PebHmong Discussion Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kong Vang on February 16, 2021, 11:23:33 AM
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I grew up in the 90s, my teenage years. What comes to mind for you when you look back at Hmong people during that era??
1. Rise of Hmong Gangs.
2. Communal Apartment living, government housing.
3. Fresno New Years at the Park.
4. Going on a Date with a girl, meant going to her house for 2 hours.
5. Being a rebel meant; girls, coloring your hair blonde. Boys; having long hair.
6. Europe and Vietnamese techno.
7. Toyota Supra and Celica.
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Damn yall old
Year was 2004 teenager ROCKboy
Been waiting all week to talk to his girl
In the weekend on the phone
Because phone talk is free on the weekend ;D O0
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True.
I met a girl at the new year festival and asked for her number. She told me to ask her mom for that. I did. Her mom gave me their address instead.
In the old days back in Laos, guys would go to a girl's wall outside her bed at night and whisper in to talk to her. That was traditional dating. I suppose going to
girl's house for two hours in the 90s was a version of that.
Many families were still on public assistance at the time, apartment complexes and government housing offered a cheap living alternative. It wasn't uncommon to have an entire apartment complex full of only Hmong, Laotians, Vietnamese or Cambodians living together. There was a good chance to meet someone you liked. I met 2 of my best friends this way, we're still friends til this day.
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So many good memories growing up in the 90’s.
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back in the 2000s
rockBOY couldn't wait till the weekend to be able to talk on the phone
cuz the carrier jack up the price like crazy ;D ;D ;D O0
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i don't listen to today's music much...I listen to Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, and Phil Collins and such...lols thats bout the only thing i miss abou em 90's...
Indeed, it was awesome music. Loved Green Day, Pearl Jam, No Doubt, Nsync, Spice Girls... good times.
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And Berlin.
i don't listen to today's music much...I listen to Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, and Phil Collins and such...lols thats bout the only thing i miss abou em 90's...
Indeed, it was awesome music. Loved Green Day, Pearl Jam, No Doubt, Nsync, Spice Girls... good times.
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An older friend of mine at the time had a white 1985 Toyota Celica hatchback with the spoiler. Anyone who had a Celica, Supra and Honda Prelude during in the early 90s was a god in my eyes. Funny how things change and what we thought was so cool at the time is only an after thought now.
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The 90s? Feels like a lifetime ago. :D ;D
I remember Nsync, BSB, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Mariah Carey, TLC, etc. My favorite song was "I Swear" back in junior high school. ;D
I remember lots of young teenage marriages- rumors of girls getting caught out with a boy and being forced to get married.
I remember July 4 being the pinnacle of summer break- seeing friends and family from all over come up. I remember blasting KLS all summer long. ;D
I remember visiting a few college campuses with the h.s. counselor, Mr. Yang. :-X I remember assuming he wasn't Hmong because he didn't look Hmong. (If you're in here, thanks Mr. Yang! :D)
I remember watching the news, and seeing videos of the Tutsi killing the Hutu. :'(
I remember the days of dial up. :D I remember chatting in the AOL chatrooms. I remember getting disconnected when someone called the landline. :2funny:
Oh the memories. :D
Oh yes, that reminds me. My first cousin was forced to married her husband after losing her virginity to him. Looking back, it was barbaric, stupid and insane. They should have called the cops, charge him with rape with a minor and be done with it. She divorced now because he was an abusive prick.
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Her family was well-to-do. They worked hard on the assembly line and she was a good student.
That's probably why they didn't want me to take her out--just in case I was old enough to abduct her.
Many families were still on public assistance at the time, apartment complexes and government housing offered a cheap living alternative. It wasn't uncommon to have an entire apartment complex full of only Hmong, Laotians, Vietnamese or Cambodians living together. There was a good chance to meet someone you liked. I met 2 of my best friends this way, we're still friends til this day.
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My fear exactly. That's why I didn't date girls at all. Wasn't ready to pay child support yet.
The 90s? Feels like a lifetime ago. :D ;D
I remember Nsync, BSB, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Mariah Carey, TLC, etc. My favorite song was "I Swear" back in junior high school. ;D
I remember lots of young teenage marriages- rumors of girls getting caught out with a boy and being forced to get married.
I remember July 4 being the pinnacle of summer break- seeing friends and family from all over come up. I remember blasting KLS all summer long. ;D
I remember visiting a few college campuses with the h.s. counselor, Mr. Yang. :-X I remember assuming he wasn't Hmong because he didn't look Hmong. (If you're in here, thanks Mr. Yang! :D)
I remember watching the news, and seeing videos of the Tutsi killing the Hutu. :'(
I remember the days of dial up. :D I remember chatting in the AOL chatrooms. I remember getting disconnected when someone called the landline. :2funny:
Oh the memories. :D
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80s
-Waking up to the sounds of Madonna, Michael and NKOTB on local radio every morning before school.
