Kong Pheng Pha
Interdisciplinary scholar and assistant professor of Gender & Women's Studies and Asian American Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, author of Queering the Hmong Diaspora, researching Hmong and Southeast Asian gender, sexuality, and refugee histories.
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Jan 25, 2026 • 56min
Kong Pheng Pha, "Queering the Hmong Diaspora: Racial Subjectivity and the Myth of Hyperheterosexuality" (U Washington Press, 2025)
Kong Pheng Pha, interdisciplinary scholar and UW–Madison professor studying Hmong and Southeast Asian gender and sexuality. He dismantles the myth of Hmong hyperheterosexuality. He links legal cases, marriage bills, and media to racialized sexual narratives. He explores queer Hmong spiritualities, youth interviews, vernacular activism, and arts-based freedom dreaming.
