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Black Hmong, Vietnam __ A photo gallery of click-to-enlarge images. "The Hmong are around the eighth largest minority group in Vietnam where they are also known as Meo, Man Trang and Mieu Toc. - From Pamela A Cross - http://www.tribaltextiles.info/Galleries/Black_Hmong.htm#top 

The fabric of their lives __ Paj ntaub -- a phrase that means "flower cloth" and is pronounced "pandoa" encompasses embroidery and applique. Origins and meaning are covered, as well as a brief outline of how it's done. - From hmongnet.org - http://www.hmongnet.org/culture/pandau.html 

The Hmong: A Guide to Traditional Lifestyles __ The opening paragraph gives the best review. "Once upon a time, the Hmong had a very valuable Book which told them many important things that it was necessary to know in life and during the great journey between death and rebirth. That Book was eaten by cows and rats. Since that time, no text has been able to represent a culture as rich in variety as that of the Hmong." While this is a review for a book, it does contain some interesting information which might be the start point for further research. - From Times Publishing Group/Robert Cooper - http://www.hmongnet.org/publications/thehmong.html 

Hmong Hilltribe __ A brief overview of the Hmong people. - From wayfarersthailand.com - http://www.wayfarersthailand.com/hmong.htm 

Hmong Nationality Archives __ "Until 1999, the Hmong people have lived without an archive of our own. The reasons can be found in our history. Over 5,000 years ago the Hmong, once highly developed with a rich culture in northeast China under the leadership of the Hmong king Chiyou, were invaded, conquered, and suppressed by the expansionist Chinese. Our civilization was taken away." You will find a lot of information. - From Hmong Nationality Archives - http://www.hmongarchives.org/index.php 

Hmong Textile Traditions __ You will find articles, links, and click-to-view images of Hmong textiles. - illustrated - From quiltethnic.com - http://www.quiltethnic.com/hmong.html

 
Hmong Women __ Learn about the changing life of Hmong women. ""When looking carefully at the roles of Hmong women during the past decades, Hmong women do not have the opportunity to a formal education and a career as Hmong men do. This is mainly because of the degree to which Hmong women have been indoctrinated by the teachings of the cultural norms. Therefore, they're treated different from and lesser than Hmong men. There are various reasons why such complexity persists to this day. We are also seeing changes in the Hmong community;..." - From Melyssa Yang - http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/6952/women.html 

My Mother & I __ Article based on Hmong family relationship. - From "This story was published by the San Francisco Examiner for Mother's Day in 1994 and was later republished by Scholastic Update in 1996" - http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~vangv/mymother.html 

News Article on Hmong Repatriation __ A rather dated document but still very interesting. "Washington - The United Sates and United Nations are imposing a death sentence on thousands of Hmong still in Southeast Asian camps by forcing them back to a government they fled, former refugees told Congress on Thursday." - From Bob Vitale, Post-Crescent Washington Bureau - http://my.athenet.net/~jlindsay/HmongPC.shtml 

Pahawh Hmong alphabet __ The Pahawh Hmong alphabet was invented in 1959 by Shong Lue Yang, an illiterate Hmong farmer living in northern Laos close to the border with Vietnam. Shong Lue Yang believed that the alphabet was revealed to him by God, a belief shared by many among the Hmong." - illustrated - From omniglot.com - http://www.omniglot.com/writing/hmong.htm 

Who Are Hmong? __ Some interesting information covering history, culture and religion, "Recently, Westerners who were interested in studying Hmong were influenced that "Hmong" means "free men". Hmong had a very long history fighting for freedom. Though, Hmong themselves don't know what "Hmong" means." - By Taichiming - CSUF - http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/Hmong/ 

Writing in Hmong __ Though the website has articles and links in both Hmong and English, there is enough available for users of both those languages to learn a lot about Hmong writing and literature. Some links seem to be down. - From hmongnet.org - http://www.hmongnet.org/inhmong/  

WWW Hmong Home Page __ A large number of linked resources for Hmong studies. - From hmongnet.org - http://www.hmongnet.org/


 

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