-Listening to the radio on Winter mornings for Snow Days. They were a godsend when you were a kid.
-Scraping together $0.25 for a twin pop from the ice cream truck. You were rich if you could afford the $1 Bomb Pops or chocolate eclairs.
-Long Summer days and cool Summer nights.
-True innocence and big dreams.
-Selling nuts for school fundraisers.
-Book fairs at school. Poor kids like me can always dream.
-Best. Love. Ballads. Ever.
90s
-Starter Jackets (New Era was for kids who couldn't afford Starter).
-Hmong gang violence.
-Young teenagers getting married.
-You started to notice the opposite sex.
-AOL, Netscape and Dial-up. I can still hear that damn screech. And my mom telling me to get off the phone line because she was expecting a call. Only wealthy families could afford 2 LAN lines.
-Asian Avenue and HOL. Damn if this wasn't the golden era of social media and internet chat for my generation.
-Crush on my friend. She, a cheerleader and popular. Myself, the kid who wore green Adidas (Larry Johson's Celtics gear) to school and was nicknamed The Gremlin for an entire high school day. Which was an eternity back than, pre-cell phone era.
-Alanis Morisette, TLC, Bone-Thugs & Harmony and Selena.
-Best. Pop. Songs. Ever.
-Best. Rap. Songs. Ever.
2000s
-First cars. Civics, Integras and turbos. You had to learn to talk the talk. Or have a loud exhaust that gave you an additional 5hp.
-First dates. Meeting girls/guys. Avoid getting caught. Some of us experienced our first kiss, first love and first heartbreak.
-Porn. Some of us saw the often talked about naked bits for the first time, irl or on the internet.
-College for many, first jobs for some and then we started drinking. Beers, Southern Comfort, Rumple Minze and Everclear. Some memories remain a little fuzzy.
-Sex. Many of us finally tried it. Always awkward and strange at first. And of course the universal "is that what it looks like?" singular thought in our heads when we first saw our partners, naked for the very first time.
-Apartments. Living at school or abroad. Who hated or loved their roommates?
-Wild parties and best friends. They go hand in hand.
-We broke out of our comfort zones, we broke rules and we broke ourselves down. Life is meant to be lived.
-Best. Pop. Love. Songs. Ever.
2010s
-We're old.
-The systems broken.
-We want to go back to any of the previous decades.
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80s
-Waking up to the sounds of Madonna, Michael and NKOTB on local radio every morning before school.
-Listening to the radio on Winter mornings for Snow Days. They were a godsend when you were a kid.
-Scraping together $0.25 for a twin pop from the ice cream truck. You were rich if you could afford the $1 Bomb Pops or chocolate eclairs.
-Long Summer days and cool Summer nights.
-True innocence and big dreams.
-Selling nuts for school fundraisers.
-Book fairs at school. Poor kids like me can always dream.
-Best. Love. Ballads. Ever.
90s
-New Era jackets, caps and gear.
-Hmong gang violence.
-Young teenagers getting married.
-You started to notice the opposite sex.
-AOL, Netscape and Dial-up. I can still hear that damn screech. And my mom telling me to get off the phone line because she was expecting a call. Only wealthy families could afford 2 LAN lines.
-Asian Avenue and HOL. Damn if this wasn't the golden era of social media and internet chat for my generation.
-Crush on my friend. She, a cheerleader and popular. Myself, the kid who wore green Adidas (Larry Johson's Celtics gear) to school and was nicknamed The Gremlin for an entire high school day. Which was an eternity back than, pre-cell phone era.
-Alanis Morisette, TLC, Bone-Thugs & Harmony and Selena.
-Best. Pop. Songs. Ever.
-Best. Rap. Songs. Ever.
2000s
-First cars. Civics, Integras and turbos. You had to learn to talk the talk. Or have a loud exhaust that gave you an additional 5hp.
-First dates. Meeting girls/guys. Avoid getting caught. Some of us experienced our first kiss, first love and first heartbreak.
-Porn. Some of us saw the often talked about naked bits for the first time, irl or on the internet.
-College for many, first jobs for some and then we started drinking. Beers, Southern Comfort, Rumple Minze and Everclear. Some memories remain a little fuzzy.
-Sex. Many of us finally tried it. Always awkward and strange at first. And of course the universal "is that what it looks like?" singular thought in our heads when we first saw our partners, naked for the very first time.
