ORAL HISTORY and STORYTELLING PROJECT

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of our SE Asian refugee resettlement in the US, MINTeD and 8 youth from some of these communities came together to share and explore their elder’s history and journey to the US. And these are there stories……

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MEET OUR YOUTH STORYTELLERS

“Whenever an elder passes, they take a piece of culture with them” - Ganelao Chao

HANNAH - IU MIEN COMMUNITY "Holding Onto Home: A IU Mien Refugee's Voice for the Future"
EDISON - CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY "The Life of Chantly Chut."
MEGAN - LAO COMMUNITY "Journey to Freedom"
BENJI - LAO COMMUNITY "The Life of Tousai"
MADDOX - IU MIEN COMMUNITY "Educator Kao Chiem's Story"
ARAYA - LAO COMMUNITY
SACHIN - HMONG COMMUNITY

ORAL HISTORY PROJECT STAFF

BRIAN - PROJECT MANAGER CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY

HLUB - PROJECT COORDINATOR HMONG COMMUNITY

ZACHARY - EDITOR/CONSULTANT

SAANKAR - CONSULTANT / MY IMMIGRATION STORY

DAVID - IU MIEN PUBLISHED AUTHOR / CONSULTANT/EDITOR