Here at HmongBaby, we love physical products. You can feel the flashcards on your fingers and smell the pages of the books. It's awesome! But the limitation of physical products is that if you don't have them with you, then your kids won't be able to practice their Hmong. And as we all know: practice makes permanent :) So what do we do? This is where Apps come in! Below, you'll find 3 Apps that you can download so that when you and your kids are at the grocery store, on a long road trip, or just waiting at the doctor's office, your they can continue to learn Hmong in fun ways :) 1) Hmong Kids TV App by MangoBlue (iOS) One way for children to...
Wish your kids could speak Hmong? It's not as hard as you think! Here are 4 simple steps you can take to start your kids speaking Hmong: 1. Get Hmong children's books and Hmong flash cards. There are more and more products being created to help children learn the Hmong language. If you can't afford the products, you can also check out a local library if you live in a community with a large Hmong population. For example, the Saint Paul Public Library has a growing Hmong children's book collection :) 2. Read Hmong children's books to your kids daily. Children (and humans in general) learn best through repetition. Make it a normal part of your daily routine with your children to read...
After college, my husband and I got married and moved from Wisconsin to North Carolina where my husband attended Duke University. We had no family, no friends, and no job lined up in North Carolina. Just a childish sense of adventure. Although North Carolina has a decent sized Hmong community, it exists primarily in the western part of the state. We were in the eastern part of North Carolina where there were very few Hmong people. In fact, we knew of no Hmong people at all! (This was before FB got really savvy with connections). As we started building friendships and started getting more connected with a community there, we found that very few people even knew who the Hmong people were. They usually...
I’m an advocate for embracing and sharing the Hmong culture with our children. Obviously. That's why HmongBaby exists and that's why I so often talk about the beauty of the Hmong culture. I truly believe it is valuable and worth keeping. That being said, I also believe that not ALL aspects of the Hmong culture are worth preserving. There are things about the Hmong culture that really frustrate me. Hmong culture, just like every culture, is both beautiful and broken. I want to share with you 3 things that I hate about Hmong culture. And yes. I said HATE. 1. I hate that women are seen as 2nd class citizens. I remember going to a party for one of my...
It's been 2 months since the preorders for my newest Hmong children's book, Kuv Ua Tau (I Can Do It) ended. In those two months, I've been working diligently with my book printer to make sure that the book turns out perfectly. You've been asking, "When will I receive my book?" I've been responding, "As soon as I get the books shipped to me, I'll pack them and ship them out to you asap." Here's the good news: I just received the books! Here they are :) I'm so happy with how the books turned out! The quality of these books are outstanding and I'm so excited to share them with you! To all of you who preordered the book: THANK YOU...
