Amazing story! I was talking to my parents about our family history and mentioned about this video where there was a Hmong man named Pheng who spoke great English as the first wave of Hmong immigrants into the US. Showed it to my parents and my father immediately recognized him. His full name is Mr. Pheng Vang and is a relative of my father. My father also said they go back all the way to their days in Laos. Also Mr. Pheng Vang actually sponsored my father and his brother to come to Rhode Island and personally picked them up at the airport in 1980. Mr. Pheng Vang lived in Green Bay in the late 80s with his wife and now lives in North Carolina. I wish to meet him one day and say thanks on behalf of my family. Peace to all my Hmong family and friends.
I faced the same problem in 1981 when my cousin and I went to Southwest High School in Minneapolis,MN. After school, we practiced soccer ball for Southwest High School. The school gave us tokens so after the practice we could take city bus home. When we got on the bus, the young black and white want to mess with us, cause they want to fight with us and they asked for a fight. At that time we were completely wear soccer shoes. we told them "if you really want to fight, then the next stop we have to get out off the bus and fight," but when the bus stop then the young black and white didn't want to get out and fight.
It’s a true story how the spirit used the cat’s body and haunts him at night time. After the cat died they moved out. Heard the house was haunted after what happened.
here in france, when u talk about hmong people, most of the time u catch their attention because many of them don't know us! they look interested in knowing the links between hmong people and france an usa!
"..in a fight that may have broken out because he [the Hmong kid] misread the seriousness of the black student's challenge." That's a twisted way of putting it. In most cases (possibly all of them), Hmong kids were bullied and had little or no choice but to defend themselves. Hmong families didn't press charges because all they wanted was to forget and move on. Moreover, the law never did work for us so why waste such efforts when we already knew what the end result would most likely be!
this racist happen to when i was in elementary too.. white kid don't know me as a Hmong but only Chinese..In first grade 1995, i wrote F-U letter & drawing to this white bully kid on his class valentine card. Mistake is i wrote my name on it too. Nxt day i was sent to the office. A Hmong translator was ther waiting for me there. He ask me about it. i told him i dislike him of his bullyness. The principle & Vp understand & tol me not to do it again or next time tell my mom & dad i got scare &stop
Hey, that's my mom's uncle! I'd call him grandpa. I know those kids! This is pretty cool. He passed away a few months ago. Rest in peace.
Wow! This should be in the Hmong historical archive as part of our history.
We came along way in the West, thank you to all you for paving the way for us.
Is there a part 3?
We go through all these trouble, and yet we still have hmong on hmong crime
what! i want more please! thanks for the upld!
That is exactly my life when I settled in America 1992. Life was hard they placed me in 7th grade because my age. I cried a lot .
Wow, Uncle Pheng! You are the Legend Hero in Providence, RI for the Hmong People. Dang, My Uncle Aint no Joke! Lol.
Respect to the Cheng! He looks like a smart and wise guy.
To be a hero you must fight alone
Amazing story! I was talking to my parents about our family history and mentioned about this video where there was a Hmong man named Pheng who spoke great English as the first wave of Hmong immigrants into the US. Showed it to my parents and my father immediately recognized him. His full name is Mr. Pheng Vang and is a relative of my father. My father also said they go back all the way to their days in Laos. Also Mr. Pheng Vang actually sponsored my father and his brother to come to Rhode Island and personally picked them up at the airport in 1980. Mr. Pheng Vang lived in Green Bay in the late 80s with his wife and now lives in North Carolina. I wish to meet him one day and say thanks on behalf of my family. Peace to all my Hmong family and friends.
i like the class... wish i had one of that; i'd talk all about it.
Kuv tuaj txhawb koj lawm os py aw sib pab nawb
This is crazy. How crazy is it that it took me this long to find out what it was like to be hmong American after leaving laos / Thailand
I faced the same problem in 1981 when my cousin and I went to Southwest High School in Minneapolis,MN. After school, we practiced soccer ball for Southwest High School. The school gave us tokens so after the practice we could take city bus home. When we got on the bus, the young black and white want to mess with us, cause they want to fight with us and they asked for a fight. At that time we were completely wear soccer shoes. we told them "if you really want to fight, then the next stop we have to get out off the bus and fight," but when the bus stop then the young black and white didn't want to get out and fight.
That's my uncle!! Lol wow I never seen this or know bout this, this whole time
@vvtitc the interpreter is in North Carolina, he is living in Polkton. he is in his 50's now.
Hey... can you continue downloading the rest of the documentary? I can only see part 1 and 2.
where's the rest can you upload plz...
But Hmong are Chinese.
The more you know.
Hmongs arent Chinese. Chinese are Hmong.
The story about the cat as evil spirit was very funny but somewhat unique though.
It’s a true story how the spirit used the cat’s body and haunts him at night time. After the cat died they moved out. Heard the house was haunted after what happened.
is there more parts?
Where is the next part?
here in france, when u talk about hmong people, most of the time u catch their attention because many of them don't know us! they look interested in knowing the links between hmong people and france an usa!
Messed with one of us, messed with the whole lot of us - hmong gangs
where is the rest of it all.
Hmong people are prettier than the rest of the southeast asians
i disagree! All of them look alike to me lol
They're the lighter skin Asians for sure. Theyre from China so thats to be expected.
arfo lol... that was the style then my dad have one too
"..in a fight that may have broken out because he [the Hmong kid] misread the seriousness of the black student's challenge."
That's a twisted way of putting it. In most cases (possibly all of them), Hmong kids were bullied and had little or no choice but to defend themselves. Hmong families didn't press charges because all they wanted was to forget and move on.
Moreover, the law never did work for us so why waste such efforts when we already knew what the end result would most likely be!
That chick speak at 6:03 sure is hott for those years lol
lol a lot of people still don't know hmong
@nxh36
bet his english is excellent now =)
Hmong have no land :-(
this racist happen to when i was in elementary too.. white kid don't know me as a Hmong but only Chinese..In first grade 1995, i wrote F-U letter & drawing to this white bully kid on his class valentine card. Mistake is i wrote my name on it too. Nxt day i was sent to the office. A Hmong translator was ther waiting for me there. He ask me about it. i told him i dislike him of his bullyness. The principle & Vp understand & tol me not to do it again or next time tell my mom & dad i got scare &stop
My mom told me that We had to hide and pretend that we were chinese
lol
We go through all these trouble, and yet we still have hmong on hmong crime