Jy Xiong

Education

2005	BA in English and Global Studies Liberal Arts Minor in Anthropology	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN
Spring, 2004	Study Abroad	CIEE Study Abroad Program, Nanjing, China

            

Awards & Honors

 

 

 

 

 

Work Experience

9/2006 - present	AmeriCorps Member working with Alumni Programming	Admission Possible for AmeriCorps
1/2005 - present	Research Assistant	Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN
10/2004 to 5/2005	After School Faculty	Community Education for Minneapolis Schools

 

Volunteer Experience

11/2005 -present	Volunteer Treasurer Advisor	Boy Scouts Troop/Venture Crew 315
Fall 2003 -present	Volunteer Editor	Paj Ntaub Voice: Hmong Literary Journal
Summer 2004	Tutor	Hmong Community Center, Green Bay
Summer, 2003	English Teacher	Khon Kean, Thailand

 

Publication

Kan, P., Jy, X., & Kohnert, K. (2006). Hmong-English Bilingual Speakers: Resources for Speech-Language Pathologists, Educators, and Parents. URL:www.tc.umn.edu/~kanx0004

 

Research Interests

Women Studies, Cultural Studies, Anthropology, and Chinese

 

Languages

Fluent writing and speaking Hmong

Simple Chinese

 

Interest and Skills

Computer

Writing and illustrating stories

 

Associations

Hmong Minnesota Student Association

Portraits of Boiled Thoughts