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5 Things That Make Me Appreciate My Hmong Culture

No matter where you go or what you do, never forget your roots.

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Oct 25, 2018

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5 Things That Make Me Appreciate My Hmong Culture

Jackie Xiong

What is Hmong? How is it pronounced? Hmong is pronounced as "Mong," because the H is silent. The Hmong people are a growing ethnic group orginally from the East and Southeast of Asia. We do not have our own country but we are a strong cultural community of people. Today, the Hmong are highly populated within the U.S., living in mostly Minnesota, California and North Carolina.

The world is made up of many different countries, cultures, traditions and people. From the different ways of how rice can be made to the different cultural celebrations that occur. Here are a few things that I grew up doing that makes me love my Hmong culture just a little bit more.

1. The delicious homecooked meals

Kashia Vang

I can already hear my mom in the back yelling, "We have food at home. No need to go out to eat!" Growing up, my mom taught me so many different ways of cooking. This really makes you appreciate the variety of dishes you can always whip up when you are hungry. Shoutout to my mom for teaching me how to cook! It definitely pays off while being a broke college student.

2. The Hmong New Years

Kashia Vang

The world is constantly changing everyday, but one thing that will never change about the Hmong people is the community aspect. There are 18 clans within the Hmong people and every year, all clans gather together to celebrate the Hmong New Years.

Hmong New Years is an annual festival based during the end of the year to traditionally celebrate the end of the harvest season in Laos, which usually falls between late November and early December.

3. The community of the Hmong

Kashia Vang

The gatherings of a Hmong community, no matter how small or large.

4. The beautiful traditional Hmong clothes

Jackie Xiong

These traditional clothes has changed over the years, but one thing that will never change is the beauty of it.

5. The cultural traditions of the Hmong

Kashia Vang

From the traditions of a blessing ceremony to the weddings (pictured above), the Hmong culture's traditions are what mostly makes up the community aspect and beauty of it all.

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5 Things That Make Me Appreciate My Hmong Culture

No matter where you go or what you do, never forget your roots.

In This Article:

1. The delicious homecooked meals

2. The Hmong New Years

3. The community of the Hmong

4. The beautiful traditional Hmong clothes

5. The cultural traditions of the Hmong

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1. Me after every class

2. If you really care about your grades

3. When you get a new homework assignment

4. When people ask what you're going to do after college

5. When you see people who don't study and get good grades

6. We're all broke here

7. FREE FOOD IS FREE FOOD!

8. When it seems like everyone in class is smart - EXCEPT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP PROJECT!!

Other than knowledge and all those important things

How to take stairs.

Caffeine is your friend.

How to study.

Finding free food.

How to take a nap anywhere.

How to appreciate sleep.

How to procrastinate productively.

Surprise: This is not on the syllabus

1. As a freshman, one does get to be called “freshman” by upperclassmen when they walk to parties in a mob of people.

2. Some of the best stories happen after 2 a.m.

3. Upperclassmen live for meal swipes from freshman because they are poor and need free food.

4. People are struggling just as much as you are so you're not alone.

5. You will never take privacy or personal space for granted ever again.

6. You are not the only one who has slept on the community bathroom floor after a night out.

7. Skipping class for Netflix is a valid excuse.

8. It’s totally acceptable to bring a pot of coffee, a sleeping bag and a pillow to the library.

9. Having class with a friend is the best because you can trade off days on who goes to class.

10. When you are a senior, you take the easiest classes to boost your GPA.

11. How to pull an all-nighter.

12. How to handle drunk people.

13. The drunk you does not look out for sober you about 90 percent of the time.

14. How to deal with a hangover.

15. How to interact with people very different from you.

16. The perfect amount to procrastinate on every assignment.

17. How to pass a class without paying for the textbook that was "required."

18. How to calculate your grades to see what you need on every test in order to maintain a passing grade.

19. How to hook-up with someone without getting emotions involved (but we all know that doesn’t happen).

20. How to handle your roommate when you want to strangle them.

21. That you miss your parent’s every day.

22. How to get into a bar when you aren’t 21.

23. How to BS on assignments, out loud and on your resume.

24. That theme parties are the greatest.

25. How to find free events that have free food.

26. That when there are puppies on campus it will be the greatest day of your life.

27. Alarms are necessary and you must set like seven of them in order to wake up in time for class.

28. Greek parties are exactly how they are in movies.

29. Care packages are treated like Christmas presents.

30. The friends you meet in college will become your bridesmaids and groomsmen.

31. That printers only break when you need them the most.

32. Cereal, ramen noodles, Easy Mac and microwavable pancakes can be used for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

33. That classes before 8 a.m. should be illegal.

34. Changing your major is OK.

Don't let the thesaurus-inspired vocabularies in our résumés fool you. We're actually just big kids.

"You should know exactly what career is right for your future by the time you're 18."

"Save all your money."

"Get plenty of sleep and adjust to a regular sleep schedule."

"Make sure to eat healthy, balanced meals. Don't forget those fruits and vegetables."

"Surround yourself with good, moral people."

"Don't do anything stupid."

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It's there for you after a breakup

It's the best party food

Celebrities love it too

Everyone loves it!

Pizza doesn't care what you look like

It comes in all forms

It's the food that is always free at events

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