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Be a part of the conversation to learn about this project funded by the Office of Administration and put your voice into standardizing the Hmong Roman Popular Alphabet (RPA) script also known as “Ntawv Las Tees.”Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSednhCziYIntI6V_1l2sG0C6s_ENA6fyjBP7bZl1EVWmjcxig/viewform
From Dr. Zha Blong Xiong: The Hmong/Mong language is on the verge of severe endangerment. A language that is considered “severely endangered” means that only about half of the community members speak the heritage language, but children generally are not (Lee & Way, 2016). Based on my observation (no data yet), most Hmong/Mong Americans who are younger than 25 years old (about 49% of the Hmong/Mong population, Xiong, 2024) tend to speak mostly in English or English only. Studies suggest that many young Hmong/Mong parents in contemporary society are speaking only English to their children (Lee, 2002; Moua, 2018; Xiong, 2019), and most second- and third-generation Hmong/Mong children are more likely to speak English to their parents and family members (Xiong et al., 2018). Indeed, McLit: Marathon County Literacy Council, Inc. (2020) predicted that by the end of the twenty-first century the Hmong/Mong language will completely disappear. To slow down this trend and preserve the Hmong/Mong language, my colleagues and I are initiating a project called “the Hmong/Mong RPA Writing System” to engage the Hmong community in Minnesota to improve, develop, and/or adopt a unified, standardized Hmong RPA writing system. We would like to invite you to join us at our Kick-off Event, which will be held at Hmong House on Saturday, January 18, 2025, from 1 to 4 pm (see attached Flyer and Project Brief). Thank you for your support in advance!
“Everything is connected to language. It is my desire and hope that as a global community . . . this generation will be known as the one that intervened for languages so that the world’s linguistic tapestry and cultural diversity was preserved” - Dr. Michel Kenmogne, SIL Executive Director
Light snacks will be served. Doors open at 12:30pm.
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Hmong House, 2112 11th Ave E,North Saint Paul, Minnesota, North St Paul, United States
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