Hmong American Experience: Life Between Two Worlds

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I was requested to upload this piece I created in celebration of #APIHeritageMonth back in May. This is a digital poetry piece on my Hmong-American journey juggling life and identity between two worlds. Although this is rooted in the narrative of my Hmong people, I know many ethnicities have voiced how they too share this experience.
I think that is a beautiful thing for many of us who have no country on the map to explain where we are from and who we are.
That we still have our very existence and story to tell.
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@lordcron 3 года назад

Darn near every word she spoke Is the African American experience. It's almost spooky how similar our journeys are. I'm proud to learn the Hmong history.

@nakitavang 3 года назад

Thank you so much! I am so honored to have heard so many comments from other ethnicities sharing how much our experiences overlap. I am proud to be in this space with amazing others like you!

@lordcron 3 года назад

@@nakitavang Thank you. The honor is all mine Queen Nakita. God Bless.

@9chilidog 2 года назад

If you were born in America black culture permeates the entire American culture-you are not an outsider. Lol, stop running in the victim Olympic.

@laurenbeal9776 3 года назад

This is amazing! I would love to use this in my class for AAPI Heritage Month. I teach in Fresno, a heavy Hmong population. I think this would really resonate. Thank you for your art!

@nakitavang 3 года назад

Thank you so much! I truly appreciate it and know how much representation matters.

@Larez121 3 года назад

Found this after Sunisa Lee's Gold win! So happy for your community! Great video and message!

@marimar3161 3 года назад

I'm not even Hmong but I loved this!

@nakitavang 3 года назад

Wow, thank you sooo much!

@ThePonsor911 2 года назад

Hmong Us

@jamalshokri723 3 года назад

Well done, I'm not Hmong, but I can feel every single word from your poem because I don't have a country also, which made us stronger and more open-minded.

@nakitavang 3 года назад

That is so beautiful. I absolutely agree. May I ask what ethnicity you are? I love hearing stories of others who can relate. It makes us feel less alone!

@caseyxiong7602 2 года назад

Thank you for this sister. As an Army Officer, I have tried to explain the Hmong experience to my colleagues for the past 20 years. I could not have explained our struggle any better then this. We are a very resilient people.

@nakitavang 2 года назад

Thank you so much and for your service as well. I am so happy that we are voicing our own stories even more and sharing with others who we are. Truly resilient indeed.

@Skyyy.8158 3 года назад

I'm Hmong and I really love this! And please give Hmong people a better life!

@teatea4496 3 года назад

That's so true. My parents often told me when I was growing up that we are foreigners in a land where we do not belong and are not wanted. If the white men ever decided to ring us by the neck. The world would not bat an eye for our loss.

@nakitavang 3 года назад

Our parents would surely feel that most. I'm so happy we are building a new world for ourselves and putting us on the map now too. ❤️

@JVPrice713 4 года назад

Beautiful video, Nakita! You've done so much in honoring and remembering your culture, it's admirable

@nakitavang 4 года назад

Thanks so much Julion. That means a ton to me especially coming from you. Thank you!

@pwtohmoov4216 3 года назад

Good job frds i want to be your friend

@seanweatherall3151 2 года назад

Amazing stories, I have been very fortunate to break bread and moonshine with the hmong in southern Yunnan China, and communicating in Yunnan dialect have told me alot about their traditions and history.

@gc641 3 года назад

I have just learned about Hmong people here in Minnesota, as a Hakka I have travelled and worked all over the world but never learned about the Hmong. Your people are beautiful and your culture is so interesting, I never knew there are Hmong in French Guyana and I am from Suriname, anyway I wish you success with your channel and life, accept what you are now but never forget who you are. God bless

@nakitavang 3 года назад

That is so amazing! I am just seeing this now. Thank you so much for sharing. I have heard of Hakka as well but have not yet met anyone yet! Thank you for watching!

@electrowizard3209 2 года назад

Hmong Us

@李晨威-r1b 3 года назад

Maybe you can go to China and have a look, the roots of the Hmong are in China.

