This section contains articles on
topical issues that have been of major concern to the
Hmong, or have affected them personally and as a group,
whether they have to do with politics, cultural change,
political survival, economy and livelihood, hopes and
dreams, or identity problems.
For the Hmong in the diaspora,
cultural needs in the face of alien social environments
and identity crisis present the greatest challenge, not
only to the first generation but also to the younger
Hmong who are faced with the need to know who and what
they are, where did their parents come from, and where
are they themselves heading in the future, what do they
need to know in order to have a better sense of identity
and who or what they want to be.
Topical issues are discussed here
through the following articles:
Culture identity in post-modern
society: reflections on what is a Hmong.
Bandits or rebels: the Hmong in the
jungle of Laos and their struggle for survival.
Hmong dream talk: what should be
the Hmong in the future.
Minority politics in Thailand:
history of the Hmong in Thailand and their needs.
12-point statement: summary of 12
major Hmong issues around the globe.
Transnational Adaptation of the
Hmong of Laos: overview of the Hmong after the 1975
communist take-over of Laos.
Hmong refugees in Australia:
cultural issues faced by Hmong settlers in Australia.
Tribal socio-economic change: what
is wrong with planned socioeconomic changes among the
Hmong of Thailand.
New in this 2008 update is an
in-depth examination of the plight of small bands of
former Hmong CIA recruits and their descedants in their
resistance and fight for survival in Laos. The article
is entitled "Hmong Rebellion in Laos: Victims of
Totalitarianism or Terrorists?".