Beautifully said the part about taking care of our elders when they are gone. This is the traditional spiritual system that ensures prosperity for everyone. If you worship your ancestors then they will offer protection. The dilemma you spoke about is sad because if we break the cycle then it would mean a departure of familial piety and we would not be able to be with each other according to belief. We may not agree but at least we understand each other. Thank you for your understanding.
I believe that there is a God but I also believe in my ancestors. I find it funny how when the subject of religion comes up, between someone, who believes in Christianity, and me, a Shaman believer, the other person isn't willing to respect what I believe and leave good enough alone. I don't try to convert them into Shamanism but they are always trying to convert me. So I'm surprise that you actually take the time to understand how our culture works and why we believe the things we believe. Thank you for that.
It's nice to have a different ethnicity to learn about the hmong people. You markdown all the points in the hmong history, love it. And the way you pronounce Hmong is the right way (: You're awesome for knowing and learning.
Thanks so much! I bet every Hmong person would be so proud of you! You respect our culture! As we should respect you! I feel like shedding tears! TSAUG
wow! Thank you Collin. You are amazing! I cried when explained about the Vietnam. it's true. you're very inspiring!! I hope you know that we, hmong people appreciate you a lot Ua tsaug ntau.
I love the gospel. I am so glad the Lord brought us here to know about him. This country is a great opportunity for my people, but learning about God is the best part. I am so glad to have God in my life. No matter what rich or poor or what challenges come my way, I will always have God.
hey bro, I m so proud of you man. Please don't mind if I ask you a question. are you part of Hmong family? just wondering brother because you know hmong too good. anyways welcome to the Hmomng community brother
Thank you your so very kind! My parents they had to live in the mountains and the Americans brights them for and water. They moved here for safety and freedom but they really wish to go back to see their old home. They are around 50 years old and very successful. I'm glad that our race helped and that you guys helped us because if you guys didn't I might have never been born! Thanks for telling and embracing our culture, your very kind! May God bless you!
Very interesting..... although my last name is Norlund, my Hmong birth name is Mei Chong Vaj (Vang). The videos were pretty cool and I am glad you got the opportunity to learn about the Hmong culture. This is funny because I never met or know a person that is not Hmong, can actually speak Hmong. Majority of the time people don't even know what Hmong is. So, yeah, good for you.
I congratulate you bro,you cannot explain it any better than that. Mad respect bro you know my culture and everything that we love now we lost it all and I'm glad you can tell it to the world........
Family ties in a traditional family (not Christian family) is very important in a Hmong family. Filial duty is the first thing we are taught when we are born. Sons are encourage to learn their ancestors ritual as every clan has a different way of performing every ritual. The structure of a Hmong family is that everyone bears responsibility for every member of the family or clan. For an example, I am from the Yang clan but if I was to be drop anywhere in the country, all I have to do was look for another Yang Hmong clan and I can rest assured that they will assist me in every way possible. That's the great thing about being Hmong btw. In regards to traditional Hmong religion, there is a God. If you study Hmong Shamanisms, Shi Yi was the God who gave Hmong the power of spiritual healing. We call the higher beings or gods: TUS TSWV NTUG. But Hmong shamanism do not believe in one supreme God like Christians or Muslims. From what I've learned, every Hmong New Year, the shaman that performs any ritual to heal a person by use of a sacrifice to gain the soul back from the dark energies, releases the soul of those animals to be reborn hence that's why Shamans takes weeks, sometimes longer to rest and do not perform or heal anyone as their spiritual guides are release for the New Year as well. The only reason why you would feel setback by why some Hmong people will not convert is because converting means they will abandon their traditions which ties in a lot with their culture. Hmong Christians nowadays would not join or participate in anything that does not involved Christ. They view Christianity is a supreme religion and will not halt to cultural practices even if it's a family member or someone close to them.
