This thread is old but I want to share my thoughts.
I, too, am envious of the groups of people that can really stick together and support each other, because they share a common goal. Groups like the Jews and the Viets.
I am particularly awed by the Jews' early foresight and game plan. They got in early and niched themselves in the banking and film industries. They saw that controlling the banking and film industries was going to be the most effective way of building wealth and securing a better and more prosperous future for their people. Once they established themselves in those industries, they used their successes to the betterment of their people: they lent money to only other fellow Jews at low rates and helped out their fellow struggling Jews by being there for each other, etc. This is why the Jews are so rich and successful today. They supported each other and built each other up post-Holocaust.
I wish Hmong people had this same mindset: to work together for the betterment of our people; those that have wealth would lend at low interest rates to other fellow Hmongs; lift and support each other toward a common goal of seeing the Hmong people as a whole reach success and wealth. Unfortunately, we are not like that. Everyone is for themselves. But, we also didn't go through what the Jews went through as a people. They endured the Holocaust and countless other hardships and struggles as a people, which bound them more tightly together toward a common goal: to never be in a vulnerable position again and allow other people to mistreat them. They understood that money was power.
Anyway, it was asked What is the one thing that Hmong people can take ownership of and claim that we are good at? The first thing that comes to mind is farming. Our parents were farmers and were great at farming. People in our generation still have the affinity for farming if we applied ourselves because most of us inherited that farming know-how from our parents. Now, whether farming is a viable field for us to get into and make it as the thing that we are known for, I don't know the answer to that. We are organic farmers, not commercial farmers. But there is big money to be made in organic food, so that can be an area that we can explore further if we wanted to. We already have the affinity, we just need to arm ourselves with the tools, skills, and knowledge to make it sustainable and profitable long-term. So, whaddaya say, my fellow Hmong people? Should we come together as a people toward the common goal of ensuring the future wealth and success of our people and our children? Shall we start by buying land and starting organic farms? Once we acquire wealth from organic farming, shall we commit to lending at low rates to only our fellow Hmongs, and shall we commit to helping each other the way the Jews did for one another?