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Waves of first generation Hmong immigrants did what most newcomers to America have done—they sought to peacefully practice the traditions of their homeland as taught to them by their ancestors. For younger Hmong Americans who do not know (or remember) their traditional homeland, the gap between the old ways and the new is widening. Religious and cultural practices change; traditional music and dance give way to new expressive forms; knowledge of history, heritage, and even the native language slips among the young. This segment explores the growing generation “gap.”

Kev Txawv Txav uas Plam Ntawm Phaum Hluas

Thawj thawj cov Hmoob uas tuaj rau lub teb chaws no yeej tau ua ib yam nkaus li feem ntau cov thaum ub uas xub tuaj rau lub teb chaws Asmesliskas no tau ua los lawm. Lawv tseem coj kab lig kev cai kaj siab lug li yav thaum ub uas nyob rau lawv lub teb chaws uas poj ua tseg yawm ua cia. Rau cov hluas Hmoob Asmesliskas uas lawv tsis paub (los yog tsis nco qab) lawv tej kev uas ib txwm coj dhau los nyob rau lawv lub teb chaws, qhov txawv ntawm kev coj li yav thaum ub thiab qhov tshiab no tsuas nthuav dej zuj zus lawm xwb. Kab lis kev cai thiab kev coj noj coj ua hloov tag; tej yas suab paj nruag thiab kev seev cev tau muaj hom tshiab tawm tua ; kev paub txog keeb kwm, khoom qub teej qub tug, thiab lawv hom lus kiag los cov hluas twb tsis paub zuj zus lawm. Qhov txij no mus tov yuav tshawb ntxiv txog kev loj hlob tiam no uas “ kev txawv txav uas poob qab ntawm cov phaum no.”