Actually, Hmong do have a God. They do believe in a higher being. They don't know his name, but they call him either the Heaven above or the King of Heaven in their language. The only time they call on him is when Shamanism doesn't work and there is no other resort. Other than that, they don't know his name. But being Christian, I am glad I now know his name.
Actually there are more than eighteen clans, but no one really knows that: especially people in America. EX) Si, Pe, Kwm, Choj Then there are the Qhua clans EX) the Qhua last name for Xyooj would be Mob I think Qhua last names are old versions of the current clans?... Go to an old Hmong person and tell them about the qhua clans if they are aware of them then they will be greatly impressed.
Thank you and proud of you for telling this story! I’m so lucky my parents came in 77’ to Maryland, first wave of people to come without sponsers or something else. I’m also grateful my parents were already Christians. So I grew up living a Christian life.
You are doing a good hero and model to other brother. Everything we will do, we need to know their culture before to end up with death path. Example: if whoever want to be come us citizenship, they need to know America history and culture, if we want to be Buddhist, we need to know their culture as well. I am proud of you are the first missionary bring this up to alive in earth and everyone need to respect and good friendship.
Hi I'm tyler and I'm hmong too I live in MO now and my grandparents are survivors from the hunters and they are from Thailand. Also my grandparents said that they had to travel from laos to thailand.
Thank you for telling our story. My parents, 2 older sisters, and paternal grandmother were also refugees of the Vietnam war and were later sponsored by a church from Lexington, Massachusetts. The family running the church helped my family move to Connecticut. More relatives arrived in the next couple of waves and moved into Minnesota, California, and Michigan. I was lucky to be born in CT. It's sad when I hear the stories from my surviving family of the terror, hiding, running, swimming across the river, and loss of loved ones. :'(
... well i'm hmong and my dad's mom is a shaman and my mom is catholic and works at a private school and studies the bible and I believe in both religions. (just because this country is freedom of religion) :) All religions are real, and even if something wasn't part of your culture, it wouldn't hurt to try out something new and see if you liked it or not.
I learned this from my grandma I she was a refugee and she said that some people would have to drug their own kid (kill) because they drew too much attention because they were hunted and baby's cry and they attracted the people who were hunting them so they would kill their kids and think that when they get to Thai land they would get new kids 😔
My Hmong people called God, “The Sky”. It is said that, the Sky sees everything and it is very low”. Meaning humans are within reach, so do good and be good.
i feel like there are a lot of dos and donts. Like a man should never enter a married women's home with out there husband present. lots of dos and dont's for women also etc etc
Church is not our Hmong culture, we have to keep our Hmong culture alive. I proud who I was. We believe in our ancestor, it means our ancestors are god. The reason why there was shaman because long ago, ghost and human lived together, human and ghost could not get along. Many problem between ghost and human, so ghost went to ask god to give them the right to freedom from human. Then god told ghost to played ace with human, which they throw ace to human eyes. After that human could not see ghost, but ghost could see and hear human. When human could not see ghost, ghost took human's daughter to be their wife. That will made human's daughter died, human could not do anything about it. So human went to ask god about this, god said that god will sent his son shaman to help the human. If human know or see that their son or daughter got sick from ghost then human can do the shaman thing to protect themselves from ghost. Long story about Hmong people, but I just tell a little. Hmong people was God's son and daughter. That why we could not disappear on this earth. Hmong people was the first people appear on earth, but got killed and hunted by others people from generation to generation, that why we forgot our real religion and lost.
On top of that, saying Hmong culture in regards to religious beliefs is the wrong usage of the word culture as well. It should be Hmong religion, but considering the fact that it has been so heavily misused people have just adopted it anyways and when referring to Hmong religion we say culture instead. Culture is not religion. That's my rant, I'll get off my soapbox now.
kia lor did you say church is not our hmong culture?. it can be, rethink it over. if you dont understand what he's trying to say then rewatch it or reread it over again little boy.
