Ever heard of hmongs?

Toby · 04-08-2003, 11:50 PM

My friend from WI was telling me about these people :erm
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http://hmongstoday.com/

It is unclear as to where hmongs originated but from what's been researched, hmongs were slaves of the Chinese who freed themselves by moving into the mountains of China. The slaves named themselves "hmong" meaning "freedom". Some hmongs eventually migrated into Laos and Thailand and intermixed into their cultures.

Although hmongs have been around Asia for quite some time, they've only been in the United States for about two decades. Most of them fled to the United States to escape the "private war" while others fled to Australia and France. There may be Hmongs in other countries or continents as well but very few due to the fact that hmongs like to hold on to the comfort of community and culture. A large population of hmongs reside in Fresno California because a lot of them don't speak english very well or at all and depend on welfare income to support them and their families. There is also a large hmong population in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The largest hmong population is probably in Minnesota but not because they are there to collect government income, but rather, to build their business and move out of government support.

Hmongs prefer to live in communities. Some communities are fairly large, consisting over thousands of families. Other's aren't quite that big and may run between 20 and 100 families. It is rare to see a hmong person living on their own and those who do are usually considered outcasts or are not wanted by their family members, but in some areas, this way of life is slowly being accepted.

The hmong culture is somewhat complex in religion, marriage and tradition. It would take a great deal of time to research and study all aspects of it because the

miss world · 04-08-2003, 11:51 PM

yep. there were many of them at my old school.

Toby · 04-09-2003, 12:02 AM

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Originally posted by miss world
yep. there were many of them at my old school.

is it true they get goverment funding or something to that extent?

p.s. I like ur avatar

04-08-2003, 11:50 PM	#1
Toby Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: the mtns Posts: 43,034	Ever heard of hmongs? My friend from WI was telling me about these people :erm __________________________________________________ http://hmongstoday.com/ It is unclear as to where hmongs originated but from what's been researched, hmongs were slaves of the Chinese who freed themselves by moving into the mountains of China. The slaves named themselves "hmong" meaning "freedom". Some hmongs eventually migrated into Laos and Thailand and intermixed into their cultures. Although hmongs have been around Asia for quite some time, they've only been in the United States for about two decades. Most of them fled to the United States to escape the "private war" while others fled to Australia and France. There may be Hmongs in other countries or continents as well but very few due to the fact that hmongs like to hold on to the comfort of community and culture. A large population of hmongs reside in Fresno California because a lot of them don't speak english very well or at all and depend on welfare income to support them and their families. There is also a large hmong population in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The largest hmong population is probably in Minnesota but not because they are there to collect government income, but rather, to build their business and move out of government support. Hmongs prefer to live in communities. Some communities are fairly large, consisting over thousands of families. Other's aren't quite that big and may run between 20 and 100 families. It is rare to see a hmong person living on their own and those who do are usually considered outcasts or are not wanted by their family members, but in some areas, this way of life is slowly being accepted. The hmong culture is somewhat complex in religion, marriage and tradition. It would take a great deal of time to research and study all aspects of it because the

04-08-2003, 11:51 PM	#2
miss world Minion of Satan Posts: 8,742	yep. there were many of them at my old school.