Hmong culture: Textile art and customs As living in California with cultural diversity‚ it is important to understand and respect others’ cultural values. There are about 8 to12 million Hmong people in the world‚ and many researches have been done to explore Hmong culture and beliefs (Yang‚ 2012). Briefly to introduce‚ Hmong is a 5‚000 year old ethnicity‚ and they mostly live in Laos with a primarily agrarian life style (Yang‚ 2012). They left China as victims of Chines oppression and settled in
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such culture that has little recognition is the Hmong‚ a small tribe in the mountainous region of Laos. After the Vietnam War‚ the United States experienced a high number of immigrant refugees from Southeast Asia‚ including the Hmong. A clash of cultures occurred as the Hmong and Americans tried to live together in unity. Perhaps one of the greatest contrasts is the way health is defined. The conceptualization of illness and its treatment in the Hmong community differs greatly from the biomedical model
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`The Hmong New Year is a cultural celebration that occurs annually‚ in the months of November and December‚ in areas where large Hmong population exists. In this speech‚ I am going to share the three main components that make up the celebration of Hmong New Year‚ such as the culture of the food‚ tradition clothes‚ and the activities that are involved. I. There are several activities that are involved at Hmong New Years. A. The game of love "Pov pob‚" or ball toss‚ involves lines or groups of men
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This book is about a group of people from the northwest highlands of Laos‚ called the Hmong. The Hmong have never had a country of their own and for centuries they have been at war with nations who have tried to control them. China tried to get rid of the Hmong culture and force them to follow Chinese ways. When that did not work‚ the Chinses tried to wipe out the Hmong all together. The Hmong fled China and to this day‚ they have run from nations who have tried to conquer them and destroy their
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allows them to feel good about themselves. Many Hmong girls struggle with body image and feel the need to be thin for many reasons. The pressure to be a good wife ties in with beauty. If you are overweight‚ it is likely you will remain single and no one will marry you. Moreover‚ society and social media can be less accepting of people who are overweight. Images of thin‚ beautiful women flood our media. The need to compare and change the body can affect Hmong teen girls. They become blind to the importance
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Family Support Hmong parents are encouraged to be actively involved in every level of their children’s education starting from kindergarten through the 12th grade. At home‚ Hmong parents should monitor time allowances for their children‚ check to ensure that their children have completed all assigned homework‚ and build a relationship with them (Lee & Green‚ 2008). At school‚ Hmong parents should be aware of the courses offered at their children’s school to better help their children pick suitable
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When Your Patient is a Hmong Refugee‚ under the American Journal of Nursing‚ provides guidelines to the medical community in how to effectively understand Hmong patients. To understand this subject‚ author Betty Rairdan and Zana Rae Higg‚ conducted interviews with 13 families from five different clans‚ all refugee families and have resettled in Washington. The families‚ mentioned many similar ideas that were presented in The Spirit Catches You And You Fall. For instance‚ all families mentioned the
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In the United States‚ the Hmong American community has the largest youth population with half of its population being under the age of 18 years old.In addition‚ Hmong students have one of the lowest bachelor degree attainment rates across all racial and ethnic groups. Furthermore‚ there is a big gender difference among the rates in which Hmong male and females attend and complete college. Based on the 2013 Hmong National Development Conference report‚ roughly 29.9% of Hmong American females reported
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the reflexive question when working with the Hmong elderly. The reflexive question asks‚ where am I in this encounter with culture? What is my point of view? How is that perspective affecting my view of these events? How is this inquiry changing my understanding of myself and my culture? How well tuned is my instrument‚ namely‚ me? Pg.315 (Omohundro) When working with the Hmong elderly‚ health care workers should be mindful of the plight of the Hmong people. Understanding where they came from and
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In the melting pot of cultures in the United States‚ Hmong people are among the most misunderstood and enigmatic ethnic groups. Throughout history‚ during the most uneasy and difficult time‚ when Laos experienced civil war in the 1950s and 1960s‚ the Hmong sided with the government‚ fearing a communist regime would disrupt their independence. The Vietnam War resulted in the Hmong to siding with the United States to oppose Vietnamese and Laotian communists‚ lose a huge percent of their population
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