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The Partner School Drama: The Integration of the Hmong Community in Wausau, Wisconsin
| dc.contributor.author | Bruno, Shari S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-06T16:59:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-06T16:59:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2003-12 | |
| dc.description | Such a dramatic process captivated and transformed residents of the city of Wausau, Wisconsin, in the early 1990s. Here, the ideological battle was fought over the busing of students within the Wausau Area School District. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Laotian Hmong refugees, sponsored by local churches, began arriving in Wausau. Many residents knew little of the Hmong' s history and their covert role in aiding American forces during the Vietnam War. Following the withdrawal of American troops in 1975, many of the Hmong who fought in the war were hunted down and killed. Others fled to refugee camps in Thailand before immigrating to America (Hamilton-Merritt). Although most Wausau residents openly welcomed the Hmong, tensions increased as more and more refugees began arriving. The stage was set for conflict as Wausau school administrators attempted to deal with the problem of the expanding student body. A number of elementary schools had high concentrations of Hmong children and administrators wanted to offer equal educational opportunities by balancing the number of Hmong and American children in each school. The School Board then proposed a solution: Partner Schools. Partner Schools, however, involved the busing of children. At that point, battle lines were drawn over who was "for" busing and who was "against." Despite heated controversy, administrators approved the start of Partner Schools in 1993. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/80939 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Fine Arts and Communication | en_US |
| dc.title | The Partner School Drama: The Integration of the Hmong Community in Wausau, Wisconsin | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |