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Being Hmong, we have this boundary of not displaying our affections towards our family members. We don’t know why, we just know that our grandparents never showed affection to our parents and our great grandparents never did to our grandparents. And so, I volunteered to do this very interesting experiment. Continue Reading
Mai has never had a boyfriend before. When she found out that a boy in her class liked her, she was ecstatic. After a while, Mai would be asked out by this boy. They started to date, and after a while, the relationship became very serious. However, Mai was only a teenager, and she wasn’t sure if she was ready for all the new experiences that would come with dating. Continue Reading
Perhaps you were the high school class president or a member in the honor society; or perhaps you will be graduating in the top percentile of your class and may even be a valedictorian. Continue Reading
I believe that I should learn how to read, write, and know how to speak in Hmong. As for writing and reading, hardly any of us know how because we’re not exposed to the real written language. We have our own written language in which years ago we refused to accept it. Continue Reading
I never learned how to read and write in Hmong. There are times when I thought, should I take my time to learn to read and write in Hmong? Will it be crucial to my future? Will it benefit me in life? Will it make me feel more Hmong? Truthfully, this is a reflection of me as a Hmong teenager and the decision I have made based upon the historical facts about our culture. Continue Reading