'According to the U.S. Census Bureau, immigrants made up 13.9% of the total population in 2022. Among them are highly skilled workers who fill critical gaps in high tech industries as well those who construct the buildings in which we live and who plant and harvest the foods we eat. Some arrive seeking greater opportunity while others bring hope simply for a life free from persecution and poverty.
Doctor of Philosophy candidate Kaykay Vang discusses how the pandemic and her personal experience shed light on Hmong Americans. This discovery led to her dissertation research, which she plans to defend this spring.
