The Hmong culture is a dying culture...

[TubHmong]

...agree? Yes, I think it is a dying culture. As new generations emerges, more and more of this lame culture is being tossed out the window 

YES, BECAUSE EVERYTHING HMONG UA OR WE CALL IT HMONG TRADITION ALWAYS INVOLVES WITH SPIRITS...WHO WOULD WANT TO PRACTICE THESE SHOCKING CULTURE?  I KNOW THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS HATE THESE THINGS!  I THINK WE SHOULD CHANGE FOR THE BETTER TOO.

[Gutts]

Hmong culture isn't go anywhere fast.  Those living back in SE Asia, and especially China are still practicing the tradition.  The only people affected, are those living in the west.

They're dying in the west, because people become "open minded", marry outside of race, become gay, etc. 

[slude]

the hmong culture is dying because i'm too white-whashed.

only xab thoj can save us. only the hmong in thailand and laos, their movies will keep us going. and that is why we watch/idolize 3rd world celebrities, when we, hmong-u.s. have so much potentials.

hmong-meka = fail

[Jubi]

hahaha slude that is so true. I do come across bitter and shamed hmong folks, some of them even my own family/friends, and I just shake my head at how defiant they were or what goes through their minds to make them view their culture so lowly. Granted my family ain't perfect either, but we still got some family members who are still knowledgeable of the hmong ways while we got some who broke away and does not care about being hmong anymore. It's rather sad. A lot of Hmong Americans are taking the easy way out.

[Xeemxai]

Hauv xaws tsi tau qoos xwb. Yog qoos lawm ces yeej paub thias yus lis culture thiab yus haiv tib neeg ntxim hlub heev.

[saki saki]

Hi,

Yes our culture is dying breed. Why I say that.. There's Cub Food, Rainbow Food, Micky d. A lot of our younger gen. is heavy into the meeka ways. Our culture is too hard on the younger gen. They see that a lot of meeka friends has this has that, and they look at their families and say why are we so poor. And yes our culture is tough and I don't even know all of them. You see I was born in Laos, but came to the USA when I was 3yrs old. But my parents raised me to know our ways, well sort of. It took me 30yrs to decide if I wanted to become a US citizen. Even thou I'm a citizen of the US I'm not 1st nor 2nd class, But like 3rd or 4th class or maybe even lower than that. LOL. I see a lot of our gen marrying meeka, so they can be a part of their world. But look at yourself. Look at your skin color. Your not white but yellow.

Anyways I'm glad that some of our ppl are teaching the younger gen. on how our way is. Keep up the Hmong pride.......
Funny things is I see them church meeka that can speak the hmong white lingo. And I look at our kids and all they speak is the meeka lingo LOL. Not even knowing how to speak their own  hmoob lingo.
I'm a hmoob leng, but I can speak white hmoob lingo too. But I'm not that good when it come to reading hmoob, or writting.

[TusHluasSiabZoo]

Don't forget your culture when you do you lost

But as far as I see, the younger generations with higher education have come back to save our cultures. Only those idiots who know nothing about our culture will be lost, but hmong culture will stay forever.

[Jubi]

Don't forget your culture when you do you lost

But as far as I see, the younger generations with higher education have come back to save our cultures. Only those idiots who know nothing about our culture will be lost, but hmong culture will stay forever.

There are younger gals and guys in college in their 20s who are very passionate about preserving their cultures. I respect youngsters like that. It will be them that will help keep our cultures alive too. Those that still know the language, know the culture, know the arts, should help play a part in educating the "lost" ones so that they can come back and appreciate who they are and where they came from. Because when our parents die off, most of our grandparents have already passed on, who will teach us the ways? Certainly not some of the Christian Hmongs. 

[Toua]

omg, this thread is still going on?? hahahahha damn

[saki saki]

Awhile back on one of these pages I read and it seems like one dude was hate' n the culture about spirits and stuff, You may be saying all those bad things, But when you get older and wiser you would love to take those words back. I know the younger gen don't understand. that's what your great, great grandparents did and we must honorer that.

Look, what if your son wants to get marry, who are you going to ask for help.. who are you going to look for. You don't just bring a 40oz bottle of booze and start pouring into a cup and asking for the OG's help without saying the right words. Or start kneeling without been approve from the OG's, that he'll help you.

It's not all about spirits and stuff but it's all about " WE HMOOB". Yeah we live here in the meeks state, but we not meeka(s). We are HMOOB, Be proud of who you are..

