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5 Things That Make Me Appreciate My Hmong Culture

No matter where you go or what you do, never forget your roots.

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5 Things That Make Me Appreciate My Hmong Culture

Jackie Xiong

What is Hmong? How is it pronounced? Hmong is pronounced as "Mong," because the H is silent. The Hmong people are a growing ethnic group orginally from the East and Southeast of Asia. We do not have our own country but we are a strong cultural community of people. Today, the Hmong are highly populated within the U.S., living in mostly Minnesota, California and North Carolina.

The world is made up of many different countries, cultures, traditions and people. From the different ways of how rice can be made to the different cultural celebrations that occur. Here are a few things that I grew up doing that makes me love my Hmong culture just a little bit more.

1. The delicious homecooked meals

Kashia Vang

I can already hear my mom in the back yelling, "We have food at home. No need to go out to eat!" Growing up, my mom taught me so many different ways of cooking. This really makes you appreciate the variety of dishes you can always whip up when you are hungry. Shoutout to my mom for teaching me how to cook! It definitely pays off while being a broke college student.

2. The Hmong New Years

Kashia Vang

The world is constantly changing everyday, but one thing that will never change about the Hmong people is the community aspect. There are 18 clans within the Hmong people and every year, all clans gather together to celebrate the Hmong New Years.

Hmong New Years is an annual festival based during the end of the year to traditionally celebrate the end of the harvest season in Laos, which usually falls between late November and early December.

3. The community of the Hmong

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The gatherings of a Hmong community, no matter how small or large.

4. The beautiful traditional Hmong clothes

Jackie Xiong

These traditional clothes has changed over the years, but one thing that will never change is the beauty of it.

5. The cultural traditions of the Hmong

Kashia Vang

From the traditions of a blessing ceremony to the weddings (pictured above), the Hmong culture's traditions are what mostly makes up the community aspect and beauty of it all.

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5 Things That Make Me Appreciate My Hmong Culture

No matter where you go or what you do, never forget your roots.

1. The delicious homecooked meals

2. The Hmong New Years

3. The community of the Hmong

4. The beautiful traditional Hmong clothes

5. The cultural traditions of the Hmong

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7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

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