Paoze Thao is a Pioneer Faculty and Professor of Linguistics and Education for the Liberal Studies Department, College of Professional Studies, California State University Monterey Bay since 1995. He has a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy..
Paoze Thao is a Pioneer Faculty and Professor of Linguistics and Education for the Liberal Studies Department, College of Professional Studies, California State University Monterey Bay since 1995. He has a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Loyola University of Chicago; an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from Northeastern Illinois University; and a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. His previous professional experiences were in refugee resettlement, immigration services, legalization program, and professional development for teachers. He was a former Training and Research Specialist for the Multifunctional Resource Center for Bilingual Education, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, College of Education, University of Wisconsin - Madison; a supervisor for the Refugee Services of Travelers and Immigrants Aid, Chicago, Illinois; and Director of Outreach for the Chicago District Office, Immigration and Naturalization Service, United States Department of Justice.
Dr. Thao is the author of several books, including Foundations of Mong Language written in Mong (1997 & 2002), Mong Education at the Crossroads (1999), Mong/Hmong Christian History written in Mong and Hmong (2000 & 2011), and editor of Voices from a Changing America (2000), several book chapters and numerous articles. Dr. Thao has taught courses ranging from undergraduate and graduate courses, such as Nature of Language and Language Acquisition, Immigrants and equity issues in education, ProSeminar, Senior Capstone, and Research Method for Multicultural Teaching at the graduate level at California State University Monterey Bay since 1995. Dr. Thao has conducted over 300 workshops in the Midwest and in California, U.S.A. in the areas of linguistics, language acquisition, Southeast Asian history and culture, English as a Second Language, Parental and Community Involvement, Second Language Acquisition, and Cultural Implications in Student Behavior, among others.
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