Fall 2026

Hmong American Experiences in the United States

Explores how Hmong participation in the Secret War in Laos shaped their experiences in the U.S. and their social, cultural, and political self-definition.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Kong Pheng Pha

Summary

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Historical reviews for Professor Xiong describe the workload as minimal, consisting of weekly discussion prep and manageable projects without exams.

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Prerequisites

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ASIANAM 170

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.71 GPA, 85.5% A/AB (n=69 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Yang Sao Xiong describe engaging lectures, small sections, and a workload of weekly discussions and projects without exams. Reviewers note his accessibility and passion. Historical reviews for Alexander Hopp describe impassioned lectures and meaningful essay feedback, though his course includes weekly discussions, papers, and a final project.

ALEXANDER HOPP is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KONG PHA is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YANG XIONG is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction70 / 700

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews of Alexander Hopp, Yang Sao Xiong: Reviewers consistently praise instructors for their passion, engagement, and care for student well-being, describing the course as a highly recommended and enjoyable experience.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.71 GPA, 85.5% A/AB (n=69 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.69 GPA, 84.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.38 GPA, 55.9% A/AB (n=59 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews for Professor Xiong describe the workload as minimal, consisting of weekly discussion prep and manageable projects without exams.

Historical reviews of Alexander Hopp: Reviewers value meaningful essay feedback and engaging discussions, though one notes that Professor Hopp's course requires reading a lot and participating in outside activities.

Topics

  • Hmong American experiences in the United States
  • The Secret War in Laos
  • Hmong social, cultural, and political self-definition
  • Hmong contributions to U.S. society

Grades

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About this comparison

1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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ASIANAM 170 · Fall 2026

Hmong American Experiences in the United States

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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