Pan Dau Art to Pan Dau Art to Published ArtPublished Art

2007 Oscar Neale 2007 Oscar Neale Fellowship ProjectFellowship Project

Kao Lee Lor-Her, Lee Vang, Amber GarbeKao Lee Lor-Her, Lee Vang, Amber Garbe

ContextContext

English Language Learner (ELL) English Language Learner (ELL) specialists at Madison Elementaryspecialists at Madison Elementary

Serving newly arrived Hmong Serving newly arrived Hmong refugeesrefugees

Approximately 70?/450 students are Approximately 70?/450 students are ELLELL

Hmong culture is traditionally an oral Hmong culture is traditionally an oral cultureculture

What is Pan Dau Art to Published What is Pan Dau Art to Published Art?Art?

Uprooted from their traditions and lifestyles, Uprooted from their traditions and lifestyles, many Hmong families have reported that many Hmong families have reported that they have little time to share traditional they have little time to share traditional folklore. By honoring the rich stories of folklore. By honoring the rich stories of the culture, families will see how the culture, families will see how storytelling and literacy are connected. storytelling and literacy are connected. This project creates the opportunity for This project creates the opportunity for families to record a story of personal or families to record a story of personal or cultural significance and thus create a cultural significance and thus create a bilingual book.bilingual book.

Pan Dau Art to Published ArtPan Dau Art to Published Art

The name of the The name of the project, project, Pan Dau Art Pan Dau Art to Published Artto Published Art, , originates from the originates from the strong oral tradition of strong oral tradition of the Hmong culture, the Hmong culture, complemented by the complemented by the breathtaking needle breathtaking needle point art of the Pan point art of the Pan Dau story clothes. Dau story clothes.

Origin of the ProjectOrigin of the Project

Our goal is to find innovative ways to Our goal is to find innovative ways to reach families learning to speak and reach families learning to speak and read English togetherread English together

We have tried giving the families We have tried giving the families books and time to engage in literacy books and time to engage in literacy activities on the computeractivities on the computer

But something was missing!!!But something was missing!!!

What was missing? What was missing?

1.1. Culturally-Relevant LiteratureCulturally-Relevant Literature

2.2. Parent CapitalParent Capital

Pan Dau Art to Published Art

Integrate Hmong Culture

-Strong in oral story telling

-Many folktales and fables

-Rich history in need of being recorded

The Neale SpiritThe Neale Spirit

The project follows the life-long The project follows the life-long mission of Oscar W. Neale of bringing mission of Oscar W. Neale of bringing art appreciation to rural art appreciation to rural communities. By parallel, at Madison communities. By parallel, at Madison School, we are working to create a School, we are working to create a larger presence and awareness of larger presence and awareness of multicultural literature within the multicultural literature within the many levels of community many levels of community membership. membership.

Steps to Publishing Bilingual BooksSteps to Publishing Bilingual Books

Recruiting FamiliesRecruiting Families Recording and Translating StoriesRecording and Translating Stories Illustrating SessionIllustrating Session PublishingPublishing Release PartyRelease Party Sharing the literature with the whole Sharing the literature with the whole

student body at Madison Elementary student body at Madison Elementary and several selected local businessesand several selected local businesses

Pictures of the ProcessPictures of the Process

““Moral Support”Moral Support”

Impact on CommunityImpact on Community

Increase the knowledge of the rich Increase the knowledge of the rich oral history of the Hmong culture oral history of the Hmong culture across Central Wisconsin across Central Wisconsin

Increase the accessibility of Increase the accessibility of culturally-relevant children’s books culturally-relevant children’s books

Impact on Teachers (Project Impact on Teachers (Project Coordinators)Coordinators)

Research and experiment with Research and experiment with innovative ways to engage families innovative ways to engage families learning English in authentic, learning English in authentic, relevant literacy activities.relevant literacy activities.

Provide culturally relevant books in Provide culturally relevant books in language arts curriculum: folktales; language arts curriculum: folktales; tall tales; etc.tall tales; etc.

Impact on UWSP StudentsImpact on UWSP Students

Increase their awareness of the Increase their awareness of the diversity in schools and the diversity in schools and the importance of infusing multicultural importance of infusing multicultural literature to prepare themselves to literature to prepare themselves to meet the needs of all students within meet the needs of all students within the increasingly diverse United the increasingly diverse United States classrooms.States classrooms.

Impact on “Published” FamiliesImpact on “Published” Families

Families will have more culturally-Families will have more culturally-relevant literature accessible.relevant literature accessible.

Families will see how storytelling and Families will see how storytelling and literacy are connected. literacy are connected.

Families will have a sense of Families will have a sense of ownership in their children’s learningownership in their children’s learning

Impact on Madison Student BodyImpact on Madison Student Body

Become aware of the rich Hmong Become aware of the rich Hmong history which in turn will lead to a history which in turn will lead to a level of honor and respect for level of honor and respect for diversity across the student body diversity across the student body

Thank YouThank You

Thank you for giving us the chance Thank you for giving us the chance to try innovative strategies to meet to try innovative strategies to meet the needs of our students and the needs of our students and families.families.

Any other ideas?Any other ideas?