Chong Moua, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Hmong Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Elizabethtown College’s School of Arts and Humanities will host Chong Moua, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Hmong Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, for the Charles Wilson ’69 Symposium on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. in the High Auditorium for Collaborative Learning, Steinman Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Moua will present the lecture, “Hmong Memoryscape: Diasporic Longing and Remembrance Practices.” The talk will center on the various aspects of Hmong memoryscape – remembrance practices used by Hmong communities in the U.S. and other Western countries that reflect, reminisce, and reconnect Hmong history.
“This new symposium sponsored by Charles Wilson opens our students to critical perspectives that enlarge our worldviews,” Elizabethtown College Dean of the School of Arts & Humanities & Professor of Music, Kevin Shorner-Johnson said. “Building from the strength of our Asian Studies and Medical Humanities curricula, this event allows our students to dive deep into the role of memory in holding cultures together across time and space.”
During the talk, Moua will discuss the various aspects of Hmong memoryscape, drawing on contemporary texts whose authors and artists explore Hmongness by engaging with themes of loss, displacement, and the fleeting nature of belonging.
At the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Moua teaches several Hmong Studies courses with her research interests centering around the question of how immigration, identity, and social structures have shaped ideas of cultural and national belonging in 20th-century U.S. history.
About the Charles Wilson ’69 Symposium
The Charles Wilson ’69 Symposium is designed to build responsible citizens of the world who are knowledgeable about global issues and who are committed to the values of peace, human dignity, and social justice. This Symposium seeks to promote cross-cultural understanding and enrich the Etown curriculum.
Following a generous gift from alumnus and dedicated supporter of the College, Charles D.A. Wilson ’69, “Leading the Way: The Wilson Symposium Fund” was established in 2021 to provide the campus community with enlightening keynote speakers, lectures, films, and musical performances.