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Presentation created by Irene Miller, Jim Steinke, and Kathy Sanders for the Monona Grove School District - Fall, 2004.
A special thank you to the Madison Children’s Museum staff for their assistance..
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Who are the Hmong?
• The Hmong have moved from place to place for thousands of years.
• About 5,000 years ago, they came to live in northeastern China.
• In the late 1800s, many Hmong moved to southeast Asia, farming in the highlands of Burma, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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The War in Vietnam
• In the 1960s, the United States became involved in a war in Vietnam.
• The Hmong helped the United States during that war.
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Refugee Camps
• Following the Vietnam War, the Hmong escaped Vietnam and Laos to live in refugee camps in Thailand.
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Coming to America
• Starting in 1976, thousands of Hmong began to emigrate to the United States, France, Canada, Australia, and other countries.
• Over 300,000 Hmong live in the United States today.
• California, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have the largest Hmong populations.
• Wisconsin is now home to more than 50,000 Hmong.
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Living in America
• Most Hmong today speak more than one language.
• Children learn the English language and American customs in their schools and communities.
• The majority no longer make a living by farming.
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In May of 2004, students from Cottage Grove visited the “Hmong at Heart” exhibit
at the Madison Children’s Museum. The exhibit taught many interesting things about
the Hmong!
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Hmong Homes
don’t look like ours!
Because the climate is very different from here,
Hmong homes in Laos and Thailand
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Hmong people living in the United States live in houses like ours.
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ClothingHmong people wear beautiful, colorful clothing
for special occasions and ceremonies.
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Hmong people living in the United States dress just like us most of the time!
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FarmingHmong people were farmers in their homelands in Asia.
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Buildings like this were used to store grain.
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Many Hmong continue to farm and have vegetable gardens in the United States.
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The Story ClothHmong people use a needlework story cloth to
tell stories about their lives and history.
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Can you imagine what it would be like . . .
Moving to America?
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Where instead of rain and green plants . . .
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there is snow and ice!
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Where instead of open air markets . . .
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there are huge stores!
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Where the schools are so different . . .
Photos of a Hmong school in Laos.
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from here.
Taylor Prairie SchoolCottage Grove, USA
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And where people speak a different
language . . .
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The Hmong are among us . . .
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adding their strong family values . . .
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and making all of our lives richer!