Yaj Neej Tshiab

Yaj Neej Tshiab's staff members are all volunteers.  Yaj Neej Tshiab upholds these core values in our lives and promotes them in the community.  We believe that a solid family foundation is important to our identity and to tackle life's challenges; however, we also believe that the family foundation should be dynamic rather than static.

TSIM TXIAJ: Valuable Enlightenment.  We believe that every person should act in an enlightening manner toward others so that one may gain respect from them.

NPLUA NUJ:  Prosperity/Wealth.  We believe that every person should practice and educate others with knowledge to create prosperity/wealth so that everyone may succeed.

FWJ CHIM: Power/Leadership.  We believe that every person should hold the valuable enlightenment (Tsim Txiaj) to exercise power/leadership with trust in promoting a better society.

The goals of Yaj Neej Tshiab are:

• to prevent the deterioration of Hmong linguistic and cultural practices through strengthening filial piety while balancing such practices with mainstream American values and practices;
• to educate and promote diversity, equity and inclusion in Hmong sociocultural gender roles and practices;
• to sponsor, host, and/or participate in Hmong sociocultural events promoting and strengthening family engagement;
• to collaborate and provide the main source of consultation, instruction, and support for Hmong sociocultural and wellness practices, including, but not limited to, health, birth, marriage, and death;
• to generate scholarships for disadvantaged Hmong students, scholars, and apprentices;
• to empower and engage Hmong parents and children in balancing, pursuing, and attaining quality education, health, and employment; and
• to contribute to the social and economic well-being of Minnesota and the United States.