Mary Louise Buley-Meissner, Associate Professor

email: meissner@uwm.edu
phone: 414-229-4533
office: Curtin Hall 492

Degrees:

PhD, English, University of Washington, 1985
MAT, English, University of Washington, 1979
BA, English & Women's Studies, University of Washington, 1974

Research Interests:

Hmong American Studies
Teacher Education
Asian American Literature

Teaching Interests:

Hmong American Studies
Teacher Education
Asian American Literature
Experimental Writing
Spirituality Across Cultures

Other Relevant Activities:

Hmong American community service, 2000-present
Fulbright scholar in China; visiting professor in Japan and Germany

Currently involved in two book projects: co-editing the first essay collection addressing contemporary Hmong American studies, and researching social change in China through contemporary life stories

Recent Publications:

Hmong and American: From Refugees to Citizens. Co-edited with Vincent K. Her. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, in press.

"Hmong American Studies: Bringing New Voices Into Multicultural Studies." With Vincent K. Her. Hmong and American: From Refugees to Citizens, in press.

"Stitching the Fabric of Hmong Lives: The Value of Studying Paj Ntaub and Story Cloth in Multicultural Education." Hmong and American: From Refugees to Citizens, in press.

"Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: A Bibliographic Review of Resources for Teachers." Asian American Literature: Discourses and Pedagogies 1 (2010): 42-53.

"Hmong Memories and Voices: An Exploration of Identity, Culture and History through Bamboo Among the Oaks: Contemporary Writing by Hmong Americans." With Vincent K. Her. Journal of Asian American Studies 13.1 (February 2010): 35-58.

"On the Road with P.T. Barnum's Traveling Chinese Museum: Rhetorics of Public Reception and Self Resistance in the Emergence of Literature by Chinese American Women Writers." Representations: Doing Asian American Rhetoric. Ed. Morris Young and Lu Ming Mao. Logan, UT: Utah State UP, 2008. 218-43. Collection received honorable mention in annual Modern Language Association (MLA) competition for Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize.

"'Why Would We Want Those Students Here?': Bridges and Barriers to Building Campus Community Partnerships." With Vincent Her. Hmong Studies Journal 7 (2006): 1- 43.

Public Events Organized for Hmong American Studies:

"An Introduction to Hmong Spirituality and Hmong-Catholic Interfaith Dialogue." In collaboration with Office of Mission and Identity at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. March 2009.

"Portraits of Hmong Women." In collaboration with Hmong Women's Professional Circle and Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI. April 2006.

Professional Service in China Studies and Fulbright Program:

Public presentations on higher education in U.S. and China. Sponsored by schools in People's Republic of China, scheduled for 2012.

Public presentations and teacher workshops on higher education in U.S. and China. Sponsored by middle schools in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. June 2007.

Member, Fulbright Senior Specialists Review Committee (international Humanities placements), Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), Washington, DC. 2004-2007.