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The Hmong people have a phrase, "to speak of all kinds of things." Here's an example of that:
"My village is where I was born and where my father was born and died and buried and where my father's father died and was buried, but my father's father was born in China and to tell you about that would take all night."
Already obsessed with this book and how it shows cultures "colliding" and how the Hmong see the world
— Jan 13, 2025 04:56PM
"My village is where I was born and where my father was born and died and buried and where my father's father died and was buried, but my father's father was born in China and to tell you about that would take all night."
Already obsessed with this book and how it shows cultures "colliding" and how the Hmong see the world
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"... when the Pathet soldiers fire, you do not think about your family, just yourself only. On the other side of the river you cannot say to your wife, I love you more than my life. She saw! You cannot say that anymore. And when you try to restick this thing together it is like putting glue on broken glass. "
This book has me speechless, this quote is all I have to share
— Feb 15, 2025 01:25PM
This book has me speechless, this quote is all I have to share
