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Understanding The Experiences Of Underemployed First-Generation Hmong Graduates, Mong Vang
Understanding The Experiences Of Underemployed First-Generation Hmong Graduates, Mong Vang
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Underemployment has a rich and lengthy body of literature spanning across multiple disciplines, such as economics, business, psychology, and sociology. Past scholars studying the phenomenon have provided a framework for understanding underemployment and have identified the harm it has on organizations and individuals. Although underemployment is not a new phenomenon, gaps are present in understanding how it affects first-generation, Hmong graduates. This study provides a framework for bridging this gap. As such, this study answered three questions related to how underemployed, first-generation, Hmong college graduates describe their experience finding adequate employment after graduation, perceive the relationship between their personal upbringing …