Hmong-Australian Resource Page

The Story of the Hmong From Down Under

The Hmong in Australia

• The Hmong in Australia
  An excellent article by Dr. Catherine Falk , tracing the history of the Hmong in Australia and identifying some of their challenges and how they response to them.
  
• Culture and Adaptation: Hmong Refugees in Australia 1976-83
  An excellent analysis of the Hmong settlement in Australia within the context of multicultural policy of the Australian Government.
  
• Hmong in Tasmania
  Vue Thaow talked about how the Hmong find their way to this tiny island of the southern tip of Australia.
  
• 600 Australians speak one voice
  Paper clippings about some of the media lobby.
  
• Hmong Funeral in Australia
  Catherine Falk looked at the crisis that the Hmong face in the sudden death of three young Hmong and how the community response to this event, including detail of the Cultural Program.
  
• Hmong in Canberra - the capital of the nation
  Maintained by Yeu LEE

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Research Papers on the Australian Hmong

• Report on the Hmong in Tasmania
  A Research Report by Roberta Julian (PhD)
  
• When I Have My Baby Here !!!
  
• Pog Laus tsis coj khaub ncaws lawm: the menopause in Hmong women
  
• Soul Loss (Poob plig) following a caesarean operation
  Thanks to Dr. Pranee Rice for her contribution.
  

Background Information about the Hmong

• Refugees from Laos: Historical background and cause
  Excellent history of Laos and political events that lead to the exodus of close to half million refugees from Laos.
  
• The Religious Representation of Social Relationships
  
• Opium and The Hmong
  How the Hmong come to grow opium and why do they continue to grow it? Also, check out the article on The Crop Replacement and the Hmong: Dream and Reality which outlines some of the main reasons for the Hmong's continuation to grow opium in Thailand.
  
• White Hmong kinship: Terminology and Structure
  This article is for all the young Hmong - How do you address your father's sister's son? What about your great grand father? This is the article if you want to know how the Hmong's relationship is structured and why.
  
• Hmong Leadership: the traditional model (Pao)
  This paper examines the traditional Hmong leaderrship structure and its function within the Hmong community.
  
• Hmong Publications (Craig)
  
• Dr. Jack LaRocca's account of his expedition to the original Hmong Homeland
  
• Miao (people): Pre-loaded Search Result from Encl. Britanica

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  Hmong In China:

  • Chinese Odyssey: Hmong history in China
    By: Yuepheng L. XIONG . Tracing the Hmong history to the land of our ancestors
    
  • A brief introduction of the Miao
    
  • Research Center of Social Development for the Miao Minority
    
  • Miao Nationality in Kunming Area By: Bai Shurong
    Kunming Municipal National Committee, Yunnan Province, China
    
  • Are Hmong Mongolians? By: Yang Kaiyi, a Chinese Miao [Hmong] National
    
  • It Is Shameful to Be Ignorant: "Miao" or "Meo" Is Not What the Hmong, Hmu, Ga Xiong and Hmung Call Themselves By Kou Yang
    
  • The Hmong, Ancestor of the Miao By Phila McDaniel
    
  • Why Hmong Costumes Change Over Time By: He Jia-Rong
    Foreign Language Department, Dali Medical College Dali, Yunnan 671000, China
    
  • Re-Thinking Hmong History: Are Hmong and Miao the Same People? By: Laj Lim Hawj
    
    by Joakim Enwall (Thai-Yunnan Project Newsletter, Number 17, June 1992)
    

  Hmong In France:
  • The Hmong Corner
    
    • Les Hmong, Vingt Ans Après
      (From "Paj Tshiab" - un magazine édité par HMOOB VAM MEEJ)
      
    • The Hmong in French Guyana
      
    • L'Amérique Ou Le Rêve Perdu (Phil HERR)
      
  Hmong In Laos:
  • National-building in Laos: The Hmong in the Lao State
    The best account of the political participation by the Hmong in the shaping of Laos as a country.
    
  • William Colby, the Hmong and the CIA
    By: Amoun VANG SAYAOVONG. A revealing account by Mr Colby, former CIA Director, about the US Government policy towards Laos and the CIA relationship with the Hmong in the 60-70's.
    
  • The Hmong in Laos - 1982
    This is a chapter from the renown book "Contemporary Laos". Gary gives an historical account of the fate of the Hmong in Laos especially during the new era under the Communist rule from 1975 to 1982.
    
  • Hmong International Human Rights Watch For more information, please e-mail: jm-davy@neiu.edu
    
  • Yellow Rain & the Hmong: A personal view( Pao)
    by Robert L. Bartley, William P. Kucewicz ( Foreign Affairs Spring 1983 p805+ )
    

  Hmong In Thailand:
  • Minority Politics in Thailand: A Hmong Perspective.
    Gary spent many years in Thailand researching for his Ph.D. thesis and more post-doctorate research. This is the only account you may have read about the history of the small group of Hmong in Thailand and their challenges to find their place in the Thai society. Plenty of thoughts for the mind..
    
