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The Hmong Studies Journal is a unique and established peer-reviewed Internet-based academic publication devoted to the scholarly discussion of Hmong history, Hmong culture, Hmong people, and other facets of the Hmong experience in the U.S., Asia and around the world. The Hmong Studies Journal has published 6 online issues since 1996. The Hmong Studies Journal is the only peer-reviewed scholarly journal in the world devoted to academic studies related to the Hmong diaspora and Hmong culture and history.
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Being Hmong Means Being Free highlights the history, culture and identity of the Hmong immigrants who have settled in the United States between 1975 and the early 1990s. The documentary looks at Hmong life in this country as seen through the eyes of the program host, seventeen year-old Lia Vang.
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When asked about what he felt was the biggest obstacle in the next 30 years for the Hmong people, he said he’s concerned about the younger generation losing their culture and their language. Traditions are very important to keep.
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Hmong culture places a great deal of emphasis on relationships between individuals and people and respect for elders. Remembering ones roots and maintaining traditions are important for the Hmong. Because Hmong lived isolated on mountaintops and did not have a written language until the 1950's, the transition to mainstream life had especially been difficult for the first wave of Hmong settlers in the US. Challenges include things as simple as how to cross the street to things as complex as how western medicine works.
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Though Hmong agriculture has undergone many changes since the establishment of the People's Republic of Laos, the Hmong live in villages with economies based on raising livestock—mostly cattle and pigs—and growing crops. They grow rice, mostly of the dry land varieties, and vegetables in abundance. They practice swidden (slash and burn) agriculture, meaning that the Hmong clear fields by burning, thereby fertilizing the ground with ashes. Since this kind of agriculture exhausts soil rapidly, Hmong villages must constantly be on the move. Their principal crops are corn and opium poppies, which they use for medicines and spiritual ceremonies or sell to local traders.
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The author gives an overview of Hmong history and culture, including the position and status of the women in Hmong culture. Pregnancy and birth are discussed, along with infant care, breastfeeding, and beliefs about childhood nutrition, health, and illness.
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