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Photographs of the Hmong People in Wisconsin
The photographs in this album were taken by Jeff Lindsay of Appleton, Wisconsin to show some aspects of life for the Hmong people in the United States. This album goes with my main Web page on the Hmong people in America. Most of the people shown are friends of mine that I know through their involvement in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (nicknamed "Mormons" - often misunderstood), but not all of them are members of the Church. Regardless of their religious status, all the Hmong people I know are proud of their cultural heritage, while also recognizing that there are some aspects of that which they need to leave behind. These photographs are copyright 2004, 2005, and 2006 JeffLindsay.com, and may not be posted elsewhere or reproduced without my permission.
The Hmong people have been the subject of genocide and violence. Americans often fail to understand how much the Hmong people did for us in the Vietnam War, helping to defend our soldiers and rescue our pilots by vigorously fighting for us in the secret wars of Laos. The story needs to be told.
Today Hmong Americans face new challenges. Some of them face complex run-ins with the law and may need lawyers to help them with puzzling legal problems they face. See, for example, the article, "Do Hmong Hunters in America Need to Hire Lawyers First?" Some may not know their legal rights and lack resources for help from lawyers. Some don't understand their rights and don't know what they can do to better protect and help their families over here. There is a need for all of us to work together to understand and help one another.
welp....this ish like the kewlest thing....luv ya....i wish i was in a
computer too....byh
emma lor [always_der_lor@hotmail.com]
Nice pictures. I don't know how many hmong people are there..but I'm sure
its more than here in Seattle! Thanks for sharing your pictures,
Jeff!
Mary
I am Ben Wangxieng. I was born and in Laos nearby Longcheng, near the city
of General Vang Pao lived.
Eversince I grew up, I have comments and asked many elders about the war. I asked them because my family and I were moved from place to place to many cities. So, I asked why? Why can we settle into one place. The responded back were that we were moving like that for many years ago, from China into Laos.
I believe, my family is the few last people that escaped from Laos into Thailand late 1980.
We all escaped out from Laos because what I heard was General Vang Pao agreement contracted with the US to fight against the Vietnam. That was personal contract between General Vang Pao and the US but the King of Laos know nothing.
While the hmong has more money and more power helped by the US. General Vang Pao was one of the richest person in Laos.
While the Laos Government set up new law to keep all foreigns out of Laos, that's why General Vang Paos loss his power and escaped out of Laos. Since he get everyone involve into the secret war, he left, everyone will be kill. So everyone escaped after him.
Many Hmong people came to the US never have any education background. They can't speak, can't read or write. So they can't find a job. Many received Welfare fund to support the family.
Many hmong people strugle hard into education and work hard any firm or company that they got hire.
Many companies love to have hmong people to work for them. Eventhough, they got little pay but better than nothing.
Each culture carry on their own tradition and hmong traditions are what you have learned so far. Many hmong people believed in spiritual in 90%, they do anything to heal their pains. Only 10% hmong people involve into Christian and others.
As mentioned about married young, sacrified chickens and pigs or cows, because they used to be and just their spiritual thing or their way of tradition. Just like 90% US go to church every sunday and study bible.
It'll takes many years to get use to US system. I think, the younger generation are very much into US system.
Every culture and every family has a bad and a good person in the house, in the city or in the country.
Whatever Chai Vang get into, it's his problem, not all the hmong are killer. Many of them are trying very hard to be a better person with a clean record and a better life.
There are two groups, HMONG and MONG.
HMONG represent the White Hmong which wear dress white and more active into political and public relation. Which more courage, take risks take actions, and compite for leadership.
MONG, represent the Blue Mong. Which wear dress blue and red colorful. This group more calm, lease compite for leadership, nicer, avoide problem, is the majority of the population. If you visit hmong/mong in Laos, China, Thailand, and other countries you can tell by the clothes they wear and the way they walk, talks, and do things.
To learn more about HMONG/MONG, go to MONG.WS.
Any who offen about the above I said, I said what I
know the the true story behind the culture. I didn't try to put anyone
down or discourage anyone. If any missunderstand or interprete, you can
write to me.
I am one of the mong blood and try very hard to help the mong/hmong.
