Off The Record: What Do You Know About the Hmong Community? 

Appreciate the acknowledgement and love for the Hmong community ❤️ WE LOVE YOU GUYS! 🥺

It's so embarrassing that the first thing Bart knew about our hmong people is that we fight at new years. can't run away from it at this point. 😂

Holy shit, Hmong made it for a whole episode. Ryan and Joe covered majority, this would’ve been a fire episode with David on since he grew up around so many in Sac. Thanks for the representation JK. Much love from Fresno! 💙 Edit: Y’all should try to get Sunisa Lee(1st Hmong Olympian) or the Twinjaz to come on!

Hmong's traditional religion is NOT practicing "witch craft" like you said. We don't use magic, spells, curses, or whatnot to call on evil and harm others. It is actually the complete opposite. It is called shamanism which is communicating/connecting with our ancestors for blessings, healing, protection, and etc. Part of our practice is to remove evil and curses.

HOLY CRAP I CAN’T BELIEVE YALL DID A VIDEO DEDICATED TO US😭 I’ve been watching y’all since I was 7 and I’m turning 23. I’m always so happy when Joe brings up Hmong people

I'm a Hmong Shaman and it's not witchcraft. But it's not Joe's fault. I'm very appreciative that JKNews actually did a segment on Hmong people. Yes, alot of Hmong people are fans of JKFilms. Keep killing it and we love what you guys do. Come to Fresno and I'll show you around and I can share more about Hmong people and our culture. All love.

Props to Joe for knowing so much about us Hmong people! Respect.

❤❤❤ Thanks for recognizing our community!!! I'm so glad Joe was able to experience and see our community in his younger years. This is awesome!

We Hmong ppl love y’all! Been a fan from the beginning of ‘07 when Bart was playing unco Sam and singing rnb songs with tissue up his nose because his nose is always bleeding and Joe telling a baby to not be like that guy lol humble beginnings!!! I was 14 when I first watched you guys. Now I’m 30 lol time flies! Also, the 3 main states that Hmong people reside in are CA, MN, and WI

I am half Hmong half Burmese. Living in Fresno. Been supporting y’all since “Uncle Sam” era. Most millennials/gen z know who JKFilms is. We all grew up watching your content. Me and my bestfriend still watch your videos/vlogs till this day. Thank you for recognizing us. Hopefully one day y’all will bring on a Hmong guest and they can shed light on our culture and community

I worked with the Hmong community in Fresno and they are a wonderful tight knit community with delicious food and amazing culture! Had the blessing to try all the yummy food like papaya salad, naab vaam, and Hmong sausage!

Living in the Central Valley when I would go to camp as a kid I met so much Hmong people there. Some of the nicest people very friendly I was a loner and they became friends with me. Made my experience at camp better and I was happy to learn more about their culture. Sending love to the Hmong community ❤❤❤❤

Pretty sure I’ve been watching you guys for 10+ years now. Hmong fan here! Thank you for educating yourselves & some of yt about my people. ❤

It’s always so exciting seeing others talk about the Hmong people. I was very impressed with how much Joe knew and his missionaries. Thank you guys for covering this subject!

Seeing all the Hmong people thanking you for this video warms my heart. I've heard of them but never ever knew what they were about or anything about their story. Respect to them. The children were so precious!

We love our Hmong friends; thank you for being part of this channel!

Yassss❤ I never comment on videos, but for this I will! I’m the first Asian American and first Hmong American to be part of city government as a City Commissioner for Green Bay (city of the Packers). This episode brings joy to my heart so much! We are always overlooked and always put at the bottom of the totem pole. Jo Koy did his show in our little Green Bay town and he put us on the map here! He didn’t know what Hmong was so he made a whole half an hour show about us🙌🏼 I even wrote to him how grateful I was, especially as the first and only person representing asians in politics and often discriminated against in a 95% Caucasian city. He wrote back to me with a wonderful thank you note😭♥️🙏 My heart is so happy to know the ones who made it big are recognizing us! Thank youuuu🥹

Damn didn’t think we would ever start popping off like this, we appreciate the love you guys have and how you guys dedicated a episode to us!

I’m not a religious man…but when I see stories like these, I understand their purpose. The community aspect of religion. Nothing but respect and admiration.

Eyyy!! Thank you for the little shout out and for shining light on our community. Amazing to see how far JK has come since we had you guys in Detroit, Michigan 🙏 I’m ready when you are 😉

Hmong people love Jknews. From my knowledge growing up and just pulling in clues. I always thought us Hmong people were the "Yellow Tribe" in Dynasty Warriors.

