalls meeting with University of Wisconsin-Madison officials at the peak of controversy over culturally insensitive remarks by a Law School professor three years ago that focused attention on the Hmong-American student community.
â??We understood that there is a lot of misinformation about the Hmong out there. We wanted to find a way to resolve this,â? says Her, a leader in the Hmong community who is director of the East Isthmus Neighborhoods Planning Council.
The contacts with UW leaders in the hot light of controversy led to assurances, says Her, that they would work to build a Hmong studies program at the university.