hmong culture?

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Does anyone know anything about the hmong culture? I have noticed a lot of hmongs moving into my town (which used to pretty much be strictly white) and am wondering if anyone knows anything about their culture. Thanks in advance..! :)
 
I know this might sound mean... but I worked in a kitchen at a Christian camp and I know they eat a LOT! we had to prep twice the amount of food. Say we had 200, so we would make enough food for 400.
That is about all I know! ha ha. and that probably didn't help much at all.
 
goth4god said:
I know this might sound mean... but I worked in a kitchen at a Christian camp and I know they eat a LOT! we had to prep twice the amount of food. Say we had 200, so we would make enough food for 400.
That is about all I know! ha ha. and that probably didn't help much at all.
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I looked them up on the internet. They are a particular Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions in that area. And given their recent history, China, Viet Nam, Laos and Thailand, it is not hard to imagine them being a little hungrier than the average person. ;) (At least they were attending a Christian camp.)
 
I know there is a community in Far North Queensland (Australia).

Also, compared to me (6 foot 3) then tend to be quite short.

Don't they have a King and stuff?
 
What I know about the Hmong culture comes from a semester course I took last semester. We read the book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman. I recommend it if you are interested in the culture. It is about a child with epilepsy or "qaug dab peg" pronounced "kow da pay". It is based on a true story of an immigrant family to Merced, California from Laos in the mid 1980s. The Hmong culture traditionally believes in various spirits and shaman. A spirit is called a "dab" pronounced "da" and a shaman or a person with a healing spirit is a "Txiv neeb" pronounced "tsi neng". They do not approve of many traditional American medical procedures or interventions and may still perform animal sacrifices in homes. (I am not entirely sure if all communities of Hmong in the US do still.) They are a family unit and follow superiority. Families need to seek permission from clan elders before accepting various treatments. So check out the book...it focuses on a family's perspective and experiences having a child with epilepsy. Every other chapter focuses more broadly on the Hmong culture and history. I have very limited knowledge and it is mostly based on this book.
 
Thanks for the info.. :) Lol, I'll remember to cook extra if I ever have any over at my house. :p :D
That book sounds interesting Hikerki, I'll look into it. :)
 
books can only tell you so much, i have hmong friends they speak khmer so my mom knows some and there is a large community in Greensboro. what do you want to know about them? the best way is to be christian and go say hi. Maybe bring some flowers or fruit basket or something. that is what i would suggest. you could always read books but the ones about Cambodian culture makes me laugh so yeah would put all my faith in them if i were you.

Everyone is an individual just treat them as you would a child of God and you'll be fine.
 
I tried saying hi to a few of them, but they mostly ignored me with only one returning my hi before walking away..:(
Do you know anything about their beliefs or customs? Or, the way they rank their people. Was a girl not supposed to speak to a guy? I spoke to one guy, and he almost looked insulted that I had. :( The other ones I tried talking to were girls, but like I said, most ignored me. I know that language might be a barrier, so that is why I am asking about them here to see if anyone knows anything.. :)
 
you might come off as an abrasive american. lol i didn't think about it living here so long, most american are abrasive in that they don't have the body language and restraint needed to communicate effectively. about 80 % of my home communication was nonverbal signals and established expectations. we don't talk as much, not as physically demonstrative, etc. I'm reading a few books I will post the titles and some websites. google "asian business courtesy" or something to learn some of it. American business men take classes on the topic so as not to offend their business counterparts.

As for the girls well i didn't talk to many boys when i was in high school. it is very discouraged. the only boys i meet were friends of my brothers and classmates when we had to work on projects. I definitely would have kept walking if a guy approached me on the street. lol i still do sometimes without thinking about it.

what did you say to the one guy? perhaps some of your neighbors haven't been as friendly? I don't know it depends on the person. like i said ring the doorbell and bring them a house warming gift. that's how we meet our neighbors. Invite them to church, if they have kids encourage them to bring them to bible school. get them involved with Jesus, some are actually christian already.
 
I'll try bringing them a house warming gift and see what happens. :)
All I did was say 'hi' to him, and he looked at me like I was an alien or something, tossed his head to the side with an insulted look on his face, and walked away. :(
 
It might be..
I tried bringing our hmong neighbors a bunch of cookies I baked yesterday. The girl who answered the door is about my age seemed pleased with them, and we talked a little. She was a little brief, or short with her answers, but was polite and we ended up talking for fifteen minutes. And she brought over a hmong pastry (can't think of the name right now) this morning for us to try. Thanks for the info and advice!
 
:) i'm glad you guys made friends I'm sure they appreciate that you reached out to them. I know I did when I moved to a new place :) God bless you and keep you.
 
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