  • The Crop Replacement and the Hmong: Dream and Reality
    Over the last 20 years, there has been a lot of talk about the opium production in the Golden Triangle and there are many ideas from different bodies and government to stop the growing of poppy. This article looks at implication of one UN program in Thailand . What is the dream of the UN team and the reality for the opium growers? And their reasons? Thoroughly thought provoking.
    
  • Pictures are from the Ban Vinai refugee camp
    
  • Nomads of Laos: Last Leftovers of Vietnam War By SETH MYDANS (THE NEW YORK TIMES )
    
    
    

  Hmong in USA:

  • The Hmong People in the U.S. - by Jeff Lindsay, Appleton, Wisconsin
    
  • The Hmong Americans: Potential and Possibilities by Yang Dao, Ph.D.
    
  • Education is the key to our success in the United States by Neal Thao, St. Paul School Board Member
    
  • Education: Hmong Doctorates
    
  • The Hall Of Fame (From the Hmong Corner)
    
  • US Government Information About Hmong (Craig Rice)
    
  • Hmong Who Have Climbed Americans Mountains -- Lessons for Hmong Youth and Parents By Kenji Ima, Ph.D., Professor at San Diego State University
    
  • Hmong Items at the University of Minnesota Refugee Studies Center
    
  • "Introduction" chapter of Hmong Means Free by Sucheng Chan
    

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  Hmong in Vietnam
  Information about the Hmong in Vietnam is few - especially on the Net. If any one has any information at hand or know of any avaialable information,, please let us know. For the moment, here are just a few links ...
  
  • Flowery Meo (Miao Hwa)
    Population of People in Vietnam: 160,000 . Population of People in the World: 275,00
    
  • Ministry in the Republic of Vietnam: Hmong Christians
    
  • Explore Vietnam from North to South
    
  
  

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  Music and Songs of the Hmong

  • Music of the Hmong This is an overview analysis of Hmong music - infact the Hmong don't call it music! - written for the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music 1995. Any one interested in Hmong music or oral literature will find this to be an excellent reference.
    
  • The Khaen - Qeej Hmoob What more can you say about the qeej. It is the symbol of the Hmong all over the world! (even the kangaroo are now playing it!)
    

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  Hmoob Section: Txujci Hmoob

  Lus Hmoob Dawb***(Completely Revised - 1998)***
  Lus yog dabtsi? Peb siv lus li cas? Phab no yog piav txog peb Hmoob cov lus thiab kev kho thiab siv lus kom meej mus lawm yam tom ntej. This is the first major work by a Hmong in Hmoob about the Hmong language.
  inHmong Page
  Links to all the writting in Hmong/Mong in the Net
  Pahawh Hmong
  A Hmong Project by the Hmong Language Institute of Australia (Melbourne University). Maintained by Christina Eira: c.eira@linguistics.unimelb.edu.au
  Lus Hmoob Nyob Tuam Tshoj Tus Sau: Chij Tsab
  Phau Natwv: "Piv Txoj Lus" ** (Updated version - 1998)**
  If you want to impress the Hmong then learn and use the Hmong language -piv txoj lus - to convey your point. Go and try. Luag thiaj piv txoj lus tias "luag hais cuaj lo, kaum lo, los tseem tsis cuag li yus qhov muag pom tso. Luag yuav hais cuaj suab, kaum suab los tseem tsis cuag yus txais tes muaj", thiab nco ntsoov tias, "menyuam yaus ntshaw qe, tej laus neej ntshaw pe".
  Hmoob lub neej yav dhau los thiab yam tom ntej
  Thaum xyoo 1974, cov tub Hmoob txhawj nyob Fabkis teb tau los sau phab ntawv no piav txog Hmoob lub neej yav dhau los, Hmoob tej yeeb yam thiab Hmoob tej siab ntsws; 20 xyoo tom qab, peb Hmoob txawv mus li cas lawm? Koj ho xav li cas?.
  Txhiaj Txhais What is it? "Tuaj deb ntsia yog li tsob xyoob, mus txog yog txiv nuj sis-loob". Yog dab tsi ?. (Saib lus txhais No 7)
  Kab mob kev nkeeg: Kev noj-haus thiab kev rog
  Paj Lug Luag hais tias, "Nplooj tsis zeeg, zoo tsis kaj" - what does it means? What about, "Nrab neeg hais nrab lus, me neeg hais me lus" ?
  

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  LaoNet Homepage

  This is the home for information on Laos and its people (including the official page of "Laos WWW Virtual Library"). Excellent !!.
  Let's Visit Australia Get the information thru our Embassy in Washington DC. We hope to see you in Australia very soon or in Sydney 2000.