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KNOW THE.. 'HMONG'
THEY ARE NOT JUST MINORITY PEOPLE, THEY ARE MORE THAN WHAT WE KNOW.
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HMONG
- Known as “ Miao/Meo”people
- Live mainly in :Southern china, Vietnam,Thailand and Laos
- Ethnic group
- Members of Unpresented Nations and People’s Organisations (UNPO).
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HMONG
- Separate ethnic names acc. To their language spoken by each group.
- Social org. Is based on the “clan system” which means sharing specific surnames similar to Chinese.
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HMONG HISTORY
(Know the Past that makes the Present time-Hopeful for the future)
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4,000-3,000 BCE
Oral tradition and evidence from archives and archaeological finds suggest that Hmong people originated near the Yellow and Yangtze rivers in China. Known as industrious farmers, the Hmong are credited with being among the first people to cultivate rice and to spread this staple throughout Asia. For the next several thousand years, the Hmong struggled to gain independence as Imperial China suppressed uprisings by smaller kingdoms and ethnic minorities in the quest to unite all people of China
1893-1940
In 1893, the Kingdom of Laos became a “protectorate,”or colony, of France, as part of what was known as French Indochina. The Hmong of Laos—perhaps as many as 30,000—were heavily taxed and oppressed by French and Laotian authorities. Xieng Khouang Province was the region of greatest Hmong influence in Laos. Other provinces that had concentration of Hmong includes Luang Prabang, Phongsaly, Sam Neua, and Xayaboury. By the early 1900s, the French and Laotian authorities were letting Hmong leaders, especially from the Moua, Lee, and Yang clans, deal directly with Hmong issues.
OVER 5,000 YEARS THEY OCCUPIED IN CHINA
BUT BEING ABUSED AND KILLED DURING QING DYNASTY
Hmong clans in Guizhou, China
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TOUR GUIDING
And Learning to Speak English, now they Belong.
HOME STAY
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POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
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1945-54
At the end of World War II, the French attempted to reassert control over their former colonies in Southeast Asia, but were fiercely opposed by Chinese-backed Communist forces in Vietnam and Laos. Many Hmong were drawn into the new war that engulfed the entire region. During the 1954 battle at Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam, about 500 Hmong soldiers were sent from Laos to assist the French. They were days away from the front line when the French surrendered to the Communist Viet Minh; this effectively ended French rule in Southeast Asia. The Geneva Accords in 1954 divided Vietnam into two separate countries. North Vietnam was formed as a communist country, while South Vietnam, a democracy, soon gained American support after …
The French. Within Hmong society, clan leaders
became proactive both politically and militarily in the Lao government.
ABUNDANCE OF RICE FIELDS
HARVESTING FOR SELLING
Selling Handmade Products
CUSTOMS & TRADITIONS
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CHILDBIRTH AND NAMING
CHILDBIRTH AND NAMING
- In a Hmong Home-Hmong women do not tell they are pregnant during their 1st trimester.
- 4-6 months long they start to show.
- Normally Hmong pregnant woman they work out until the day of their delivery.
Forced Marriage By Abducting Women
FOODS AND SERVINGS
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Played in welcoming Guests,at Weddings and Funerals.
WHAT IS SHAMANISM OR SHAMAN?
- Practice or interact with what they believe to be a spirit world.
- Channel that transcendental energies into this world.
- Sacrifice animals in exchangeul for: wealth,health/healing, protection.
- Used “white rope” for protection
- If you become a shaman-they believe that you are the chosen one to only communicate with the spirit.
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- Hmong people asks directlyf to these shaman-asking for healing if one of them is sick.
- Hmong worship “shaman”
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