Zha Blong Xiong

Zha Blong Xiong is an associate professor in the Department of Family Social Science in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. He specializes in parent/adolescent relationships in immigrant families, adolescent adjustment, and parent education.[1] In less than 20 years Xiong has gone from being a refugee who spoke no English to becoming the first Hmong tenured professor at the University of Minnesota and the first at a major research university in the United States.

In this Hmong name, the surname is Xiong. In accordance with Hmong custom, this person should be referred to by the given name.

Education
  • Ph.D., M.A., family social science, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities (Dissertation title: Hmong American Parent-Adolescent Problem-Solving Interactions: An Analytic Induction Analysis.)
  • B.A., Psychology, Winona State University.

Honors & Awards
  • 2017, Community Outreach and Engagement Faculty Award, College of Education and Human Development
  • 2017, Certificate of Outstanding Leadership, Hmong 18 Council, Inc.
  • 2014, Outstanding Leadership Award, Lao Family Foundation
  • 2011, Lee Knefelkamp Research Award, Minnesota College Personnel Association, Minnesota

References
  1. "Xiong | Family Social Science | U of M". www.cehd.umn.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-16.


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