Senior Picture

Tshuaj Xyooj

Green Bay, WI

A senior picture, representing how secondgeneration HMoob students were taught to go on to higher education but no real clear direction, mentorship, or understanding of how and why. Tshuaj shares how success is more than just a college degree.

“At least in my classmates back then in high school...they kind of knew what they wanted already, like their parents would kind of like tell them, “oh okay this company, this kind of jobs out there,” and it’s kind of us to just like go to school and then like oh yea by second year of school you should know your major is. And I’m like “oh, I don't know.” and that’s why I dropped out my second year of school.”