Blah Hmong people been slaves, beheaded, looked down, and taxed heavily by the Chinese government over the centuries. The truth is Hmong people had built pyramid out of stones, smithed metal, performed gymnastics, and lived in a very fertile land. Most part of the culture is lost and burned lol.. If you ask me the Hmong culture is corrupted due to the forceful intermix of the Han Chinese, which created a ton of betrayal. Anyways, my parents are Hmong and they tell me to just adapt a Christian lifestyle. The Hmong history is full of grief almost like the Jewish ppl. XD
I'm pretty sure this is the first person I've ever heard pronounce the word Hmong, correctly... Points! :)
RESPECT. You know a lot about our people. You basically went through like 30 to 40 percent of our history. I thank you my friend.
+Kid Dynamite ;)
I love this it makes me so happy to hear about Hmong people
hmong culture is a hidden culture. also a beautiful culture, it needs to be revealed more.
"WOW"I really respect that u know alot about our hmong culture and learn to speak and write in hmong too love all ur video THANKS....
Beautifully said the part about taking care of our elders when they are gone. This is the traditional spiritual system that ensures prosperity for everyone. If you worship your ancestors then they will offer protection. The dilemma you spoke about is sad because if we break the cycle then it would mean a departure of familial piety and we would not be able to be with each other according to belief. We may not agree but at least we understand each other. Thank you for your understanding.
that is really true...we dont get credited/recognition. Gets me
mad but what can we do.
wow you know alot about our culture more then I do. my dad serve for the U.S. CIA and told the same story.
I believe that there is a God but I also believe in my ancestors. I find it funny how when the subject of religion comes up, between someone, who believes in Christianity, and me, a Shaman believer, the other person isn't willing to respect what I believe and leave good enough alone. I don't try to convert them into Shamanism but they are always trying to convert me. So I'm surprise that you actually take the time to understand how our culture works and why we believe the things we believe. Thank you for that.
Thank you brother for explaining this!!!!
January256 Thanks for watching!
It's nice to have a different ethnicity to learn about the hmong people. You markdown all the points in the hmong history, love it. And the way you pronounce Hmong is the right way (: You're awesome for knowing and learning.
Thanks so much! I bet every Hmong person would be so proud of you! You respect our culture! As we should respect you! I feel like shedding tears! TSAUG
wow! Thank you Collin. You are amazing! I cried when explained about the Vietnam. it's true. you're very inspiring!! I hope you know that we, hmong people appreciate you a lot Ua tsaug ntau.
I love the gospel. I am so glad the Lord brought us here to know about him. This country is a great opportunity for my people, but learning about God is the best part. I am so glad to have God in my life. No matter what rich or poor or what challenges come my way, I will always have God.
thank you for sharing. appreciate your appreciation for Hmong culture. God bless you.
-Nyiaj
You are amazing. Thank you so much for understanding.
Oh i love the way you explain our culture and our life in the past it very sad
hey bro, I m so proud of you man. Please don't mind if I ask you a question. are you part of Hmong family? just wondering brother because you know hmong too good. anyways welcome to the Hmomng community brother
Speaking facts💯% just found this channel.
Hey, brother! Thanks for uploading your videos!
Thx bro I'm hmong and u respect them and im really proud bless you
I appreciate your knowledge and sharing about Hmong culture...you're great 🙏🙏
Much respect and love for understanding us Hmong people...😉
Thank you for this.
thank you for learning our culture and feeling simpathy for my ancestors
Thank you your so very kind! My parents they had to live in the mountains and the Americans brights them for and water. They moved here for safety and freedom but they really wish to go back to see their old home. They are around 50 years old and very successful. I'm glad that our race helped and that you guys helped us because if you guys didn't I might have never been born! Thanks for telling and embracing our culture, your very kind! May God bless you!
Pretty interesting. God bless ya!
Thank you for talking about the Hmong people.
One of the reasons they tend to stay more at certain State is because families stay together.
Thank you. This voice from...Hmong Thai land.
Awesome job. Very informative.