Ben Wangxieng [moobhlubmoob@yahoo.com]
to the note that is above mine.... there is onl oe kind of hmong!! and it
is hmong!!!! DUH!!! yeah there is differnet languages though... is that
what you mean????
thao
What a wonderful, wonderful site. My daughter has a very good friend of
the Yang clan (here in Boise, Idaho) and she and her family are just
completely wonderful. I greatly admire Hmong culture (I have some
experience thanks to dealing with Air America in Udorn, Thailand) and wish
we had more influence and presence here. I consider those areas where
Hmong have settled in greater numbers to have distinct advantages which we
won't have the luxury of having. In regards to the Wisconsin hunting
incident, while my heart goes out to the families of those killed, I am not
confident the accused will get a fair trial which will take life
experiences into consideration. We should all look at this incident as a
learning curve...yes, a tragic learning curve...on how we should all learn
to respect, understand, and show compassion to one another. Peace to
all.
steve [altec604e@hotmail.com]
hey there!..wow!..i didn't know you had a page like this...well yeah..just
dropping by and leaving a little mark in here...i like this page.keep up
the good work..i see my friend in there..haha..well this is all
bye..bye..see you at church sometime!
endora yang
Hey! I wanted to tell you how great of a website you had there. Your
stories gave me ideas for my report and pictures helped me describe mong
clothing.
Thank for having such a great website!
erica yang
Thank you for this website. It really tell a lot about the Hmong
people.
Jordan Moua [mouaguys@hotmail.com]
I was curious about the Hmong people. I am a beauty & spa consultant and
saw a lot of successful Hmong women in my company. I encourage all of you,
if you know a Hmong women who lives in the United States, to visit my web
page and see the great business opportunity we have for all the women of
this country, specially Hmong women.
Business opportunity
umm... yeah.. nice page you people have set up here like yepers... i can
tell but i don't really see any hmong from gb there it is mostly like
a-town people kinda weird don't chu think?... yep
khoume yang
this is a great page you have made..and for telling everyone person that us
hmongs arent killers..each and every individual of us are different..just
because one hmong kills six that dont mean the whole hmong nationwide are
killers too..if we are then there would have been a carnage..would the
respind that others have gave be the same if a white man or a different
race has kill their own?..come on now we see it everyday in the news..black
on black crimes everything..well i think im writing in the wrong section
but i was just motivated into writing this so yeah..thanks..
franky her
Ey Jeff!!! The 920 Area(Green Bay) Nice pictures of Hmongs around the
Appleton Area. Its great that we people not just Hmong have nice friends
like you. You website is great and it really shows that you do understand
the Hmong Culture as well as we understand yours.
Tom Yang [civctyp3r@yahoo.com]
wow im hmong but i didnt knoe i was missing out on soo much about hmong
people.this site gave me hints on who i really am.
KaBao thoj [asianjunior2010@yahoo.com]
This is a wonderful site. I'm glad to see that there are people out there
who are willing to understand our stand point/culture. Thanks Jeff
=D
Pader Moua [ordinary_pader@hotmail.com]
FOr the person who says that the Hmong need to go back to where they came
from..look hommes, reach back into your brain (as narrow as it seems) and
see where your roots started... you weren't the first to settle in this
land we call America!! It's people like you who give americans a bad
name!!
Yang
Will we are hmong and were strong like hell. Hmong till i died.
Hmong youngerst
Just wanna say thanks and keep representin' people... HMONG
PRIDE!!!
dres [dres651@yahoo.com]
Hello! These are very nice pictures to look at. I visit this website cause
i am working on a project about us Hmong imigrants for school.
Duachi [sarcastic_lucky09@hotmail.com]
WOW...COOL SITE...I AM HMONG GREEN...HEHE
PAO VANG [jtog530@sbcglobal.net]
Thank you; from the bottom of my heart. You are a voice to us.
Mandee Vang [vama0202@stcloudstate.edu]
To Jeff Lindsay. Do you think that just making a page about the Hmong
people makes up for all the wrong things you Americans have done to my
people? We “LOST” our land because you guys! So many Hmongs died and are
still dying today because of you guys. I regret that my people helped your
people out. Risking their lives to save your kinds and putting their trust
in the US. That was that biggest mistake that Vang Pao made in his
life.
maikue yang
RE: MAIKUE YANG
I (some what) agree with you. I cannot stress enough about how much grief and pain our people went through. However, General Vang Pao was only doing what was best (at the time being). No one forseen the future and knew this was coming. I strongly agree that a lot of Hmongs died for a dying dream. In time, with patient and faith, Hmongs will get what we've been waiting for. A home.