@senthilcaesar 3 года назад

I recently read Hmong people history in Erica Lee 'The making of Asian American' book. This video reinforces the chapters in the book.

@pichupuche2474 9 месяцев назад

No, we are the ones who envy you. The Hmong have 4 countries of their own: China, Laos, Thailand and the United States. Currently, all 4 countries recognize them. The Hmong are legally part of the country. You have a very large country compared to other ethnic ❤

@Killtrox91 3 года назад

Such a beautiful video and powerful message! Thank you for sharing your story.

@nakitavang 3 года назад

Thank you so much for watching Michael! :)

@adolffranz9502 Год назад

Hmong means free man....they are people who lives on the hill and don't care about country and politic, so pople treat them as barbarian(Miao)...and due to the han domination they spread from south west china to south easth asia(laos and vietnam) and it didn't go well (vietnam war) and then some of them end up in US as refugee Piece of little part of history is fascinating to read

@kawaiibbyindahouse 3 года назад

I cried so hard watching this. Thank you for this beautiful video. You are a strong and courageous Hmong woman.

@nakitavang 3 года назад

Thank you so much for watching and sharing your sentiments with me!!!

@bvbxiong5791 9 месяцев назад

"but my spirit answers to Tshiab Liag" - omg stop being so overly dramatic.

@crasher209 5 месяцев назад

I'm moving closer to be with my clan family.

@KingHayabusa384 2 года назад

Such a beautiful video. I'm not Hmong, I am a white European and I have always admired the strength of your people.

@nakitavang 2 года назад

Thank you so much. I appreciate the kindness greatly. ❤️

@spark300c 2 года назад

I guess that hmong have not been here enough to fit the East Asian American identity. I think they been here about forty years. In sense native born us hmong do have country. just that a minority here.

@vajhuamsibluag 2 года назад

Remember the recent and current hate and harassment against Asian!

@jussticexiong6228 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for the reminder! 💎

@vanhoavannghe 2 года назад

Hmong costumes very special lots of very beautiful patterns

@0211lilyify 4 месяца назад

Beautifully said ❤ Your gift for words and storytelling is so healing for all of us. Being bicultural is hard and I can only imagine how hard it was for our parents. This made me miss my late grandma so much. 🥹❤️

@nakitavang 4 месяца назад

Awww thank you ❤ That was a grounding reminder for me of why I do what I do. I'm missing mine with you.

@amalbajnaid8392 3 года назад

This was absolutely beautiful!!

@nakitavang 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@puma6879 2 года назад

Suiii

@Gen_ShadowCompany_203 3 года назад

It's beautiful, also I'm Hmong

@nakitavang 3 года назад

Thank you so much Andy!

@Gen_ShadowCompany_203 3 года назад

@@nakitavang That's actually my Dad's name, it's Riley. He named the account his name

@nobirthday 2 года назад

🖤🖤🖤

@johnxk81 3 года назад

I am 9 months late but damn, this here is so dope. I love it 👏✊

@nakitavang 3 года назад

Thank you so much John! Appreciate it!

@82daphy 3 года назад

There part of Place in southern China were once belong to the hmongs taken by Beijing because of their resources Hmong were chase out by them

@leejlauj5365 3 года назад

However we are still Hmong enough and I loved my name and I am really proud I was born a Hmong on the earth

@tublis6345 3 года назад

peb haiv Hmoob vam meej kawg lawm nawb . sib pab tshawb peb cov nyob tim no thiab og.

@hmoobleejtub4845 3 года назад

Koj hu li cas nkauj hmoob koj zoo nkauj heev li

@goldenflowerkhang6900 3 года назад

Well done!!! I have always thought this way too. I get asked those questions everyday even to this day and I'm 32 years old. Because we are here we all need to make happiness to what we have and make today worth it.

@nakitavang 3 года назад

That is so beautiful and true. We are all here and we get the chance to make it worth it. Right with you sister. And hehe give my Hmong a little time and we'll get there loolol.