I’m sure you’re getting a lot of the same comments from us Hmong people but understand how much we appreciate this video so much! We’re really unknown and rare. Thank you so much for making a whole video just about us. It would be so cool if we can get the twinjaz to be a guest on here and speak more about our culture!!!

Props to the Hmong brothas and sisters out there! I’m Mien a smaller community than the Hmong but we have similar cultural background, I would have loved to see David on this as he grew up around the Hmong and Mien Communities in Sac

Huge Hmong fan right here from MN !! Been following you guys for a really long time now. Thanks for having a talk of who Hmong people are. Much love to jknews!!

Been a fan for 10+ years and you guys inspired tf out of me. Dope to hear everyone here and especially Joe talking about Hmong people!

I’m so happy that you guys did this video!! I just came back from a National Speech and Debate competition making it to the top 60 in the category poetry, with my poem speaking about the Hmong American Experience!!!

I clicked so fast!! A hmong fan here ❤❤

Hmong pride! Thank you JK news for talking about us! So happy that you guys know them! Comment down below if you’re Hmong and what clan are you from!! 💜💜💜

as a filipino I love the Hmong community in my hometown Sacramento !

Hello. Fellow Hmong here. The history I learned about my people came from word of mouth since there's not much documentation. After losing our war with China, we were segregated by colors. Hence why there's Hmong Green, White, Black and Red. (Might be more colors) Each color has a slightly different dialect. But some are almost a whole different language in itself. Anyone caught writing and speaking Hmong were killed Mostly hmong green and white migrated to the US. This is why we got the idea of sewing stories in our cloth. We also used to have blonde hair and blue eyes. Some of those traits are still strong in some families.

Holy shit I can’t believe they’re actually talking about this, US!! This is so crazy I could never imagine them talking about our community

Thank you for giving our Hmong community coverage. Been following you guys since your debut and I’m so happy to see you guys blossom and become so successful!!! Much love and support!!! ❤

Hmong woman here! Love you guys! I’ve been watching and supporting for many many years. Through many of Joe’s relationship! 😅

I wish David was part of this episode. He grew up in Sac so he knew a lot of Hmong people.

All love! David would’ve been a great addition to this episode because he’s from sac and there is a huge hmong population located there. There’s definitely lots and lots more to know so hopefully there’ll be more parts (part 2, 3, etc) about the hmong community.

Sunisa Lee, Olympic gold medalist, is Hmong. The mayor of Oakland, CA, is Hmong, Sheng Thao. In Hollywood, Brenda Song is Hmong. So, we are out there.

Hmong Fan Here! My husband would be honored to come on your show! Love you guys! Keep up the good work! ❤😅

Thanks for the shout-out JK!!!!!! You guys don’t even know how big of a Hmong fan-base you have. Seriously. For the record, I’d love to come on the show. To connect, share, & grow together. It’d be fun & probably hilarious too! 🤣🤣🤣

I read “the spirit catches you and you fall down” back in the early 2000s and that book broke my heart

Whoa!!!! I feel seen. Thank you Bart, Nick, Steve, Ryan, and last but not least Joe.

I can say as a hmong person, we sound like an amalgamation of mandarin, cantonese and hints of korean. I studied those languages and we share so many words with them but we just use them differently. I know that at least 30-40% of it is related to chinese vocabulary. It is common amongst hmong elders saying that chinese people originate from hmong but chinese wanted to create an empire as hmong people are warrior farmers. Hmong was forced to assimilate under chinese rule or die. A large amount of hmong people split and that's how they ended up in many corners of the world

I can not believe my ears! Thank you so much for acknowledging the Hmong. There’s plenty of Hmong people out in California, I’m sure that if you reach out and ask if someone would like to be a guest, lots would volunteer. ❤️

Got so much respect and love for Joe and JK Films!! Thank you on behalf of all the Hmong across the world!!

