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HmongBaby Survey Results!

Last week, I sent out a survey to the HmongBaby email list and got a ton of really helpful insights about what it's like being a 2nd generation Hmong-American mother of young kids. I resonated with a lot of what others wrote in their survey responses.  Below you'll find the survey question along with a word cloud of the most common words that people used in their responses. 1. What are your biggest concerns for your children?   2. What is the biggest challenge you have with passing down the Hmong language to your kids?   3. What would make it easier for you to share the Hmong language and culture to your kids?   4. What are some Hmong books or documentaries that you recommend I read or...

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Hmong Children's Book Update #1

First off, THANK YOU so much for preordering our first Hmong children's book called, Ua Si, Ua Si! (Play, Play!). We are super excited about the amazing response we've gotten! Just in case you missed it, we surpassed our GOAL and received a total of 730 preorders!A few things for you to know:1. Last Thursday, we sent our digital files to the printing company and they are at work on printing our samples for us. Once we receive the samples to confirm that they look and feel exactly the way we want them to, then we'll give the company the final approval to print all of the books. We should receive the samples sometime this week.2. If you bought a White Hmong...

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The White Hmong and Green Hmong children's books are going to print!

THANK YOU so much! We were able to reach our preorder goals for both the White Hmong version AND the Green Hmong version of my first Hmong children's book entitled, Ua Si, Ua Si! (Play, Play!) For the next 2 months, I'll be working hard with my printing company to get all of the books printed, processed, and shipped (barring any catastrophes that I can't control!) before Christmas :) If you missed out on preordering the book, no fret! Sign up for the HmongBaby email list and when the book is available again for purchase, then you'll be one of the first ones to know :) CLICK here to sign up for the email. I've got some exciting projects I'm...

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Hmong Children's Book Preorders Have Closed

Darn! You missed our preorder window for our first Hmong children's book. No fret. Eventually the book will be available again for purchase on our website :) Until then, I'll be working hard to do all that I can to get the book to the preorder customers before Christmas. Even though you didn't get the chance to preorder the book, you still can get our popular Hmong flash cards! If you want to know when the book will be available again for purchase, sign up for our HmongBaby email list! This is the best way to stay updated with me. This is where I share the newest products, best tips for teaching my daughter Hmong, and other fun stuff that I've dug up in...

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Can a 2 year old read Hmong?

Watch as my 2 year old daughter reads to her teddy bear named, "Pooh." Super cute :) If you haven't preordered your book yet, you still have until Wed, 9/27 @ 11:59pm CST. After that, the books will be unavailable until further notice. CLICK here to preorder the Hmong children's book, Ua Si, Ua Si! (Play, Play!). Have a good one :) Mykou  

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