Hmong Health Conference Educates Students
Photos courtesy of Manda Her

Hmong Health Conference Educates Students

The Hmong and Southeast Asian American Club held their 22nd annual spring conference, focusing on Hmong health and bringing significance to nurturing the mind and body.

“It was nice to be able to hear first-hand experiences from professionals. I learned that the medical field is always evolving,” said Cheefeng Lee, senior biochemistry major and president of the Hmong and Southeast Asian American Club. “Using knowledge gained from the conference, I can apply that to my health and my future profession.”

Each spring the conference focuses on a new topic for the Hmong community to educate themselves on.

Photos courtesy of Manda HerThis year the confrence focused on Hmong health, but all students were welcome to attend and educate themselves on a healthy lifestyle.

The conference was divided into three different sessions, which included a total of six speakers. A student panel took place, where the club members spoke about how to be healthy in college.

“As I attended a workshop by Dr. Kevin Kou Yang, I was reminded of why I once thought of pursuing kinesiology back in my senior year of high school – helping my community and pursuing a dream for my father,” said See Xiong, senior graphic designe major and vice-president of the Hmong and Southeast Asian American Club. “Though I am now pursing my bachelors in fine arts, I am still grateful that I was able to reflect once again on the great importance of the role the Hmong plays within the health/medical community.”

Many speakers addressed a great deal of information and conveyed how there should be more Hmong students studying to be in the healthcare profession. Dr. Kou Kevin Yang, a family medicine doctor from Wausau, talked about health issues and living a healthy lifestyle.

“As I learned from the HaSEAAC student panel as well as from my own personal experiences, we as Hmong youth and adults are less likely to seek from health resources that are provided to us,” said Kong Vue, junior computer information systems major. “A majority of us feel as if those resources cannot fully help us since they do not truly understand what we are going through. It may also be the fact that we simply feel uncomfortable talking about our issues with those of a different ethnic background.”

Learning about health issues is important because it educates our community and helps us make better choices for ourselves, allowing our generation to flourish in the future.

Riddhi Gandhi

Reporter

rgand912@uwsp.edu

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