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Introduction
They have a long rich history. The Hmong language is a member of Sino-Tibetan language family. They have a wonderful and amazing culture. A lot of Hmong people live in United States. They had great success and face several challenges in the states.
History
Ancient: Their ancestors lived near the Yangtze River about 4500 years ago. Their kingdom was taken over and they became different tribes. The members of the Han tribe called them the Jui Li and they had 9 clans. They made clothes out of hemp.
The Han may have learned civilization from the Jui Li. There were many battles between the Han and the Jui Li, but the Han won in the end and took over the land. The Jui Li moved south to avoid them, but later on they had to fight them again. Whenever the Han would defeat the Jui Li they would relocate. That happened quite a bit. It's like they were being bullied.
The Xia dynasty mistreated the Jui Li as well. The Jui Li got along with the Shang dynasty, but were attacked by the Chou. The Jui Li and the Han joined forces to defeat the Mongols during the Yuan dynasty. After that, the Jui Li was mistreated again by the Ming dynasty.
Their society had an internal and external organizations. The internal dealt with socioeconomic issues and laws. The external dealt with military, defense, and protection. There was a religious organization that had drum festivals and they sacrificed buffalos. They were swidden and rice farmers and bean growers. They also had pigs, oxen, and chicken.
Leaving China: The Hmong were oppressed by Qing dynasty, in response to this they rebelled a lot. Qing massacred and enslaved a lot of Hmong people, so in the 19th century many of them left China and moved into Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. But, 2.7 million Hmong or more still live in China.
Language
Their language is tonal. This language is spoken by 4 million people! Over 200,000 people speak it in the U.S. There are various dialects of Hmong. Red and Black Hmong is spoken by half of them. The 2 that are spoken in the states is White and Green Hmong. The Hmong had written language in the past; but the Qing made it illegal for them to write it, because of that they forgot it after that. In 1959 Shong Lue Yang created Pahawh. It is a written language 4 Hmong. Other scripts have been used for the them as well. They were Chinese, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese, and Russian.
Culture
Clans: There are 18 of them. A child is a member of their father's clan. The clans provide 'legal authority, social support, and economic security.' People in the same clan can't marry each other.
Marriages: After women marry they become a part of their husband clan. After she dies she is worshipped by her husband's children. They have arranged marriages, but b4 someone get married they can have sex with whoever they like. That's amazing!!!!!! Men marry women when they get them pregnant. A groom family give the bride family animals and silver. It's called a dowry. Women should never be objectified!!!!!! Most people get married when they're teenagers. Most of them are monogamous, but sum are polygamous. They big on polygeny. If the husband dies the wife is married off to his oldest brother; if he don't want her another clan member marries her. The wedding takes place in the bride's house and than the groom's house. Sometimes women are kidnapped and forced into marriage, but not a lot.
Funeral: When someone dies their soul breaks up into 3 parts. One part says in the grave, one part protects the home, and another part joins the ancestors. The deceased are cremated and the funeral last 3 days. Men from the deceased household go to the funeral. Songs help the guide the spirit to the to the afterlife. 13 days after the person died a ceremony is held so that soul can protect the house.
Gender Roles: Women take care of all the household duties and farming taks. Men have farming tasks as well. The mother-in-law tells the wife what to do. The life of a wife can be tough. Men tend to get drunk and smoke opium. Some women encourage their husbands to get another wife, so they can help with the duties. The women are great making textiles and clothes!!!
Family: Most households have 11 people in them. In Laos a son moves out when he is married. In other countries son stay in the house until they are financially stable. Fathers help raise the children. Kids help out in farming. Boys are taught hunting and customs. Girls are taught weaving, singing, and more by their moms. The Hmong don't go to school in Southeast Asia.
Shamanism: Hmong spiritual practices are similar to the Siberians. Shamans cure people of illnesses caused by spirits. They do this by going into a trance. They have a magickal horse they can ride. There is a leader to upper world that shaman can climb. Their chants help them get cures from spirits in the upper world. Shamans make sure a spirits of the deceased don't become evil. Spirits of the deceased can aid in curing diseases.
Art: The women make great textiles. Sum of which are called story cloths.
Music: Many of their songs have poetry in it. The have possession songs, weeping songs, invocation songs, invitation songs, wishing songs, and storytelling songs. They also have love songs, bride songs, wedding songs, orhapan songs, and separation songs. The bride's song is about her sadness of leaving her family after marriage. Sum their musical instruments are reed pipes, jaw harps, and banana leaves.
Clothing: Different clans wear different colored clothes. The Black Hmong wear hemp clothing that has indigo dye on it. The Flower Hmong wear bright colors. The Hmong have embroidered patterns that remind me of Adinkra symbols!!!!
Festivals: New Year-They wear traditional clothing; and they sing, dance, bull fight, and eat traditional food. Girls and boys play a ball game. Spirits of wealth and the home are venerated. This celebration last 4 three days. Each day there are 10 different dishes. This is a great holiday!!!!!!!!!
Cuisine: There food has a lot of herbs and spices. They eat meat, vegetables, and rice. They love hot sauce!!!! My people do too. They make deserts 4 special occasions and their food is healthy.
Hmong in the U.S. (include challenges)
Over 200,000 of them live in the U.S. They were least Westernized Southeast Asian refugees, but they may be the most successful! They were illiterate when they got to the U.S., now they are professors, doctors, and lawyers. They own many restaurants in Michigan, farms in Southern U.S., music studios, malls, etc.
