2. LANGUAGE
★ Hmong is the primary language
spoken at home especially for
the elderly.
★ Speaking Hmong and English.
PHRASES WE USE DAILY
➢ ”Koj Tuaj los” meaning hello;
welcome.
➢ “Mus ho tuaj” meaning good-
bye and come back
➢ ”Nyob zoo” means hello
3. SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
General Vang Pao was a major general in the
Royal Lao Army. A leader to the Hmong American
Community in the United State. Thousands of people
follow him as a hero to our culture and as a saviour to
make it possible to come to the US.
4. ❏ Hmong New Year
(Once a year we wear our
Traditional clothing and go to
Hmong New Year.)
❏ People will chat, sing, toss ball
as a fun activity.
❏ Remembrance of our culture
TRADITION
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❖ Rice is our main course.
❖ Chicken
❖ Pepper is a condiment but is consumed
daily as a course too.
FOOD
6. MORE FOOD
❖ Sweet Pork
❖ Papaya Salad
❖ Egg Roll
❖ Hmong Sausage
with Sticky Rice
❖ Fish
❖ Tapioca or 3
Mixed Colors
❖ Steam Rice Cake
❖ Hmong Jello
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7. ARTS
➔ Sewing is our form of art
and cultural heritage.
➔ Dancing is another form of
arts.
➔ Qeej is instrument that the
person performed and
dance with it.
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8. RELIGION
Shamanism was the only
religion back in the home
country. But now in the U.S.
our main one is Christianity.
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