when ask of who you are do you first say i'm hmong or i'm asian


for me i will say hmong...because it just feels good saying it.

I say hmong because people already know i am asian

Yea.

Well it funny to me because I alway so I am Hmong and they were like what? What hmong? To make it easy I now said asian. Because they know what asian are and not hmong!

are Hmong People from Laos? What is Hmong?

Hmong first..Everyone knows I'm Asian..They Just don't know that I'm Hmong..

haha... i bet ya'll get tired of people asking you that! you know what yall should do, make a universal website that say HMONG ARE... for all hmong to give to ppl who ask u that question

I just tell them that I am Hmong. Then when they asked “What is Hmong?” I give them a history lesson. I think there is nothing wrong with other asking. That is just another way of learn what hmong is to them. If you were to say that you are Asian they might come back and ask you “what type of Asian you are?” so to make it short just tell them that you are hmong or so and explain it to them what hmong is.

its not what it who are the hmong....

Simply no response...If you can see no need to ask.

that's what i asked my hmong friend at first day i met him...

i ask him what is ur... he said hmong.
i was shocked, because i don't know what is hmong. i was shocked because i know all the countries in Asia, but i never heard Hmong before.

so i ask him, is hmong a country or what..
he told me, his parents are from Laos(ain't Laos people called Laotian?)

but later i found out hmong is a minority group, who don't have their own country.

I say Asian first, because if I just say Hmong, they'll ask what that is, and I'll have to say an Asian nationality, and they still won't know..

haha i know, it's a hassle explainin what hmong is

^^It's a bytch to explain it. They ask sooo many questions

What's Hmong?
Where is Hmong located?
What language do Hmong people speak?
Are you Korean?


I'm just like..I TOLD YOU! I'M HMONG DAYM IT!!


But then again, always be proud of your own nationality

Like that dude said tell them im hmong...and when they ask what is hmong
i say I ISH HMONG and they be wat are hmong i be like Hmong is i
LOL....but yet i tend to give them a history lesson on Hmong...and everybody
know im asian cause of my chinesey eyes

Hmong people don't like people ask quesitons?

no, i think it's good people are interested in knowing who hmongs are. it's just that it can get old when you had to answer that question over and over and over. it's just like being asked if your chinese or japanese.

i usually say i'm hmong then if there's questions i'll try answering. some people get it some don't.

Better to have them guess all the time...usually they'll conclude you're chinese.LOL
Its just so lame asking peolpe what their race is. When I meet people other than mine, I don't bother asking for their ethnicity. Knowing their last names is enough info to id them.

Hmong people don't like wasting time in explaining everything because the information is right under their nose, they'll have to look for it. You know they had other plans to attend to.

If the hmong get an country that isn't in Asia(example:Carribean). They can't say they are an asian nationality because geographically they won't be in Asia. Maybe they can be classified under their own name.

well i didn't ask many question to my hmong friend, i look it up by myself

Haha...Carribean is currently a resort destination and is occupied.

I tell'em Im Russian. Then they say "Really" <sarcastic obvioiusly> and I say no Im Hungarian.

i'll say Hmong, but some people thought that i was mix with white. if you see me in real life, i don't look nothing like Hmong. i look much more like white.. but just to want ya know that i'm not mix.

You look white?
Um...your from minneapolis right? can I get your name?

yeah i'm from minneapolis but i think i'm a year older than you bro.

It's not that. I don't mind answering questions, but when they ask the same questions over and over, or they ask questions that I've already answered..That's what pi$$3$ me off.

So I can get your name ?... its cool.

what is vitnamese, or what is laos, what is american, what is german what is japanese..the question correctly is who are the hmong... :genius: :genius: :genius:

we are originally from post-china then we move on to southeast asia and then through out the world

vitnamese doesnt exist , Vietnamese does though ...

and you understand me rite? and your point is???

hmong first....

hmong still have a very thick identity unlike some other asian and white... i hope it doesn't goes the same way as italian american.

The Italian Americans

First, they went by
Town or Provincial Identities such as; Genoese, Neapolitans, Pugliesi, Sicilians, Tuscans...etc ------>

Second, they went by
Italian American --------------------->

Lastly, Third, they now go by
White American.