[saki saki]

Here's another example:
I don't know this lady personally, but I know her. So she goes and marry this one meeka dude. The meeka dude brain washed her. When you get marry you have to call your relatives and even if the meeka dude don't have those( I don't know how to spell their names, but you know what I'm trying to say).  The wedding would of gone easier. Anywho, so this meeka didn't want to pay for the wife and do the hmong way. Because he says why does he need to pay for the wife, if they both love each other then they should be able to do what ever they want. Besides they are both 18 yrd old now. This is ameeka counrty and freedom. So they both ran off and did the court BS thingy.
So they invited their meeka parents and friends to go see the court BS, while the hmong family was not invited. Anyways the hmong lady became so whyttie that none of her brothers or sisters wants any part to do with her life. I know that this lady get piss about it. Cause she told me so. I understand where she is comming from and her bros and sis too. Cause I pix myself in their shoes. That's how you'll know these things. Only the mom understand her, and the dad is very disappoint in his daughter, even though they both went to court and did that BS they could of at least came back and did some food and pay their respect to the father.
The lady moved out of state and I don't know how her life is and if she got reconnect with her bro's and sis.

Quote: I don't want to take sides, but I kinda agree with her bro's and sis. Cause even though you marry a meeka you don't have to be so whyttie and fellow their laws and psychics. Anyways the point I'm trying to say here is, Go and take a good long look in the mirror, you're not MEEKA okay. Yeah to those ladies that are married to meeka, yeah you can change your last name but you can not change your skin color to be whyttie. Or forget your culture.

Ameeka culture is pretty, but not as wonderful as our hmong culture. Don't forget where we hmong comes from. We are a proud race, don't you ever forget that.

[Bob_J.D.]

I see a lot of those Meeka marriage where the white dude more or less tells the wife to screw her family and that he or they for that matter doesn't have to do anything with the Hmong families or siblings.

Guess what happens after the flavor or the week is over?  The Hmong girl is tossed out and told to enjoy life on her own because the white dude was smart enough to have convince her to sign a pre-nup.

Yeah, the Hmong culture is dying but every other culture and ethnic group went to through the same thing.


bob

[saki saki]

1 ? Bob, what is a pre-nup LOL
And yes you are very correct about that flavor. Cause the lady gets so brain wash and she only thinks about her new hubby and not her real family. Until she is toss aside and realize that she just fk her life, and now has his meeka kids, now no Hmong dude will marry her. LOL,
I really don't care what race you marry but at least share our culture and respect the elders. I see some meeka dating or marrying our hmong ladies and the meeka is into our culture. And helps out with the families. A lot of meeka are a bunch of greedy ppl. They see that our culture needs to change cause we live in their land and that we need to speak only one lingo and that is ameeka lingo only and be ameeka nize. LOL

"I wanna say this too, like a lot of posting here, our gen(s), gen, is not been expose to our culture.
One thing is that the OG's won't tell you anything, and that you have to go learn all those, by seen it or doing it yourself. Without doing it over and over you tend to forget what needs to be said or do. So when a lot of our gen don't get expose to it and when that time comes and they don't know what to say or do. Then they just say ( F ) this LOL. And say that the meeks ways are easier then the Hmong ways".

Some one tell me, that what I'm saying here is false or true.

[magicofju]

1 ? Bob, what is a pre-nup LOL
And yes you are very correct about that flavor. Cause the lady gets so brain wash and she only thinks about her new hubby and not her real family. Until she is toss aside and realize that she just fk her life, and now has his meeka kids, now no Hmong dude will marry her. LOL,
I really don't care what race you marry but at least share our culture and respect the elders. I see some meeka dating or marrying our hmong ladies and the meeka is into our culture. And helps out with the families. A lot of meeka are a bunch of greedy ppl. They see that our culture needs to change cause we live in their land and that we need to speak only one lingo and that is ameeka lingo only and be ameeka nize. LOL

"I wanna say this too, like a lot of posting here, our gen(s), gen, is not been expose to our culture.
One thing is that the OG's won't tell you anything, and that you have to go learn all those, by seen it or doing it yourself. Without doing it over and over you tend to forget what needs to be said or do. So when a lot of our gen don't get expose to it and when that time comes and they don't know what to say or do. Then they just say ( F ) this LOL. And say that the meeks ways are easier then the Hmong ways".

Some one tell me, that what I'm saying here is false or true.

You know, you seem like someone who wants to preserve the Hmong culture too and I give you kudos for that. But there's racist meeka as well as non-judgemental and appreciative ones who do like and admire the Hmong culture. I've met and made friends with meekas, mev, and what not out there who find fascination with the Hmong culture. And yes, have a guy cousin who married a caucasian woman and she's very into the Hmong culture and lifestyle and dons on an apron to help wash vegetables whenever they go visit relatives at eating parties. People just have to learn how to have an open mind and heart regardless of one's religion and customs.

There are Hmong people who are unknowledgeabl e of their Hmong culture so that is why they only make brash and ignorant comments about Hmong only. People like that you just have to excuse and forgive them for their lack of, and help them to better understand only. As one gets older and wiser they may even revert back to love and appreciate their own kind again.

If they want to throw away their Hmongness, that's fine. It's a sad reality but there are Hmong people out there who does not want to be known as Hmong anymore either, due to shame or embarrassment.