Mary Louise Buley-Meissner, Associate Professor
Office: Curtin Hall 492
Phone: 414-229-4533
e-mail: meissner@uwm.edu
Curriculum Vita: Vita (pdf 53k)
Degree(s):
Ph.D. (English), University of Washington, 1985
M.A.T. (English), University of Washington, 1979
B.A. (English and Women's Studies), University of Washington, 1974
Research Interests:
Cross-Cultural Studies
Hmong American Studies
Teacher Education
Asian American Literature
Teaching Interests:
Hmong American Studies
Asian American Literature
Teacher-Education
Experimental Writing
Other Relevant Activities:
National advisory board member, Hmong National Development, Inc., 2008-present. Fulbright scholar in China (Shanghai International Studies University and Bejing Teachers College); visiting professor in Japan (Seijo University, Tokyo) and Germany (Giessen University). Currently involved in two book projects: co-editing the first anthology of contemporary Hmong American studies; and researching social change in China through contemporary life stories.
Recent Publications:
"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 Rhetorics, ed. Morris Young and Lu Ming Mao. Forthcoming from Utah State University Press.
"'Why Would We Want Those Students Here?': Bridges and Barriers to Building Campus Community Partnerships." With Vincent Her. Hmong Studies Journal, Vol. 7, 2006, 1-43 (main forum for current research in Hmong American studies, online at www.hmongstudies.org).
"Hmong Americans: A Growing Presence at UW-Milwaukee and in Wisconsin." With Vincent Her. Myriad (Spring 2004): 6-9. Special issue on Institute of Multicultural Relations community research. Reprinted in Kaleidoscope with new preface, "Hmong Americans Are Here to Stay," and new afterword, "Does 'Hmong' Mean Free?" (Spring 2005): 23-29.
"The Spirit of a People: Hmong American Life Stories." Language Arts 79.4 (March 2002): 323-331. Reprinted in Hmong American Journal (April 2002): 22-29. Received the 2003 Virginia Hamilton Essay Award for "significant contribution to the professional literature concerning multicultural literacy experience for youth."
Reviews with Vincent K. Her for Eye.D online magazine: Coming to America: The Hmong, ed. Kaarin Alisa (Farmington, MI: Greenhaven, 2007), Feb. 2008; The Hmong: A Guide to Traditional Lifestyles by Robert Cooper (New York: Times Editions, 1998), Dec. 2007; Hmong Refugee to Hmong American: Where in the World Do I Belong? By Victor Neej Thoob Xiong (Milwaukee: PIP Printing, 2006), Sept. 2007; Hmong and American: Stories of Transition to a Strange land by Sue Murphy Mote (New York: McFarland, 2004), Sept. 2007.
Public Events Organized for Hmong American Studies Initiative:
"Portraits of Hmong Women." In collaboration with Hmong Women's Professional Circle and Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. April 2006.
"Traditional Knowledge and Modern Medicine: Health Care Issues in the Hmong American Community." In collaboration with Hmong American Friendship Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. May 2005.
"Identities in Progress: Changing Roles and Responsibilities of Hmong American Women Today." Zelazo Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. April 2004.
"Bamboo Among the Oaks: Hmong Voices in America Today." University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. November 2003.
"Celebrating Our Success: A Gathering of Hmong American Students and Their Parents to Share Their Stories of Struggle and Success." In collaboration with Hmong Student Association and Southeast Asian Student Academic Services, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. November 2003.