our greatest enemy is within the country we live in. until america starts hating on the hmong, there will not need be a person designated to represent the hmong. culturally, we should look to our immediate elders...colle ctively, we should recognize those in respective positions such as senators, judges and reputable lawyers. also, if our 18 clanmen could establish a transparent organization that helps the hmong in dealing with community services, elderly services, assist in the violation of rights and more importantly, eliminate distrust of hmong groups, then they could perceived to be representative s of the hmong. we don't need a hmong d!cktator! ha!