Yog peb txoj kev npau suav; HMong Parents’ Knowledge, Support, and Confidence to Assist their Undergraduate Student

Through brief conversational interviews with 26 HMong parents (16 mothers and 10 fathers), this qualitative study examined their knowledge, support, confidence in assisting student higher education. Using a multi-step approach, five meta-themes emerged: desire or dream for the future, rau siab (hard work), specifics about schoolwork, help everything, advice encouragement. This study’s findings added to small, yet growing collection of literature based on parents’ engagement child’s postsecondary education, aligning extending previous scholarship. In particular, underscored immense cultural influence involvement that have undergraduate students’ educational lives.