Degrees

PhD, English, University of Washington

Areas of Research and Teaching

Hmong American Studies
Teacher Education
Asian American Literature
Spirituality Across Cultures

Other Relevant Activities

Visiting professor, American Studies Program, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Hong   Kong. Sponsored by China-US Scholars Program (CUSP) and International Institute of Education (IIE). 2021- 2022

Fulbright Professor, American Studies Program, University of Hong Kong. Spring 2018.

Research fellow, Rumi Forum for Interfaith Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding (Washington, DC), sponsored for trip to schools and social service agencies in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Spring 2016.

Faculty participant, Niagara Foundation (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), intercultural research trip to schools and social service agencies in Istanbul and Izmir, Turkey. Winter 2015.

Invited as resident scholar to present research on Hmong American Studies at Jinan University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China. Sponsored by Beijing Municipal Education Commission, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies and Department of International Studies. Summer 2014.

“Hmong Women: Tradition and Transition in Identity.” Invited presentation for Ethnic America Communities series, American Center, U.S. Embassy, Beijing, People’s Republic of China. Sponsored by Fulbright Program. June 2012.

“Hmong Women: Tradition and Transition in Identity.” Invited presentation at American Center, U.S. Consulate, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China. July 2012.

Invited speaker for public talks and teacher discussion groups on higher education in US and China. Sponsored by educational institutions in Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces, People’s Republic of China. Summer 2014, Spring and Summer 2012, Summer 2007.

Member, Fulbright Senior Specialists Review Committee (international Humanities placements), Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), Washington, DC. 2004-2007.

Visiting scholar at Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (Summer 2005) and Seijo University, Tokyo, Japan (Summer 2000 and Summer 1992).

Fulbright professor at Shanghai International Studies University (1993-1994) and Beijing Teachers College (1986-1987).

Selected Publications

“The Miao People and Chinese Ethnic Tourism: ‘Happy Minorities’ and Harsh Realities.” Co-authored with Vincent K. Her. International Journal of the Image 12.1 (2021): 37-43.

“The Fabric of Memory: Story Cloth as Art and History for Hmong in USA.”  Co-authored with Vincent K. Her. Garland 17 (Dec. 2019). World Crafts Council - Australia and World Crafts Council – Asia Pacific https://garlandmag.com/article/hmong-in-usa/

Her, Vincent, and Buley-Meissner, Mary Louise. “Hmong American Studies: Bringing New Voices into Multicultural Studies.” Hmong and American: From Refugees to Citizens. Ed. Her, Vincent K., and Buley-Meissner, Mary L. Minnesota Historical Society Press, (2012): 31-46.

Her, Vincent, and Buley-Meissner, Mary Louise, eds. Hmong and American: From Refugees to Citizens. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2012.

Buley-Meissner, Mary Louise. “Stitching the Fabric of Hmong Lives: The Value of Studying Paj Ntaub and Story Cloth in Multicultural Education.” Hmong and American: From Refugees to Citizens. Ed. Her, Vincent K., and Buley-Meissner,

Mary L. Minnesota Historical Society Press, (2012): 233-260.

Her, Vincent K., and Buley-Meissner, Mary Louise. “Hmong Memories and Voices: An Exploration of Identity, Culture and History through Bamboo Among the Oaks: Contemporary Writing by Hmong Americans.” Journal of Asian American Studies 13.1 (2010): 35-58.

Her, Vincent K., and Buley-Meissner, Mary Louise. “'Why Would We Want Those Students Here?': Bridges and Barriers to Building Campus-Community Partnerships.” Hmong Studies Journal 7. (2006): 1-43.

Buley-Meissner, Mary Louise. “The Spirit of a People: Hmong American Life Stories.” Language Arts 79.4 (2002): 323-331.