-Apartments. Living at school or abroad. Who hated or loved their roommates?
-Wild parties and best friends. They go hand in hand.
-We broke out of our comfort zones, we broke rules and we broke ourselves down. Life is meant to be lived.
-Best. Pop. Love. Songs. Ever.
2010s
-We're old.
-The systems broken.
-We want to go back to any of the previous decades.
c'mon
waiting on your GOFUNDME challenge
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c'mon
waiting on your GOFUNDME challenge
Sure. What's that?
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This kaydoo lady
Don’t forget to screenshot
Sure. What's that?
sureee....
the honor is mine
make it $10 since you say $5 is too cheap
i lost all bet (even though i never made expect between u and me) ;D O0
anyways
GOFUNDME choice will be:
this single kaydoo mother who live in the motel
and left her 10 and 2 year old to go to work at her pizza place
and got arrest for child neglected....l eaving kids alone
SEE IF YOU ARE A MAN OF YOUR WORDS
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-shaina-bell-rebuild-her-childrens-life (https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-shaina-bell-rebuild-her-childrens-life)
(https://i.imgur.com/SbTRWM7.jpg)
trust me...im one of the good guys in here ;D O0
https://reason.com/2021/02/15/cops-arrest-mom-working-evening-shift-at-pizza-place-for-leaving-kids-ages-10-and-2-alone/ (https://reason.com/2021/02/15/cops-arrest-mom-working-evening-shift-at-pizza-place-for-leaving-kids-ages-10-and-2-alone/)
An Ohio mom has been arrested for leaving her kids, a 10-year-old and a 2-year-old, in a motel room while she worked her shift at a pizza shop.
A tip to the police led officers to a Motel Six in Youngstown at about 6:15 p.m. on Thursday night. The 10-year-old explained that her mom was working and would be home at 10:00 p.m.
The officers went to the pizza shop where the mom, Shaina Bell, 24, told them she usually has someone look in on the kids every hour. She was booked into jail on two counts of child endangerment and the kids were sent to their father. She got out on bail.
It's certainly not ideal for a mom to have to work at night while her 10-year-old babysits her little sister. But the facts—the motel room—seem to suggest that the family is under serious financial strain. And when that is the case, and there is a pandemic, and you are a mom trying to earn a living, it does not make your kids better off if you are under arrest, or in a cell, or possibly now contending with custody lawyers and the courts to get back on your feet.
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80s
-Waking up to the sounds of Madonna, Michael and NKOTB on local radio every morning before school.
-Listening to the radio on Winter mornings for Snow Days. They were a godsend when you were a kid.
-Scraping together $0.25 for a twin pop from the ice cream truck. You were rich if you could afford the $1 Bomb Pops or chocolate eclairs.
-Long Summer days and cool Summer nights.
-True innocence and big dreams.
-Selling nuts for school fundraisers.
-Book fairs at school. Poor kids like me can always dream.
-Best. Love. Ballads. Ever.
90s
-New Era jackets, caps and gear.
-Hmong gang violence.
-Young teenagers getting married.
-You started to notice the opposite sex.
-AOL, Netscape and Dial-up. I can still hear that damn screech. And my mom telling me to get off the phone line because she was expecting a call. Only wealthy families could afford 2 LAN lines.
-Asian Avenue and HOL. Damn if this wasn't the golden era of social media and internet chat for my generation.
-Crush on my friend. She, a cheerleader and popular. Myself, the kid who wore green Adidas (Larry Johson's Celtics gear) to school and was nicknamed The Gremlin for an entire high school day. Which was an eternity back than, pre-cell phone era.
-Alanis Morisette, TLC, Bone-Thugs & Harmony and Selena.
-Best. Pop. Songs. Ever.
-Best. Rap. Songs. Ever.
2000s
-First cars. Civics, Integras and turbos. You had to learn to talk the talk. Or have a loud exhaust that gave you an additional 5hp.
-First dates. Meeting girls/guys. Avoid getting caught. Some of us experienced our first kiss, first love and first heartbreak.
-Porn. Some of us saw the often talked about naked bits for the first time, irl or on the internet.
-College for many, first jobs for some and then we started drinking. Beers, Southern Comfort, Rumple Minze and Everclear. Some memories remain a little fuzzy.
-Sex. Many of us finally tried it. Always awkward and strange at first. And of course the universal "is that what it looks like?" singular thought in our heads when we first saw our partners, naked for the very first time.
-Apartments. Living at school or abroad. Who hated or loved their roommates?
-Wild parties and best friends. They go hand in hand.
-We broke out of our comfort zones, we broke rules and we broke ourselves down. Life is meant to be lived.
