Edited and Compiled by: Dr. Soua Xiong & Dr. Brian V. Xiong
Paperback, 180 pages, 6x9, 2024
ISBN: 978-1-64410-046-2
A CAREER IN STUDENT AFFAIRS highlights the unique experiences of Hmong student affairs professionals from a wide range of professional levels, institutional settings, and functional areas. Each author shares a journey into student affairs and how this was navigated to become a student affairs career. Each chapter also concludes with advice for Hmong students who are considering a career in student affairs and provides insights for prospective and current Hmong college students. This book is a great resource for student affairs professionals, faculty, and institutional leaders working with Hmong students exploring career options in higher education. Because many of the professionals were the first in their family to enter higher education, reading their experiences can be very beneficial to many Hmong students.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Dr. Soua Xiong is an Associate Professor in the Department of Counselor Education and Rehabilitation at California State University, Fresno, where he also serves as the Coordinator of the MS in Counseling, option in Student Affairs and College Counseling master’s degree program. He is a Past-President of California College Personnel Association, the California State Chapter of ACPA-College Student Educators International, and has 10 years of student affairs experience in the community college and university settings for programs designed to increase college access and success of underrepresented students in higher education.
Dr. Brian V. Xiong is the President of the Hmong Educational Resources Publisher and is a Hmong American scholar, researcher, and higher education professional. As a college student affair professional and diversity champion in the classroom, his research covers a wide variety of interdisciplinary studies, including Multicultural, Race & Ethnic Studies; Gender & Sexuality Studies; Asian-American & Critical Hmong Studies; Counseling & Student Personnel; College Academic Affairs & Student Affairs; and Diversity, Inclusion & Social Justice in Higher Education. Dr. Xiong has provided educational and administrative leadership to achieve high standards of excellence and innovation in teaching and learning, student success, institutional equity and inclusion, and employees professional growth across campus wide. He has served at both public and private two-year community colleges and four-year universities.