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Happy New Year readers! 2011 have came by quick, too quick for me in fact but I hope that everyone was able to enjoy 2011 and made the best of what you can! I hope every goal, plan and resolution has been accomplished, if not, may you complete them in 2012!
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Christmas night we had a wonderful Christmas hang out! It was awesome! First, we had a yummy dinner with the family on Saturday night. We also baked cookies and also had a ginger bread house contest, so much fun! We also played games with the kids, stayed until midnight and then Baby Ryla was the [...]

I just had to share photos of my mother and I! Not many girls get to know their mother, not many girls get the opportunity to spend time growing up with their mother and for those who does have the chance like myself, love and cherish her, because no matter what, she’ll be the only [...]

I am not a huge drinker, in fact, I don’t drink much at all but my friend had asked me to go out to this Hotoberfest with him, it sure was a great experience! I had an awesome time trying out beers from different places. I have never tasted such nasty beers before! I’ve never [...]

There’s all type of Hu Plig Khi Tes Ceremonies (Calling in the souls and tying a white string) for the Hmong culture. As I’ve mentioned before in a few of my other posts, we hu plig for welcoming a bride, when someone is sick, for the new year, a congratulation party, changing names of an [...]

Time sure is flying by quick! I remember just a few months ago I had put up the schedule for the 2010 Hmong New Year schedule and now I am putting up the 2011 schedule already! We have two more months before the Hmong New Year events, it’ll be a busy, busy, busy time preparing [...]

I just want the lot of us to reflect back to 10 years ago, what were you doing when the tragic 9/11 happened? Me, I was in my sophomore Physical Science class, I believe it was 2nd period. Before I knew it we were watching the twin towers fall down onto the city of New York. [...]

Finally!!! I finally found the flyers, actually no.. I’ve checked the Laofamily.org website many times and couldn’t find it there so my friend Meng finally sent it to me. Many people had emailed me about confirmation on this event, and it’s finally confirmed, it’s still on! Sadly I will not be going this year, too [...]

On the wedding day, after all those long and hard hours, chores and ceremony. The wedding starts early in the morning with animals (normally one or two pigs or a cow, depending on how big the family is doing the wedding) are butchered for the wedding feast, vegetables are washed, cleaned and food are then [...]

Sorry for the delay with the whole Hmong wedding process. Next on the list of Hmong weddings is the Negotiating. The negotiating of the  wedding is a vital ritual just as well as other parts and rituals of the wedding. Before the negotiation starts, the groom’s family  must prepare a diner to send the Mej Koob off to [...]