Like many European Immigrants to the United States, they have shed their past and want only to be Americans, with no ancestral ties to another country. Some ethnics do not want to abandon their heritage, but to retain their past as part of their present.


First,
Hmong went by
Province, Tribes
Hmoob Dawb Hmoob Xiengkhoang, Hmoob Ntsuab Hmoob LuaPrabang, Hmoob Ntsuab Hmoob Xiengkhoang, Hmoob Dub Hmoob Nyablauj ...etc

Now,
many just go by
Hmong American...

usually, many would use their self asserted identity "HMONG" first because they use ASIAN.


Unlike the early wave of Asian Immigrants (china, japan, korea, phillipines) who usually refer themselves to ASIAN AMERICAN, many latest wave of ASIAN IMMIGRANTS (majority refugees) from (vietnam, laos, cambodia, some part of East Asia) still use their self asserted or ethnic identity name.


So yes, Hmong first... Asian second... American third...

I suggest hmong is easier XD, you dont want to confuse white people by telling something like:

Where are you from ?

I'm Shenyang Chinese.

Uhm ... whats the difference with other chinese ?

I'd rather go with simple and easy: chinese. That is less annoying, and less 'unimportant' question from white people.

I say Hmong because it's quite obvious - in person - that I'm Asian.

It is not too difficult to decipher if the person asking is sincere or not. If the person asking is sincere then I will reply that I am Hmong. It is a great conversation starter that breaks the ice. I've found that a lot of people are genuinely curious and are interested.

If the person is asking to ask and isn't sincere then I will reply that I am Asian, give them a smile and leave it at that. (And hand a mental Bill Engvall's "Here's Your Sign" to them since they cannot tell that you are Asian with their own eyes).

It is hard to say sometimes because you don't know what and why they ask you your nationality. I usually ask them back, "what do you think?" When you ask them that question back, some people will give you right back their answer. Then you know that that's what they want you to be or maybe they have more knowledge of that group of people. Then I will tell who I am. Tell them the history of it if they want to know.

If they just stop right after you ask them, I usually come back and say people think I am Chinese but I am Hmong. Do you know what Hmong is?

I think sometimes it boils down to, are you afraid to be Hmong? Can you say proudly that you are Hmong?

For those who are proud to be Hmong has no problem saying they are Hmong. For those who think that Hmong don't have that good of a reputation in the community tend to hesitate telling other that they are Hmong.

LOL. NO $hit.

I SAY HMONG & IF THEY SAY
"WHATS THAT".. I SAY "MOTHERF*CKER..
GO GOOGLE IT & COME BACK WITH AN
REPORT".. LOL.. & THEY USUALLY DO.

That's what I'll do and have done on some occasions because if a person ask, it's obvious they already know you're Asian, just got to refine it to the pinpoint to the person. The least or best I can do is give a briefing about who Hmong is. Then, I'd usually direct them to find more about it on his/her own time if he/she wants to know more by doing a research. If they ask more, answer with a simple yes/no.



I don't think Hmong actually have a nationality since nationality practically refers to a person's country and/or direct place of origin where he/she still holds permanent ownership of residence or recognition. Seeing that Hmong don't have a set country, it's hard to say we have a nationality. Sure, some may say America, Laos, or even China, but it's not certain. However, all else still applies to us as in our ethnicity and culture.

I say Hmong before Asian.

When asked I say Hmong. But I've had some people ask me if I was Asian before. Naw, I'm black! UHHH DUH OBVIOUSLY I'M ASIAN!!! How hard can it be to see that?

Personally, I say Hmong, because, people can already tell that I am Asian. =D

i say i'm hmong.
(why say asian, i look asian)
*lmfao.

if they ask what hmong is,
i tell them to google it.

+1/2 because the other part is thai.

If it's a hot girl, I tell them I can be anything they want . Heck, I could tell them I'm german, cause I speak it lolz.

Hmong always come first.

I don't know what is Asian. My ancestors have never called themselves ASIAN.