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This workbook asks readers to reflect on their own narratives and thoughts or beliefs surrounding specific areas in their lives that they struggle with. It also seeks to promote cross generation communication and understanding among immigrant communities and seeks to empower members of immigrant communities to push beyond personal, cultural, and societal barriers that seek to inhibit them from living their best lives.

Through self-reflection, mentoring, peer to peer support and discussion, one can eventually shed light on the subconscious narratives and beliefs that shape our everyday lived experiences, allowing us to Stand Out and Roar (SOAR) for what we believe our life narrative to be. We call it Stand Out and Roar because we want to see readers exercise courage to use their voice, courage to follow their dreams, and courage to live their best lives. We hope by reading the stories in Staring Down the Tiger: Stories of Hmong American Women, and completing the exercises in this workbook, readers will begin the process of staring down their tigers. Instead of running from their tigers, we want readers to stand out and roar.