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Teleconferencing to Connect War-Scattered Hmong Community

By The World ⋅ July 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment
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(Photo: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch)

(Photo: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch)

For Hmong people living in the US who feel isolated and alone, there is a low-tech service to help them connect. They can call into Hmong teleconferencing lines, where they tell stories, sing songs and share local news. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch has the story.

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3 comments for “Teleconferencing to Connect War-Scattered Hmong Community”

  • Anonymous

    curious as to why Ms. Wyrock thought it necessary to translate english to english in this report?

  • Anonymous

    sorry for the wrong spelling of Boiko-Weyrauch

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10723474 Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

    Hi there,
    Thank you for your question. The problem is that when people listen to
    the radio, they’re often in their car, or making dinner, or doing other
    things at the same time. The voiceover is there to make sure that her
    words don’t get lost for some people who might have trouble
    understanding her accent and are listening to the radio with other
    background noise. The hope was that it would help communicate her
    message across the radio boundaries.

    I hope that answers your question.

    Thank you,

    Anna