-Best. Pop. Love. Songs. Ever.
2010s
-We're old.
-The systems broken.
-We want to go back to any of the previous decades.
Great memories!! Thank you for sharing.
Did you live near any flea markets? We did and it was a treat when my parents took us. The cheap tshirts, the hot food and fresh air!! It was a good time.
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Great memories!! Thank you for sharing.
Did you live near any flea markets? We did and it was a treat when my parents took us. The cheap tshirts, the hot food and fresh air!! It was a good time.
Not from what I can recall. Things were less organized at that time.
From what I do remember, people sold them straight from their homes or gardens. Few had the means or location to set up shop to sell.
It wasn't until the mid-to-late 90's that the the community started working towards communal markets.
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80s
- recording your favorite songs from the radio on cassette
- new year celebrations were genuine
- celica, supra, 280zx, 300zx were the sport cars of choice but a saw few trans am and camero too
- puffy and big hair
- evening gathering to play soccer and volleyball
- 10cent ice flavor ice cream
Here are two favorites of mine: Bonnie Tyler and A-Ha
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914&app=m
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80s
- recording your favorite songs from the radio on cassette
- new year celebrations were genuine
- celica, supra, 280zx, 300zx were the sport cars of choice but a saw few trans am and camero too
- puffy and big hair
- evening gathering to play soccer and volleyball
- 10cent ice flavor ice cream
Here are two favorites of mine: Bonnie Tyler and A-Ha
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914&app=m
80s was a bit too early for me... but I do remember going to the park with my uncle every night, to watch him play soccer. I remember there were many Hmong kids my age, it was almost like New Years everytime. Old ladies selling papaya salads and old mans playing cards. Good times.
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growing up in the early 90's, going to kennedy park and playing soccer almost everyday in the summer time. 4 or 5pm until dark. fun time.
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80s
- recording your favorite songs from the radio on cassette
- new year celebrations were genuine
- celica, supra, 280zx, 300zx were the sport cars of choice but a saw few trans am and camero too
- puffy and big hair
- evening gathering to play soccer and volleyball
- 10cent ice flavor ice cream
Here are two favorites of mine: Bonnie Tyler and A-Ha
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914&app=m
80s are the greatest!
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I don't agree with that. Things were slow then.
Imagine what the internet has done to speed things up today. We connect with people all over the world within seconds, etc.
80s are the greatest!
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can't forget, back in the 90's, 8 out 10 Hmong Og's was into Qaib sib ncaws...lols It was like tagging along my old man every weekend back then to a qaib meeting each weekend..I don't know why I was so into it back then...but I can say it at least probably save my life.some of my childhood buddies never made it past 18, and some of them won't see the sun again until old age if they make it til then..haha 90's, best way I can describe it in a nutshell....it was sweet, sour, and spicy..haha
My Hmong is not very well... but if I am reading it correctly, chicken fight? Yes, my father was into that, in fact, all of my uncles were involved.
What I do remember doing: Riding my BMX bike everywhere. Playing B-Ball with my buddies at the park on hot summer nights. Hanging out in the parking lot of our apartment complex every night with friends.
The first time I step into a movie theater was to see the Karate Kid. OMG, Elizabeth Shue was such a hottie.
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I don't agree with that. Things were slow then.
Imagine what the internet has done to speed things up today. We connect with people all over the world within seconds, etc.
Don’t care for internet back then.
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the memories are sentimental..g ood or bad..the moments, life was both innocent and harsh.. reality hit our generation hard those who grew up during the peak of Asian gangs know what im taking about. haha really good and sad times. But life works in mysterious ways...i do believe everything happens for a reason...and the sky king chose the stronger generation to bear the pains for his plans...haha
Remember WWF or WWE as it is known now. We all thought that Sh*t was for real. I remember we had pay per view and it seemed every Hmong within 100 miles of our house came over. Even the women came to watch. Hulk Hogan, the ultimate warrior, Andre the giant.. Brother love! Good times.
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90's
Breakdancing and all the crews
Gang shootings started to happen mid 90's
Gang fights at the HNY
Memory books
311 aka MTT
Hmongs from Fresno moving to NC, MN, and WI
Asian night at Roller Town
Clovis Arcade, Nickle Arcade, Blackbeard
Wild Water Adventures and Airway
Bulldogs
Lost Lake
Cherry Trees
Highways being built in Fresno
Hmong girls wearing the poj laib fakeup
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I mean it wasn't the greatest compared to today.
I can email Biden. I can email Megan Fox. I can email Jackie Chan. I might even be able to email Godzilla and King Kong or Prime, too, if the would read.lol
Don’t care for internet back then.