Quick History: The word Mong refers to a region/place in central China (present day) before China was China. This location was called Mong which included many different group of people but they all spoke similar language. When the Yuan Danasty (Kublai Khan) was nearing it's end; there were a lot of fighting; some fled south into Loas, Vietnam and other went north to Mongol-lah which is today Mongolia. Prior to this place being called Mong; most of the people who settle in the area came from the steppes (horse riders) of today Mongolia; the Mong in the USA are remnant of the break away group that went south into Loas and Vietnam. As a fact the Mong (Hmong) who went into Vietnam were a pretty fearsome group; they were giving governorship over northern Vietnam as a buffer between Vietnam and China. There are a temple there honoring what the Vangs (Vuong; if a Vietnamese have this last name; his/her ancestor is most likely a Mong (Hmong)) in the region; also Hmong in northern Vietnam were known to keep the company of the Hmong bob tail dog (mix of wolf and dog) one of the four legendary dog of Vietnam. To summarizes it; it's like the Aztec, Incas and Mayans of the west. We can find their people and their people can point where the ancestor used to live but the land is not theirs no more! Thanks for bringing this to life; if you ever get a Hmong bob tail dog do another episode on it!

This made my day! It’s so cool to hear y’all talking about my culture! I’ve been watching JkFilms and JkNews ever since I was in middle school till now when I am in college with a small family! Love you guys and thanks for always making us laugh especially after long days of work or school! FYI Fresno has the largest Hmong New Year which is held at the last week of December every year

That’s awesome how Ryan brought up Cham people - yay for indigenous people 💜💜 this video is awesome!

One thing is incorrect here. The villains of Mulan are the Huns who are a Mongolian army. The Hmongs are not related to them at all. It is possible that the word Huns sound the same as Hmong which is where the mix up stems from. The Hmong are a ethnic minority originally from Southern China. The persecution part is true though. In China they are termed Miao people.

Thank you guys

Also, the Hmong community are some kick ass outdoorsmen. They slay when it comes to fishing and hunting! Met a fair amount in WA

As a long time fan, I appreciate y’all so much. Thank you guys for speaking about and teaching about Hmong people.

As a Hmong fan, I clicked on this video so fast the moment I saw this notification

Love that you all are bringing attention to this. As a fellow Hmong myself, I appreciate it. Glad to be a long-time fan of JK. 😊

Thank you for doing this !! The Hmong community needs more representation 💪💪

IM CRYINGGGGGG!! My culture and people is being acknowledged! Thank you sooo much guys! I love this so much!!! 💙 We are such a rare group of people that has no country and I appreciate this video so much!

Being recognized by my favorite group of people is so surreal! Love you guys and keep up the good work!

Checking in from Minnesota ❤

This was a fun video to watch! Been following y’all for years. Thank you for the slight intro on Hmong folks for all of your followers. Gran Torino was probably the worst depiction of my people and culture but it was still fun to see Hmong people on the big screen. Feel free to reach out if y’all ever wanna know more about the Hmong!

I’m a proud Hmong! Been a supporter of the channel for a long time! Keep it up!

Man, Joe has lived such a fascinating life.

Thanks for the acknowledgment.

Hmong was recruited by cia to ambush the Ho Chi Minh trail and when America abandon the war they left us for dead and say cross over to Thailand for refugee. Hmong landed in California but migrated to Minnesota for better economy and now the twin cities is the capital of Hmong in the nation. Thanks for supporting and talking about us

This is awesome! Thanks for the recognition.

It was so interesting to see and hear what the group knew about the Hmong community. The Hmong community have expanded so much over the years and it’s awesome that the Hmong community and culture is being recognized.

Aww shit ! Appreciate the shout out brothers ! ✊🏻❤️

Wow thanks for the shout out guys! We love that you love us loving you guys!

Another hmong brother here, been watching you guys literally since youtube first started. We may be low in population but slowly making our climb and waves here in the US. Most well-known hmong today is probably Sunisa Lee, maybe yall can bring her on the show.

Thank you ❤

It’s always nice to hear when you guys talk about the hmong community, thank you for making this video, i didn’t even know joe lived in a Hmong village 😂 would love for u guys to find a hmong person to bring to the show!❤️always much love and appreciate y’all

I was there at the University of Minnesota show!! It was nice of you guys to come out and enjoy the MN cold weather. It is awesome that you guys are spending time talking Hmong people. Hmong represent!!

Thank you for the episode, I'm Hmong and you guys just made my day 😊

Thank you for the spotlight!! Love you guys!!!

I’m Hmong but I’m much more thankful that Joe went out to the villages to educate and help put a derailment to a lot of evil actions. A lot of people going to villages/Thailand are predators. So huge respect & thanks for his time helping and bringing awareness.

Thanks!

