Summary: Caught Between Culture

In “Caught Between Cultures: Hmong Parents in America’s Sibling Society,” Tamara L. Kaiser, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Social Work University of St. Thomas Hmong Studies Journal 2004-05, Volume 5, 14 Pages, Kaiser address the conflict of child and parents relationship about the hmong community. I personally agreed with Kaiser, I don't think the experience of being American only apply to the hmong youth from Wat Thamkrabok. In general, many hmong parents worry about their kids losing the old traditions. For example, my parents can’t stress enough about our culture and how we should do everything within our power to preserve and embrace our culture and tradition. My parents were always true traditional Hmong parents. A simple example,