Omg you know alot thank you for explaining this
How this guy know so much about me n Idk anything about him
+ronnie vang ;)
Very interesting..... although my last name is Norlund, my Hmong birth name is Mei Chong Vaj (Vang). The videos were pretty cool and I am glad you got the opportunity to learn about the Hmong culture. This is funny because I never met or know a person that is not Hmong, can actually speak Hmong. Majority of the time people don't even know what Hmong is. So, yeah, good for you.
Thanks you for all the respect you give us!
I congratulate you bro,you cannot explain it any better than that.
Mad respect bro you know my culture and everything that we love now we lost it all and I'm glad you can tell it to the world........
Family ties in a traditional family (not Christian family) is very important in a Hmong family. Filial duty is the first thing we are taught when we are born. Sons are encourage to learn their ancestors ritual as every clan has a different way of performing every ritual. The structure of a Hmong family is that everyone bears responsibility for every member of the family or clan. For an example, I am from the Yang clan but if I was to be drop anywhere in the country, all I have to do was look for another Yang Hmong clan and I can rest assured that they will assist me in every way possible. That's the great thing about being Hmong btw. In regards to traditional Hmong religion, there is a God. If you study Hmong Shamanisms, Shi Yi was the God who gave Hmong the power of spiritual healing. We call the higher beings or gods: TUS TSWV NTUG. But Hmong shamanism do not believe in one supreme God like Christians or Muslims. From what I've learned, every Hmong New Year, the shaman that performs any ritual to heal a person by use of a sacrifice to gain the soul back from the dark energies, releases the soul of those animals to be reborn hence that's why Shamans takes weeks, sometimes longer to rest and do not perform or heal anyone as their spiritual guides are release for the New Year as well. The only reason why you would feel setback by why some Hmong people will not convert is because converting means they will abandon their traditions which ties in a lot with their culture. Hmong Christians nowadays would not join or participate in anything that does not involved Christ. They view Christianity is a supreme religion and will not halt to cultural practices even if it's a family member or someone close to them.
mai yang thanks for sharing all that information- that's very interesting!
Respect. You knew a lot about our people and history.
Actually, Hmong do have a God. They do believe in a higher being. They don't know his name, but they call him either the Heaven above or the King of Heaven in their language. The only time they call on him is when Shamanism doesn't work and there is no other resort. Other than that, they don't know his name. But being Christian, I am glad I now know his name.
Actually there are more than eighteen clans, but no one really knows that: especially people in America.
EX) Si, Pe, Kwm, Choj
Then there are the Qhua clans
EX) the Qhua last name for Xyooj would be Mob
I think Qhua last names are old versions of the current clans?...
Go to an old Hmong person and tell them about the qhua clans
if they are aware of them then they will be greatly impressed.
+Meng Ciong Dude that's super interesting! Message me more about that!
Thank you and proud of you for telling this story! I’m so lucky my parents came in 77’ to Maryland, first wave of people to come without sponsers or something else. I’m also grateful my parents were already Christians. So I grew up living a Christian life.
You are doing a good hero and model to other brother. Everything we will do, we need to know their culture before to end up with death path. Example: if whoever want to be come us citizenship, they need to know America history and culture, if we want to be Buddhist, we need to know their culture as well. I am proud of you are the first missionary bring this up to alive in earth and everyone need to respect and good friendship.
Dam dude I'm Hmong and I didn't even know about this thanks for exampling this.
👏👏👏
He is really on point with his Hmong language
I'm Hmong and I eat with my hands too
Hi I'm tyler and I'm hmong too
I live in MO now and my grandparents are survivors from the hunters and they are from Thailand.
Also my grandparents said that they had to travel from laos to thailand.
Ill respect u im hmong to
I love H'mong people
I am fucking proud of this guy.
Can I use this video for a project?
+Demeter Her sure! Feel free to send us a link after it's up , if you like! Best wishes! ~Alex
Thank you for telling our story.