Sum Hmong still practice their old traditions, which sometimes lead to legal problems. Some shamans practice rituals @ the hospital 4 Hmong patients. The Hmong don't like surgery, blood transfusion, and anesthesia because it goes against their beliefs. Hmong hunters and white hunters clashed in the past.
Some of them were impoverished and engaged in gang warfare. Some of them became homicidal and/or suicidal. They have most mental illness among Southeast Asians in the U.S. This is because they came from a very traditional society.
Conclusion
I love Hmong!!!!! They have a rich history and a complex culture. They have become very successful in the U.S. There problems in the states come from culture shock and lack of economic opportunities.
Introduction
These languages were created in Australia by a group of people commonly called Aborigines. But, I call them Australians because they were the first people in Australia. There are over 300 Australian languages in 28 different language families. Tasmanians used to exist. They had their own languages. Torres Strait Islanders have their own language as well.
Languages
I will list sum of the languages. They are as followed: Luritja, Warlpiri, Tiwi, Pintupi, Maung, Burrara, Kija, Bardi, etc. Luritja speakers are great artists! Warlpiri has 6 vowels and all the words end in vowels. A word in Tiwi can be a sentence in English and it has 11 verbal categories. Pintupi is taught in schools and has 17 consonants. Maung is also taught in school. Burrara has several dialects. Kija is spoken by 100 people. Bardi as less than 10 speakers. Australian languages are spoken by over 40,000 people.
Families
There are 35 language families of Australian languages. I will list some: Wardaman, Jarrakan, Greater Pam-Nyungan, Daly. etc. Wardaman language is unrelated to other Australian languages and 50 people speak it. Jarakkan consists of Kija, Miriwoong, and Gajirrabeng. Gajirrabeng only has 3 or 4 speakers. Greater Pam-Nyungan is the biggest language family in Australia. It has 300 languages. Daly is a group of language families spoken by Daly River.
Tasmanian Languages
These languages were spoken by Tasmanians. They no longer exist, because they were wiped out by English. There may have been 4 language families in Tasmania. Tasmania a Island off the coast of Australia.
Torrest Strait Island Languages
There are 2 languages and 6 dialects on this island. One of the languages is named Meriam Mer. It is similar to Melanesian languages. This language has 2 dialects. The other language spoken there is Kala Lagaw Ya; it has 4 dialects. It is related to Australian languages. The people of this island are Melanesian. They have been influenced by Paupuan, Austronesian, and Australian peoples.
Conclusion
Australian languages are amazing!!! There are so many of them and quite a few language families. Tasmanians were Australian people that lived in Tasmania. They had their own languages, which had a lot of diversity. Torrest Strait Island languages are spoken by Melanesian people that live on/near Australia.
Introduction
I had several paranormal experiences growing up. When I was 10 a UFO flew over my house. I've seen a red orb in the living room when I was 12. I saw a small red dragon over my bed when I was 19. I had dreams that came true: pissing and microwave explosion. I dreamed about people close to me after they died. I had odd experiences when I slept in the bed with nephew.
UFO
The UFO that flew over my house was a black triangle with 3 white circles under it. It's called the TR3B. It has a nuclear reactor 4 a engine. A soldier told me it was a classified military plane. The government reverse engineers alien technology. I assume that is what's going on @ Area 51. I read the F-117 and B-2 has reverse-engineered alien technology on it.
Orbs
After I seen the orb it vanished right after I saw it. I told my father about it; he thought it was ball lightning. Orbs may be spirits. In Shamanic Healing Class I held spirit spheres. B4 I sent a ghost into the blessing field I would get someone they loved. Then I would ask them to form into a ball and come into my hands. Maybe sum orbs are ghosts or a group of ghosts. Sometimes people don't see them, but they are captured on camera.
Interdimensional Entities
There are beings that exist in other dimensions. The dragon I saw may have been one of them. The funny thing is my favorite animal spirit is a red fire dragon. Reality is like a onion, there are many layers. There are sum places on earth that are portals to other dimensions, such as Bermuda Triangle. The Mist is a movie and later a show that deals with interdimensional entities. Scientists created a portal to another dimension; then animals from that dimension came through and attacked people. There is a show on Netflix called Stranger Things that has beings from a shadow mirror world. There is a lot of media that deals with interdimensional entities. Cern may be able to create portals to other dimensions. The D-Wave computer connects to other universes.
Dreams
When I was 5 I had a dream where I peed on myself. Than I got up and used the restroom. I also had a dream I blew up the microwave. After I woke up I asked my brother to heat up sum pizza. He was sleeping and wouldn't get up. So, I tried to heat up the pizza in the microwave. I pushed a bunch of buttons and it blew up. That's weird because I ate cold pizza when I was a kid. After my grandpa died, I had a dream he was @ the Family Reunion banquet. He wore a blue suit or a blue sports coat. After my brothers' friend Jeff died, I dreamed about him. He sat on a bed and he was in good shape. I take it to mean he is happy in the spirit world. I also a had dream about my eldest brother James after he died. He was also happy in the dream. One time I was sleeping next to my nephew and dreamed we were aliens on a spaceship. We had pink skin and looked reptoid. I thought it was a past life. Another time I slept next to my nephew I almost had an Out of Body experience. My body vibrated, then I got scared so it didn't happen. I had a dream I was in a parallel earth. I saw bigfoot and it was covered in white fur. I saw a giant lady bug covered in white fur. I called them both furries.
Conclusion
The paranormal (ghosts, aliens, and cryptozoology) exist. We were more familiar with it in the past because we were more spiritual. Since we turned our back on nature, we are less spiritual. So, we see the paranormal as weird and scary. In the past it was simply a natural part of life.
