What do you know about Hmong? Join us in Sapa, Vietnam; Luang Prabang in Laos; and somewhere a little further afield for this episode of Language Stories.
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Special Guests: Chua - Chua's Sapa Tour and Homestay, Jasmine Tierra - Singer, and Jer, Evan, Tanya - Laos Learns English.
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Links:
- Hmong Batik Class, Luang Prabang — This is the link on Backstreet Academy to the Hmong Batik Class we did that featured in the video. It's a great experience! Make sure you do it early in your visit so you have time to collect your finished piece the following day.
- Hmong Vegetarian Cooking Class — And here's the link to the cooking class that features in the video. It's also in Luang Prabang and was great too. We got to choose our dishes and picked the ones we were least likely to cook again. This meant we cooked with rattan and banana flower! The family you cook with are very friendly.
- Black Singer Soars in Hmong Language - NPR — NPR article that features Jasmine's story to singing in Hmong.
- Hmong Americans - Wikipedia — Wikipedia has a good overview of Hmong Americans.
- History of the Hmong in Minneapolis-St Paul - Wikipedia — There's even a specific page for Minneapolis-St Paul!
- St. Paul: McDonald’s Hmong pitch mangles language - Twin Cities — I found this article interesting about McDonalds attempt locally to appeal to Hmong residents.
- Being Hmong in America - The Atlantic — There's some interesting reads about Being Hmong in America on The Atlantic.
- Minnesota Remembers Vietnam: America's Secret War - PBS — This documentary tells the story of 'America's Secret War'.