My parents, 2 older sisters, and paternal grandmother were also refugees of the Vietnam war and were later sponsored by a church from Lexington, Massachusetts. The family running the church helped my family move to Connecticut. More relatives arrived in the next couple of waves and moved into Minnesota, California, and Michigan. I was lucky to be born in CT. It's sad when I hear the stories from my surviving family of the terror, hiding, running, swimming across the river, and loss of loved ones. :'(
... well i'm hmong and my dad's mom is a shaman and my mom is catholic and works at a private school and studies the bible and I believe in both religions. (just because this country is freedom of religion) :) All religions are real, and even if something wasn't part of your culture, it wouldn't hurt to try out something new and see if you liked it or not.
I'm Hmong and I'm making this man an honorary Hmong. He understands our people better than most of today's Hmong youth.
Minnesota ya
Lol i never knew any hmong people from Carolina but i do in north Carolina ,Minnesota, Alaska, and Wisconsin lol
Hmong people do Belive in God but only very few people do
Like me I got to church
Nowadays There R many Hmongs who R Christians especially, and there R some who follow the Catholic Church
+A Lee so basically we're losing our culture slowly??
yes my grandpa was in a war to
I want some PHO'
My family is christians im one too
I learned this from my grandma I she was a refugee and she said that some people would have to drug their own kid (kill) because they drew too much attention because they were hunted and baby's cry and they attracted the people who were hunting them so they would kill their kids and think that when they get to Thai land they would get new kids 😔
This is true our history is sad
I am hmong white
My Hmong people called God, “The Sky”. It is said that, the Sky sees everything and it is very low”. Meaning humans are within reach, so do good and be good.
Hl
my favorite white boy
We do believe in god and we did have a culture but we just lost it somehow
also don't be a woman and speak out against the men... yes, i'm a hmong woman. you should live with the women and see it through their eyes.
i feel like there are a lot of dos and donts. Like a man should never enter a married women's home with out there husband present. lots of dos and dont's for women also etc etc
Can we donate utensils to this group of people who are treated so bad by major surrounding populations
Church is not our Hmong culture, we have to keep our Hmong culture alive. I proud who I was. We believe in our ancestor, it means our ancestors are god. The reason why there was shaman because long ago, ghost and human lived together, human and ghost could not get along. Many problem between ghost and human, so ghost went to ask god to give them the right to freedom from human. Then god told ghost to played ace with human, which they throw ace to human eyes. After that human could not see ghost, but ghost could see and hear human. When human could not see ghost, ghost took human's daughter to be their wife. That will made human's daughter died, human could not do anything about it. So human went to ask god about this, god said that god will sent his son shaman to help the human. If human know or see that their son or daughter got sick from ghost then human can do the shaman thing to protect themselves from ghost. Long story about Hmong people, but I just tell a little. Hmong people was God's son and daughter. That why we could not disappear on this earth. Hmong people was the first people appear on earth, but got killed and hunted by others people from generation to generation, that why we forgot our real religion and lost.
I never said church is Hmong culture.
On top of that, saying Hmong culture in regards to religious beliefs is the wrong usage of the word culture as well. It should be Hmong religion, but considering the fact that it has been so heavily misused people have just adopted it anyways and when referring to Hmong religion we say culture instead. Culture is not religion. That's my rant, I'll get off my soapbox now.
Kia Lor , good job to explained that.
kia lor did you say church is not our hmong culture?. it can be, rethink it over. if you dont understand what he's trying to say then rewatch it or reread it over again little boy.
Blah Hmong people been slaves, beheaded, looked down, and taxed heavily by the Chinese government over the centuries. The truth is Hmong people had built pyramid out of stones, smithed metal, performed gymnastics, and lived in a very fertile land. Most part of the culture is lost and burned lol.. If you ask me the Hmong culture is corrupted due to the forceful intermix of the Han Chinese, which created a ton of betrayal. Anyways, my parents are Hmong and they tell me to just adapt a Christian lifestyle. The Hmong history is full of grief almost like the Jewish ppl. XD