FROM THE JUNGLE TO THE CAMPS

LIFE IN THE JUNGLE

• Most families didn't have very mush food for themselfs
• Many died of illness, starvation or the Communists
• Most Hmong families hid in the jungle in hope to go back home

THE WAR ENDS

• The USA lost to the Vietnam
• When the USA withdrew, the communists took over

THE KILLING CONTINUES

• The hmong secret army was killed
• Some Hmong surrender to the communists

CROSSING THE MEKONG RIVER

• Thousands of Hmong people tryed to cross
• It was hard to cross with the rushing water

DEATH IN THE WATER

• The communists shot anyone they saw trying to cross

THE REFUGEE CAMPS

• The Hmong that escaped were put in onr of the camps
• One of the biggest camps had more than 45,000 Hmong
• Ban Vinai had more things then other refugee camps

LIVING CONDITIONS

• Most camps had at least 20 families at one time
• Some families had room for a small garden

FAMILY IS IMPORTANT

• The Hmong tried to keep the same traditions

THE HMONG CLANS

• Some of the main clans were colors
• They tried to wear homemade clothing to show what clan they were in

NO WRITTEN LANGUAGE

• The Hmong wanted to record what happened to them
• They say that they had a written language but over time they lost it

THE STORYCLOTHS

• They began to stitch the stories of what happened into cloth
• Some storycloths showed diffrent thing like them fleeing
• Some workers bought them and sent them to there home
• They helped the Hmong tell people there history
• Many hmong made storycloths when they were waiting to go to the USA

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

• What was the longest time they spent in the jungle?
• Some had to stay up to 3 months.
• Whats it like in the Refugee camps?
• They were like there homes back in lous but with more people.