History
Why did Hmong people migrate from Laos?
War
(Secret War & Vietnam War)
Hmong society is organized into these patrilineal groups.
Clans
This event is when young Hmong people traditionally meet potential partners.
Hmong New Year
The Hmong language is divided into these two main dialects.
The Hmong people primarily migrated to Southeast Asia to escape this type of oppression in China.
Laos
The groom's family traditionally pays the bride's family in this form, though currency is more common today.
Bars of silver or livestock
A Hmong funeral traditionally lasts for this length of time.
3 days and 3 nights
This is considered a staple food in Hmong society.
Rice
During the Vietnam War, the Hmong were recruited by this U.S. agency to fight against Laotian Communists.
CIA
Bonus: What does CIA stand for? 50 points
This spiritual practitioner acts as an intermediary between the spirit and material worlds in Hmong culture.
Shaman
This practice involves a man having more than one wife living in the same house.
According to the 2000 census, approximately this many Hmong lived in the U.S.
Within 10,000
186,000 people
This Hmong military leader worked with the CIA during the "Secret War" in Laos.
General Vang Pao
There are approximately this many different Hmong clans.
18
Bonus: What are the 18 last names? (30 points)
This traditional Hmong ceremony involves a symbolic act of tying a white string around the wrist to bless and protect individuals.
White string ceremony or blessing ceremony
Khi tes
This U.S. state has the largest Hmong population.
The Hmong established their own kingdom in China around this year.
400 A.D.
The Hmong language was first written down in this year.
1977
The average price of a Hmong bride in the U.S. ranges from this amount.
$5,000 to $8,000
Hmong clans are exogamous, which means members must do this.
Marry outside of one's own clan