Comments on: Hmong New Year http://www.setzler.net/2007/11/18/hmong-new-year/ Life in Black and White Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:45:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: mk http://www.setzler.net/2007/11/18/hmong-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4322 mk Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:32:57 +0000 http://www.setzler.net/2007/11/18/hmong-new-year/#comment-4322 Working with family services, I've been to a lot of different cultural events and it's definitely been different. Growing up on the east coast and near Washington DC, there was a lot more cultural diversity than there is in the midwest. Now, I am very rarely in the situation where I am a minority. I've been to several Hmong events (there is a large Hmong population here) and others where I've been the only one who doesn't understand the language and felt Very White. Makes me aware of how accustomed I've grown to the rather segregated societies we have out here. And if Hmong people ever tell you that their food isn't spicy and you should try some, THEY ARE LYING!! Working with family services, I’ve been to a lot of different cultural events and it’s definitely been different. Growing up on the east coast and near Washington DC, there was a lot more cultural diversity than there is in the midwest. Now, I am very rarely in the situation where I am a minority. I’ve been to several Hmong events (there is a large Hmong population here) and others where I’ve been the only one who doesn’t understand the language and felt Very White. Makes me aware of how accustomed I’ve grown to the rather segregated societies we have out here.

And if Hmong people ever tell you that their food isn’t spicy and you should try some, THEY ARE LYING!!

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