- jamie.
Jamie Xiong [daysaftermay@hotmail.com]
Wow this is surprising..haha..i didn't know that there was such a site but
yeh this place is pretty nice and i think i use to go to club JC..anyways
tyte page and pictures...
Preston Hawj
Preston Hawj [lito_prettie_boi@hotmail.com]
1st of all,thanks jeff for recognizing us as a human race too. there are
so many controversal issues going on but it's great that some people do try
to understand this complex culture of ours. though many have lost their
lives, i think that we all can eventually learn from our mistakes. i agree
with maikue and jamie, we have many relatives that died during the war, but
we can't live in regret and hatred. love those who stand with us and in
unity and forgive those who cannot see beyond themselves...
michelle vang
Nice, site, I am happy to hear what you said about our peoples. It's very
nice of you to enjoy the cultural of our peoples I guess. Have you heard
about what happen last year when many hmong refugee tries to please
Gen.Vang Pao to sent help for them but it's like forever to get help. So
sad for them and me since i had relative who lost their life and the
little children . *cry*
Fallra Vang
Nice, site, I am happy to hear what you said about our peoples. It's very
nice of you to enjoy the cultural of our peoples I guess. Have you heard
about what happen last year when many hmong refugee tries to please
Gen.Vang Pao to sent help for them but it's like forever to get help. So
sad for them and me since i had relative who lost their life and the
little children . *cry*
Fallra Vang
Congratulations Jeff for this wonderful site, keep on publishing your
beautiful pictures, I admire you as a brother of the Hmong people, thank
you for your personal times and great efforts in making this site so
interesting. May God bless you and your family for
ever.
Hmong-American(GA)
i can't believe those ignorant racist people , yeah i don't see you people
hating that guy who bomb that oklahoma place, or what about that Jeffery
Dahmer dude i could name more but i won't, lets just say shut up and hate
yourself if you want to hate someone soooooo badddd
cinch
yo wassawp yo...ne ways juss leaven mah mark in hurr too yups...hmms...ima
at skool rite now and umms...yeah doin mah thing foe class about us hmong
people yeah...ne ways aights ima bounce dah lido bootay outa
hurr...peace...!
Jeff,
I am really impress on the amount of information I have found on
your website. I, too, am a Mormon and for my final assignment in my Hmong
class we have to write a 4-5 pages anything about the Hmong.
Your site
is awesome and I've found some interesting facts that I can used in my
paper. Thank you.
Manlia Xiong
Hi to my Hmongs. I'm not too old but not too young either. Not an educator
but not too leattery. Not too poor and not too rich but earned enought to
make a living. This is my messages to all the Hmong Americians youth whom
borned in the USA, We're the Youth whom faced two ways of our everyday
lives. We lives with our parents who faced the unknown for their future.
For some of our parents living everyday unknow how their kids going grow
up to be?, What riligion to belives?, whom to marry?, where to lives?. I
some times see they carries with runing tears of not knowing how their
youth wouldn't how much they have suffering to brough us to this great
country. I'm teared with in my heart that they have done for us so much
that we as their survices offsping couldn't ever repay for them. All you
could do is to show respect for your parents, and be pround of whom they
are.
Tries to lives with the gap,be there for each other, tries
understands that we the youth and they have to work together to make our
future a better one for boths side the New Hmong and the Old
Hmong......
Roger Yang
hello....wow...yeah damn...i didnt know that we had so much in our past and
now and how some people think of us hmong...it kind of makes me sad to
think that we sont have a country and we have no control over that but
yeah...well i'm doing a project on us hmong people and i would certainly
apreciate it if you help me out...well if you can but yeah...i just want to
know more about our past and our ancestors and such...well i'll be waiting
for your reply...thanks...Lysa Vang
Lysa Vang [lys_babzly_vaj@msn.com]
i miss wisconsin... especially appleton... hoping to come back and visit
soon... i love your site bishop lindsay... i miss you all very much... tell
everyone i said hi...
