Hmong Families

The war in Laos impacted the Hmong people; many men had left their families to become a soldier. During the war, many families were split up, some families stayed in the villages and other families decided to fled Laos because the country fell into communist forces. The families who decided to flee the village were technically fighting in the war. Many family members such as: wives, children’s, and grandparents had died because of starvation or being left behind. Coming into the United States, was a miracle for our Hmong people. Even though we didn’t know any English or have working experiences, we still have the courage to left up our hope that we have been given a chance. The song “You Raised Me You” makes us believe that we have courage, strength through our faith and happiness.
Both of my parents were born in a poor country, Laos, which no one knew who Hmong people really were and how life is there like. Before the war, most Hmong villages were poor; education opportunities were very limited, the house was made out of bamboo sticks and the roof top is made out of hay. In a Hmong family, the parents expects you to wake up before the sun rises without being told, and know how to help with other chores at an early age. Even though the parents expect you to work really hard, that gave …show more content…
Learning about the history of the Hmong people was inspiring, learning that there are people out there in the world welling to sacrifice their life just to save yours. Some of the Hmong people had lost faith during that time because they didn’t think they were going to make it. Including my parents, they were only kids at the time and the freighting part is if a child made a sound they will be the next target. What gave them the strength to fight through the war is that they are saving people’s lives especially their grandparents and their