I loved hearing Joe’s experience in the Hmong village! Despite his shenanigans, he’s actually really compassionate and educated! I would correct him though and say that witchcraft is probably not the best term to characterize the Hmong’s religion. Shamanism is a more correct term, like Anthony mentioned hahaha. Much love, JK.

Thanks for the shoutout!! Been watching you guys for 15 years

Hmong man here from GA. Decent size hmong community here. i love jk and I try to promote jk news to my Mexicans friends. Not a lot of people know of us. A hmong person on jk news would be awesome.

Omg! Tysm fr putting us out there!! We love u guys! ❤

Thank you for this! We Hmong appreciate & love JK! I hope to one day see a Hmong-American guest on JK News so you can all learn more about our culture. ❤

I’m from Fresno, CA, many Hmong people here! I have many Hmong friends and I’ve been to their New Year several times.

Love this. I grew up in a small agricultural town near chico California. Had a few friends who were hmong and I didnt know the history. Thanks for this video

Thanks for this episode and thanks for continuing to spread the love for us Hmong people! Much love!

I love this! I grew up watching you guys, laughing with you guys, cracking up at your skits. There's so many great Hmong celebrities out there that would love to appear on your channel and just reconnect with their childhood!

Much love ! ❤

Sick! Y’all actually know a good amount without being around a big community. Y’all should try to get Doua Moua on, I think he’s a good age to know about the immigrant experience and the Asian American experience. Twinjaz would be sick too!

Love yall so much! I even went to Junbi 3 times during my trip to Oahu just to try and catch Joe 😂 my friend Hannah who works there then sent me a picture of Joe a day after we left back to Minnesota lol wasn't meant to be

Love it! Love how ya’ll did this and having others learn about Hmong people. Would Definitely love to see you guys invite the twins or reach out to other Hmong people in the community to get into JK if you guys are wondering who Hmong people are 😊.

It is great to see Hmong being recognized. I can see this episode will open up other JK fans to learn a little bit more about us if they haven't already.

Been watching since "real gangsterz" thank you for covering on my people.

I have been watching you guys ever since your first video and you guys have really shaped our community into something better and more relaxed compared to the early gangsta days. A lot of our generation, the baby boomers, really grow and take a lot of what you guys influence. Honestly, if you guys ever book anything up in Minneapolis, you guys would see huge love and respect. Everyone I know watches you guys, I watch you guys, my younger cousins watch you guys. Let me buy you guys plane tickets!

This is dope! I'm glad Hmong people got an episode but if possible, it'll be fun to watch a Hmong folk/Hmong RU-vidr on the show. Glad to hear the interesting story from Joe, didn't expect him to show photos and tell of his experience. A reason why there's a lot of Hmong folks supporting the JK Company is because JK is the first well known Asian RU-vidr. You look into RU-vid, you want to find someone that you can relate to and I think Bart and Joe did a great job on that along with the other members. Thank you!

Yoooo! Mean respect for this!!! The Hmong last names are common because we only have 18 clans

Thank you for shedding light on the Hmong community! Y’all are awesome 🖤

Yes!!! Thank you for talking about us!😭 I’ve been watching you guys since I was 10years old and I am now 23. Been a huge fan and for you guys to talk about us is crazy!! It’s like releasing a song for the first time and u hear it on the radio type of hype! 😭♥️love you guys!

They are very much in Thailand and I met some of them in Maesot, Thailand. In the Philippines I attended ati-atihan festival in 2020 ( just before the Covid lock down) the host asked us to wear traditional Hmong clothes. I went to Maesot and ask them for their suggestions and had it especially made for me and my two kids! They are nice people! ❤

Thank y’all for making this video. Much love!

Idk if you guys remember, but I was at your first JKFilms meet and greet over at San Gabriel. I was dating a Hmong girl at the moment and I asked you guys to give her a shout out because she was over in NorCal and couldn’t make it. I still have that video haha

Ayeee super cool video. I’m Hmong Yang and I’m happy to see a video explaining where my people come from and our heritage

Much love to the hmong brothers and sisters out there. These are some of the hardest working/loyal and family oriented people in the world. I know cause im from laos. If you wanna learn more about them. Check out the secret war in laos. You will learn how strong and capable they are. Most americans dont even know how much the hmong have sacrificed for the war on communism. Its a blessing and a honor know and be around such loving people. Trust me i am mien and we are pretty much the same.

Thanks for recognizing all the Hmong people in your video ❤

I’m a hmong from Fresno and I have been a fan forever, I just want to say that Bart is right. Hmong people scrap anywhere 😂