tub vaj vaj [tubvajvaj@hotmail.com]
hey wussup..welb gosh this ish sure a kewl site..jux wanted tah letchu
know..en i think u already knew..buttah gosh this sure means a lot to us
hmong people en to everyone who doesn't want us here that doesn't matter
bekuz they really weren't from here themselves..their ancestors had to get
ship across tooh..sum maybe bekuz they were prisoners of england and
france..so yup everyone weren't originally from here the indians were here
first so if there's people hating on us hmong people i don't think they got
a right to do that..that's why this is american a free country! besides us
hmong people we know right from wrong and mind our business so why do
people say bad stuff about us! it's useless..we haven't done anythang to
them rite? welb i really appreciate your site..it's awesum..thanx a
bunch!
sandy lee [nc_gurleeh@yahoo.com]
When I was younger I was against and ashame of being Hmong. As I've gotten
older and understood the the culture from a different view, I've come to
realize how important it is to keep your roots intact. I don't understand
why people of this country can make racist and unjustified remarks of the
Hmong people and their culture. They have done nothing, but lived out their
lives the best they can. So that's why I question, what is an American?
America is not a generalized "White Country", it is a country that is
suppose to promote great opportunity and freedom. I see discrimination and
racism in this country among minorities everywhere. Since living in San
Francisco, I've been exposed to a great diversity of people, which have
opened my eyes to a variety of cultures and views. Many people are sad to
say still closed minded and should be educated in the subject of "racism"
and "discrimination". I hope that someday ignorant people will come to
realize the real meaning of being an American and not judge someone by the
color of their skin. We can only take actions into our own hands, so I hope
people go out there and make a big impact in their community. Thank you
Jeff for making this site to inform others of our people and culture. I
hope you well and good luck in the future. You are truly opening the eyes
of many. Thank you again.
n/a [lhang03@hotmail.com]
Hey good stuff about us Huh!!!!!!!! it was very emotional about what happen
in the past. so no worries because were the future
Peter Lee [peterlee872005@yahoo.com]
Great site. I was refered here by my Hmong teacher, Ger Vang. I have been
married to my wife Chee for close to four years now and I have enjoyed
learning many aspects of the Hmong culture. I even paid the dowry to
Chee's parents out of respect to her family and culture.
Don't worry about "TheGhostfaceKillah". He is a racist who named himself after a rapper....sounds kind of confused to me.
Tim [microtim1@yahoo.com]
all i want to say is that many of you here are horrible with english
grammar. you're all damn embarrassments to me and the rest of the hmong
people
Hmong man
hi, You are nice man of the hmong people. It's very cool, and nice pictures
of the hmong culture, and you. I am a deaf, and half hmong, and thai lady
had been never talking with the hmong people, because of the deaf person
that I am... I'm in south california with my different friends from an
american, black, mexican, native american indian, vietnam, and asian, and
etc deaf, and hearing people. thanks, chormee xiong
ChorMee Xiong [xhotxfashionxmodel73x@yahoo.com]
Hey YOU (the one that talks about bad grammar)...It's just funny to me that
you diss others while at the same time you seem to by an exact hypocrite
yourself... Don't you know that the word English has a capital "E"?
LOL..wanna laugh so bad...LOLOLOL..HEHEHEHE HAHAHAHHA. j/k dude. Just make
sure you qualify what you claim.
Hey, I'm coming to southern California at the end of June. Any good Hmong
festivals going on?
To MaiKue:
to jeff:
I'm from Belgium and this Hmong story touched me a lot...its a shame...They
also helped France during Indochine war and they are forgotten too...how
N.U can't definitively get out Hmongs from that Situation ??? Its a shame
on U.N, U.S and the rest of the world !
Will do my best to be update about it and I really hope it will work out
for them.
hey there! I appreciate you putting your time to understand the hmong
people more. A lot of people these days are finally reconizing who we are
but they don't understand us. I'm hmong myself, but I hardly even know my
culture; I'm here trying to learn more about my people.. Thank you
many thanks to you creating this website. i think it tells alot about who
we are and why we are here.
Hi Jeff,i just want to thank you for giving us a voice.We are a
misunderstood people.When i tell people i am hmong.Most of them don't even
know what that is.
And here is to the hmong people out there,work hard,get an education,have
patients and persistent and you will succeed.Take advantage of the
opportunity giving to us from our parents and make them proud.my husband
and i are under 35,we own 4 houses,our goals is to be able to go back
someday and help our relatives in Laos.my dead brother is my inspiration.he
sacraficed his life to get me here and i'm going to make him proud from
heaven.Here is a poem i never forget from my 7th grade teacher.
