Connecting Generations Through Understanding
Pa Yang sees learning as a continual process with no defined beginning or end.
At the same time, the Oroville native channels everything she learns from life and college into making her community stronger, more connected, and (hopefully) happier.
On the cusp of receiving her master’s in psychology, Yang’s (Psychology, ’21) thesis focused on acculturation and well-being in the Hmong community. Specifically, her work deals with the inter-generational and familial conflicts that often arise when one’s heritage culture undergoes shifts as its people assimilate into a new country or environment.
