Thank you for sharing this video and doing this interview. What an eye opener and inspiration to us younger folks who may have no idea how to understand or appreciate the traditional religion and shaman men/women.
My grandfather was a shaman. It was always interesting to watch him but at the same time i was scared. I was only scared cause i was ignorant. Now that im older, i wish i had the opportunity to speak to my grandfather about it.
I remember the HCC growing up, 20 years ago. As a child in the 90s, I used to attend the classes in an ancient building above a grocery store with nowadays what would be classified as a shady alley.
Shamanism is not a religion like Christianity. Shamanism is a Hmong culture. Don’t divide and be mistaken by the the two. If you you even think Shamanism is a religion then you my friend have lost your Hmong culture. At that point, don’t call yourself Hmong anymore. To be honest, Shamanism doesn’t even resemble Hmong culture. It’s much more complex than that.
Very good video! I love it. All of us who are still practicing the old tradition need to band together and strategize a way to reduce these ridiculous costs. I love the many ideas here. Shorten the length of the funeral will reduce a lot of things that equates to money. Yes no more catering to so called VIP guests. I agree with just 1 full day and 1 evening is good enough.
John 8:31-55 The Truth Will Set You Free 31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?” 34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave[a] to sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. 38 I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
Hmong commonly known as Miao are an indigenous ethnic group in Asia actually…and because they didn’t assimilate to Chinese culture- they stuck with being Christian’s and then got booted out of Asia. The end.
The Hmong in the States thinks of themselves too highly that they are pressured to make a funeral for a king and queen (ironically, the similar thing is happen to Hmong Laos and Vietnam in weddings today). Sometimes it's the fault of the parent or relatives, who demands certain requirement. When the Hmong were still in Laos and Vietnam, the average person had less than the value of $50 USD and everyone can make a funeral happen. I can understand $10K-$15K in the States, but you shouldn't need to spend over $20K (even with inflation) as a baseline requirement. The rich ones will say, we need to do it, but never think about the poor families who can't afford to spend more than even $5K without going into debt. Your loved one just died, why give yourself more burden with debt. We all know, it's about saving face. But the truth is, at the end of the day, nobody cares because most of them, 90% won't call you, won't ask about you, won't help you pay your debt. But hey, at least they'll be there again at your funeral, right?
You're so right on the point. That's why Neng Chue Xiong yelled out, "Malaqapi" to the other guy, who demanded a bigger cow for the deceased person. Also, there is not need to invite the "leaders" or VIP to a funeral. They offer nothing to the family of the deceased person. Thanks to COVID-19, the change was dramatic.
We need to pray for her in Jesus name! People just want to be acknowledged and loved and because the people she came across didn't give her that she settle for this. Also it looks like she lived to please man so sad. There is still hope to find Jesus. Enter a relationship with Jesus!!! Best choice ever!!! Not easy but so worth it!!
Pray you get through your struggles. Christians or not...muslim or not.....shame on those people whom tried to control whom you should and shouldn't believe in. That should be an individual's choice.
i was intrested in the qeej and asked my mom if i could play it, but it took a while to find a spot for me and by that time i wasn't that intrested anymore :( I like music and instriments andi wanted to try another one, but managing multiple instruments is kinda hard, i still look up to the qeej but i am not sure about playing it.
@@elizabeth-ro8kq the religion brings me peace. I love the way Islam teaches one the way of life that brings purpose. My life was chaotic, I am from a culture where family comes first, but my family doesn't even know how to love one another and there's a lot of resentment. Islam taught me patience and self love. Even how to take care of myself (hygiene etc). It makes my life meaningful. Alhamdulillah Islam saved me.
@@shyl6340 Thank you for replying! I think it's so beautiful the way you speak about your religion; or Islam in general. It makes me more curious about my own morals/beliefs.
I feel the same way!! I'll stumble upon this video ever so often, but everytime I watch it, its as if this is my first time watching this clip. I'd love to see more documentary
Very informational and a well made video! Hope you guys are able to do more in depth videos about Shamanism, the tools, and its practices in the future. While much of my family doesn't practice anymore except for rare occasions, it's still so interesting to learn about.
A 3 year old Hmong child is missing in Wisconsin, his name is Elijah Vue. He has been missing since 2/20/2024. His mother and the mother's boyfriend are in jail for child neglect so they are locked up and not able to ask for help to find the little boy. The biological father, Billy Vue is in prison for something unrelated. This 3 year old child needs to be found. The FBI is offering $15,000.00 reward. This 3 year old Hmong needs a Hmong Shaman to locate his soul parts. The grandparents recently participated in Two Rivers WI police press conference asking the public to help locate this little Hmong 3 year old, so that is an invitation but someone who can qualify as next of kin for this child... Hope you can locate this boy.
These “professionals” talk about the “social pressures” but it’s the politics… The politics of it really sucks with clan leaders and co-leaders…Is it bad kharma for paternal side relatives to allow the hosting family to work the basic jobs (cooking/cutting meat/ restocking food) due to lack of support/sincerity? I’m from maternal side and tried my best to help and tell the hosting family to grieve well during the funeral. It sucks that politics kicked in during a funeral; n I hope the paternal family improves their sincerity.
I hope everyone can learn to treat their spiritual practicioners with respect, be kind to them and support them in the needs of their own life. It makes me very sad to see that people are overwhelming him with demands. I hope he's blessed with love, personal satisfaction and that his personal wishes are granted 😢💔
Thank you for creating this video. It was informative and I believe will inspire others to further do more research on this topic. Overall, I am proud of our HMong people - no matter which gender or non gender conforming - and our pursuit of higher education or vocation. It is great to see the number of HMong people obtaining a degree increase every year. Looking forward to more videos from you.