"Never,never,never,never,never give up"
PEACE AND HAPPINESS TO ALL.
We are who we are. We just can't change that. No one can. We are Hmong
and that doesn't make it a differnet for anyone. We are one because we all
helped each other. Not just one of the other but all. We atleast try and
give a chance to help. I know that I'm still young. Living here in
America is different than Thailand i believe. But The WHITE doesn't have
the right to tell us to leave or want us to leave. We did out part for
helping the Americans. There isn't many people out there in the world will
help the Americans like us. I live in Merced, California. It's a really
small town but getting bigger. When I was a little girl. Going to school
at Charle Wright. I was told by other little kids to go back where I came
from. Which they believe that I was from Thailand or Lao. But I was born
here and I love living where I am. It might be small and all but I still
love it. Many people loves to live in big country or city like Sac. I
sure don't love it there because it takes too long just to go to the mall
or somewhere. Funny but I dont like to sit in the car for hours or 30
minutes just to go somewhere like the mall. I'm not into shopping and all.
But here I am. In high school, teenagers still telling me to go back
where I came from. Where am I suppose to go when I was born here in
America. I also realize that not Hmong marring Hmong. There many Hmong
out there that married different skin colors. If we were force to leave.
What will happen to the one that was born as a half hmong and half white?
What will happen to the one that has a mother/father that is a Hmong. What
will happen now. See people out there needs to realize that not just the
Hmong peoples out there going to hurt. It will be the whole Nation (Asian,
Black, White,and etc...) wide. There many things out there that some people
say when they don't even understand what they are saying. Thats why people
like us needs to understand to say things before we say it out. EVERYONE
has feelings and just one kind. Many people talk about us Asian should go
back to Asia. But the one thing is. Do they also realize that the Indians
are the one that was here first. Indians are also Asian like us people. We
are one. We're also known as Asian. So there no differences. It wouldn't
be right for us to tell other skins to leave too right? So no one has the
right to tell other to leave. I found this page while I was looking around
on yahoo about Hmong. Just looking for some stuff, i never knew that I
will find so much and mostly something like this. I don't hate any
different color of skin. I'm friends will every different kind of skins
because I accept them for who they are and not for the color of their
skins. Not like others that doesn't understand. Thank you alot for
understanding, even thought Thank You won't do much because it just a word.
But for now I can't give anything because I'm just still young and under
the age of 18. So all i can do or say is Thank You. God Bless you and
take kare.
Jeff, great pictures you have of the Hmong in Appleton, and knowing them
from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (nicknamed "Mormons").
But the "Sanity Defense" is sending the wrong message about the Hmong,
which I tend to look at the website knowing first thing of hand reading the
"Sanity Defense" slogan --- this implies a negative view looking at the
beautiful pictures of the Hmong. I hope you can change that. Hmong Vang
I just want to know why do loas people dilikes hmong people so much? I ask
this because I have a loas friend and all he does is talk about how much he
dislikes them but never told me why!!!!!!!!!
I just want to know why do loas people dilikes hmong people so much? I ask
this because I have a loas friend and all he does is talk about how much he
dislikes them but never told me why!!!!!!!!!
great page u got here. It's nice of u to tell the world about us
hmong...but the way i see it, hmong will alway be scatter around the world
and it's all because of a war that "we" should of stay out of.i'm not stay
that it's america fault,but they should of left us alone. i turly believe
that america use the hmong to do their dirty work.the reason i said this is
because america just left "us" there in laos knowing that "we" do not have
a chance against them without modern weapon. i'm not tring to be racist or
anything, but i'm only saying the truth. I have one last question for
everyone who think america care about hmong. "WHY WEREN'T WE MENTION IN ANY
OF THE U.S ROCORD UNTIL THE LATE 80'S?" (Loas was also not inculded)
I am a third grade teacher in an inner city neighborhood in Massachusetts.
This summer my teenage children and I volunteered at one of the Heifer
International Farms. I picked up a Thailand Courtship Bauble and a Hmong
Heart Ornament at the International Gift Shop. The Hmong Heart ornament
did not have a story with it so when I went online to find out the
significance of this ornament, I discovered "Hmong" and a picture of the
handcrafted ornament. IF someone has written a children's book about the
Hmong people, please let me know. If no one has, perhaps a few Hmong
people could get together and teach us about their culture, heritage, and
plight! Where better to start educating others than at the elementary
level!
To MaiKue, whoever you may be, I think you should take your bitter attitude
somewhere else. This isn't the place for it. If you want to be bitter,
then stay bitter. The only way we can put this behind us, but not forget
it, is if we get rid of this bitter attitude.
hi remember what happn last year.... durN deer season... Chai killing 6
white men and injuring 3
..... these day i hurr too much shyt..... white people saying,"what you
going to kill me..."
i mean my town is right next to one of the white guy who died that time...
me and my cuzz we b drinving through that town and all the white people
looking at us... when i look back i see fire in they eyes like they juxt
wantt o take us by our necks and hang us up....but most i hurr is, "go back
to ur country"
shyt they if they say that to me all i say is "this is my country i live
hurr i was born hurr..." if they dont take that and ill say, "you go back t
o ur country bytch this aNt urz u white people came and juxt took over it
but u didnt live hurr first.."
i do really mean it too if they really mean to say what they say...... U
know when a white man kill a azn or a black nothing happens u know, but
when a hmong man or a black man or u can say anyother color man kill a
white man than shyt come up... u see tat ... ????? why is tat ....... im
not saying i hate white people ..... im not saying im going to kill one
..... i do have white friends and i do have enemy as white friends too..
.....
every day there is a killing .....
some one killing some one everyday.....
but only some time a story like chai
spreads all over the united states...
now white people will hate more hmong people juxt b/c of that .....
when i say white people i mean to say the ones who r preJAtiZ........
juxt so many time i go to that town
and see all those eyes looking at me and my cuzn
juxt so many time i already hurr
"save a deer kill a hmong"
and some hmong people will reply
"save a white tale deer and kill a white boy"
white vs hmong
damn cant we all juxt get alone...
NO that is the answer NO! N O
why do i say that????
b/c no there will not be a perfict day
when a color group will get along with a dirrfer color group.....we tat day
comes its still not perfict... the killings wont stop shyt still be
happen.....
u see every one is hurrt N around the world...
: US : HUrricane in New Orleans lots of life lost the whole city is dead
QUOTE: To Jeff Lindsay. Do you think that just making a page about the
Hmong people makes up for all the wrong things you Americans have done to
my people? We “LOST” our land because you guys! So many Hmongs died and are
still dying today because of you guys. I regret that my people helped your
people out. Risking their lives to save your kinds and putting their trust
in the US. That was that biggest mistake that Vang Pao made in his life.
maikue yang
Nyob zoo Jeff Lindsay,
In regards to Maikue Yang- You presented yourself in such an ignorant and
ill-mannered way, that I can’t help the fact but pity you for such grudges.
I’m not here to criticize you, I just felt the need to point out how you’re
just the same as any other intolerant person, classifying “Your kind, my
kind of people” as a whole by the color of their skin. Sorry, but that’s
just ridiculously hypocritical of you, don’t you think? I’m just asking you
to be more open-minded, if you will. Anyway, I believe Jasmine Cha did a
well job on explaining that on her part. And lastly, thanks to Jess Lindsay
for creating such a resourceful site. Not only for the Hmongs themselves,
but for everyone else.
OKAY GUYS!!!! god damn, i read every1's comment ONE BY ONE AND IT ALL SAY
THE SAME STUFF!! represent hmong o yeah this and that o yeah, the heck..
speak as u wish..i apprechiate the creator of this site.. cuz what i've
hurd man.. put your words in action god damnit!!! us younger generation has
it to good man... just think.. if your parents died right.. and their last
wish was for u to be a doctor. O GOSH i bet u would be the BEST DOCTOR out
there .. why? modivation right.. well.. find a modivatino thats somewhat as
great as that. wont b the same, but it'll b good.. u just dont know it
guys. your parents togehter in there rooms, u think all they do is watch
hmong movies? i bet chu dey sometimes talk about your future and obviouisly
your mom will cry and hope that u susceed.. theres alotta modivation out
there guys, just find one that suits u. iono guys .. iono bout u.. imma
make this note short... but.. ....... .. . .. . .. ..... BEFORE I DIE.....
I SWEAR TO MY CultURE!! BEFORE I DIE!!!! I WILL FIND A WAY FOR US TO HAVE A
hoME!!!!! I PROMISE U GUYS THAT..... i will find a way.. obviously.. my dad
works for the pentagon. hes supposely in conitrol of the satelight thingy
for the united states? iono its so top secret he wont even tell me.. hes
like.. the representer for the UNITED STATES... he just barely came back
from russia .. wtF? RUSSIA DAMJN MAN!!! AND THIS COOL JOB BELONGS TO A KID
FROM LASO SELLING GOLD FISHES FROM THE STREET TO GOING STRAIT TO HIGH
ScHOOL WITH NO SKILLS WHAT-SO-EVER.. why? his modivation was hecka big.. o
gosh.. look at us guys.. 15 16 17 18.. we are like 1000X smarter than my
dad when he 1st got here in america.. why arent we having a job thats 1000X
better than his?? some1 answer me??? it ant easy is it.. he tells me
everyday that if he can do it, why cant i? everyday i imagine him being my
age... going to high school with me, me compare 2 him. im a genius, why
does he get the better life? ill never figure it out but watever.. I DONT
CARE BEFORE I DIE I WILL GET A MASTERS DEGREE FOR THE STUDIES OF A HOME FOR
THE HMONG PEOPLE. iono what field is that? tell me im lost, but thats my
dreams and my goal that im headin. if any1 wana joi n me feel free. if i
die, i wont die alone. ill make sure im recgonized by every1.. until then,
i better go to sleeep its pass my bed time seeyah !
OKAY GUYS!!!! god damn, i read every1's comment ONE BY ONE AND IT ALL SAY
THE SAME STUFF!! represent hmong o yeah this and that o yeah, the heck..
speak as u wish..i apprechiate the creator of this site.. cuz what i've
hurd man.. put your words in action god damnit!!! us younger generation has
it to good man... just think.. if your parents died right.. and their last
wish was for u to be a doctor. O GOSH i bet u would be the BEST DOCTOR out
there .. why? modivation right.. well.. find a modivatino thats somewhat as
great as that. wont b the same, but it'll b good.. u just dont know it
guys. your parents togehter in there rooms, u think all they do is watch
hmong movies? i bet chu dey sometimes talk about your future and obviouisly
your mom will cry and hope that u susceed.. theres alotta modivation out
there guys, just find one that suits u. iono guys .. iono bout u.. imma
make this note short... but.. ....... .. . .. . .. ..... BEFORE I DIE.....
I SWEAR TO MY CultURE!! BEFORE I DIE!!!! I WILL FIND A WAY FOR US TO HAVE A
hoME!!!!! I PROMISE U GUYS THAT..... i will find a way.. obviously.. my dad
works for the pentagon. hes supposely in conitrol of the satelight thingy
for the united states? iono its so top secret he wont even tell me.. hes
like.. the representer for the UNITED STATES... he just barely came back
from russia .. wtF? RUSSIA DAMJN MAN!!! AND THIS COOL JOB BELONGS TO A KID
FROM LASO SELLING GOLD FISHES FROM THE STREET TO GOING STRAIT TO HIGH
ScHOOL WITH NO SKILLS WHAT-SO-EVER.. why? his modivation was hecka big.. o
gosh.. look at us guys.. 15 16 17 18.. we are like 1000X smarter than my
dad when he 1st got here in america.. why arent we having a job thats 1000X
better than his?? some1 answer me??? it ant easy is it.. he tells me
everyday that if he can do it, why cant i? everyday i imagine him being my
age... going to high school with me, me compare 2 him. im a genius, why
does he get the better life? ill never figure it out but watever.. I DONT
CARE BEFORE I DIE I WILL GET A MASTERS DEGREE FOR THE STUDIES OF A HOME FOR
THE HMONG PEOPLE. iono what field is that? tell me im lost, but thats my
dreams and my goal that im headin. if any1 wana joi n me feel free. if i
die, i wont die alone. ill make sure im recgonized by every1.. until then,
i better go to sleeep its pass my bed time seeyah !
to: jasmine cha
Jeff, thank you for telling the world the truth about the Hmong.
Hello! First and foremost, I would like to thank you for taking the time
to appreciate the Hmongs. Thank you very much for this wonderful site and
interest you've taken in on the Hmong ethnic. My name is Jenny Yang and
I'm from Fresno, California. I'm happily married for about 1 year now and
I'm 21 years-old.
Hello Mr. Lindsay. Please do not let ignorant and stupid people discourage
you from doing wonderful work on behalf of the Hmong people. =) Your site
is a GREAT gift to the Hmong community. Rest assured that I, along with
many other Hmongs, greatly appreciate your sincerity and kindness toward
the Hmongs. May our thanks inspire you to continue doing what you are
doing.
Thank you for developing this website to enhance our knowledge and discover
what kind of people exist out there.
We are celebrating Hmong Festival at the Seattle Center in Seattle
Washington. The Hmong people are warm, hospitable and having the time of
their lives. We should try to learn about different cultures since our
world is shrinking all the time.
I am an Australian who goes yearly to Thailand. My sympathies are with the
Hmong peaple and i think it is dispicable the way the US Government and the
UN are ignoring the plight of those Hmong still on Laos.
I am surprised to read your stories of unhappiness and not nice treatment
in America, but at least you are all safe, so please be thankful for that,
you can sleep at night and know you will wake up safe and sound in the
morning.Once again i have to say that i feel that your peaple in Laos have
been deserted by America whose government does not seem to understand the
sacrifices you made for her during that war. Thailand is a poor but large
country so i think Taksin (the Thai president) should let you have a small
province to live and make your own home, possibly in the South somewhere,
All the finantial aspect could easily be managed by the USA, they can
always find money for wars! In return you could become good citizens of
Thailand and i am sure your young men could become EXCELLENT soldiers as
you have proven in the past,
serving in their army.Thank you Jeff for your time and efforts in making the plight of the Hmong peaple more public. I can understand their bitterness and feeling of desertion, but time will heal.I have learned a lot about the Hmong from reading the letters in this site and will certianly try to do something to help the refugees however small when i return to Thailand in the new year. Good luck to all of you and try to be happy for your childrens sake .........Dave L.
Great website Jeff, I have enjoyed it! (I hope you don't mind me posting
this open letter here):
WOW! I am speechless. This website is exceptionally well layed out with
information and pictures. I can't believe I ended up here from
wikipedia.com. Mr. Jeff Lindsay, I want to thank you for all the work you
have done about the Hmong people. Being a second generation Hmong I don't
even know that much about my culture, but after reading all the information
and research you have done made me feel good. I attend a small private
college in Minnesota and the majority of the population is caucasian. It's
really hard trying to explain what Hmong is and how they ended up
dispersing all over, but I think your website could chnage that. Again,
thank you SO much.
Toua T. Vang
Hmong New Year celebrations this year usually happens every weekend.
err...well, luv the site. think it needs more info tho. o well. great job.
=)
Hello Jeff and All Hmong People!
Hi, first off I would like to say thank you to Jeff for taking the time to
make this page and help us speak out for who we are. Now going through this
I read some interesting opinions, here's my opinion. To all of you out
there who says that they get mad when a white man tells them to go back to
thier own country. Here's my advice to you. There are always gonna ignorant
people, so therefor you should not let it bother you to much. You can
choose to be ignorant back if you want, but why? It is all on how you want
make your life. Don't let someones comment get into your train of thought
to lose your motivation in life. I'm not being passive or scared im just
stating that it is ridiculos to start or stir something thats isn't
nesecessary. On to next thoughts. Ohh TO HERBOI and his Quote "WHY WEREN'T
WE MENTION IN ANY OF THE U.S ROCORD UNTIL THE LATE 80'S?" (Loas was also
not inculded) Well the simple fact is that reason for it is because we
didn't make a name for ourselves until the 80's after the war was over no
one took action to say something about it. No one spoke out for us. If u
want to know about us Hmong people befor the 80's maybe you should stop
asking and start doing take the time to and research it. There are many
things about the hmong people before the 80's. Last comment about America
and who was actually here frist, now correct me if im wrong but I believe I
read some where that the Vikings where befor the indians they just never
claimed it. So therefore the indians(native americans) where not the first
ones here.
reply to khue xiong:
hello!...i have always been proud of being Hmong! always always
always!...my family, friends and everyone i know that is Hmong, we are all
proud of who we are and our roots. To t