The Hmong: China's 8,000-Year-Old Indigenous Tribe | Disappearing World

Anthropologist Jacques Lemoine looks at the Meo (Hmong) who were originally aborigines of northern central China but forced to migrate south to avoid oppression and to preserve their way of life. Today they live in villages scattered over China and Southeast Asia. This program is about the Meo in Laos where they suffered heavy losses in the civil war. Shows the Meo in American backed refugee camps and includes their traditional lifestyle which they are trying to preserve.
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[@phouayang2424]

I proud to be a hmong now I'm hmong Australian

[@vivovivo6319]

hmoong yes ok

[@neejnom8323]

Please make your correct” Hmoob, not Mel”

[@toulee8875]

@@neejnom8323 brother the name Meo was used the 15-19 century, but the Hmong just come to be used AD 1975 , If you need more information please feel free to send message ok Thank you

[@phoulpb2954]

@@phouayang2424 MkIKO*

[@zongyang779]

Thank for whoever that record this video and upload. My dad never have a picture of his dad and now we found this video of my grandpa being the instrument man for a funeral. This bring comfort n mean alots to our family especially my dad n uncle and all my siblings since we never see my grandpa. Thank you!

[@1-jordan519]

amazing

[@jaebeautyvlogs78]

Wow, that's amazing! Many of our parents, grandparents have very little to remember of their elders.

[@12toesdown-651]

Dude same... I think my dad came from this village. The shaman I think was my grand uncle and his brother he killed was my grandfather I think. My dad told me a story just like this ... and the child being haunted by evil my dad told me too... so to see this is crazy ! You not just some crazy geezer old dad!

[@kayingthao5072]

How do you know he’s your grandfather?

[@Supking47]

@MissMai Perfect and maybe their dad been in situations like this which easy to know where u originally from

[@llioness5252]

I’m tearing up at this documentary. I’m proud to be Hmong and I’ll never forget where my ancestors came from. My people have been fighting other people’s war for them so no more.

[@reemsaif3105]

Sorry that happened. Was happy to meet the tribe in Lao this year for thier lunar new hear ❤

[@Hemperzzzz]

In the beginning 😂.. they sound like my son trying to speak Hmong.. gibberish Hmong

[@sengyang6780]

This war will affect our Hmong's life for at least 100 years and we have not learn a lesson yet.

[@ger8939]

Yep me too. I’m crying now. May god bless all our Hmong people no matter where they are.

[@ll51019]

You can't even speak your language. The ancestors are turning in theirs grave

[@saraxiong]

Wow! Thank you so much for this documentary! My dad passed away when I was only a few months old. I had never seen a single image of my father until I came across this documentary. My mom, dad, oldest brother and other relatives were in this documentary. Thank you so much for giving me a glimpse into their life back in the motherland.

[@Piccolo_Sun]

hi i am Thoth what is the current state of these people

[@lucbelcher7256]

That is incredible. Did you show it to any of your family members? If you did, what did they think? 💚

[@goodguycg]

That's so beautiful and precious

[@phaxiong95]

Es tus Txiv Neeb yog kj Txiv los

[@3ull]

@@Piccolo_Sun Families of the fighters fled as refugees to neighboring countries, specifically Thailand during and after the war. Of those that fled, many went to the US. The majority of the hmong stayed back in Laos under communist rule. Of those that stayed and were part of the war, were sent to labor camps, prison, and or executed.

[@user-ke5fq9dr3u]

That translator deserves mad props for being 100% on the poetry translation. Made me cry 😢

[@yiavang4206]

So amazing. I watched this with my mom and she legit said the family is related to us from the same family line. She started pointing out who’s who and explained where our family was during that time. It was real emotional to watch it and to see what life was like for them. A few months ago a cousin sent a black and white photo of the uncle who’s the shaman and his wife. And now to get to see them. What a blessing.

[@Comrade_Broski]

Amazing! I was pointed to this doc by a person who said the shaman is her grandfather, so I guess one of your cousins😯

[@facfortiaetpatere4287]

Brilliant documentary! In case anyone is interested the footage was filmed in 1972 , the Vietnam war was still being fought and would be for another three years.

[@lucbelcher7256]

Thank you for the timeline!

[@drgonzothe4th]

I was wondering when it was filmed

[@dallasxiong6709]

Amen

[@luckycharm1]

Do we know this exact location or village name?

[@jigo9377]

The Vietnam war ended in 1973. So 1yr more To go. 74 Laos communists won, executed their king and they started to eradicate hmong in 1975.

[@00dreamer00]

Crazy seeing how my ancestors lived and how much suffering they endured to give us a better life in the USA. I'm forever grateful! My grandpa who was probably in his 40s fought also my dad who was a starving 12-14 year old kid who could barely pick up a gun that knew nothing about war and had 0 idea what was coming his way.

[@disappearintothesea]

All the sacrifices my grandparents and parents made so I can be raised in America without the sounds of bombs or starvation, I will never be able to repay. We are great only because we were standing on the shoulders of giants. Thank you.

[@82Brightstar]

Good of you to know to be grateful for that!! I hope because of that, you are being the best person you can be and taking advantage of all the opportunities given to you in this wonderful country!! 🙂 From a sister Hmong American

[@msmx429]

I agree. Especially as a woman, I am very thankful that my parents made the unknown journey here to America. It has given me and my children an endless amount of opportunities in life. I only wish that those less fortunate in the world will feel the same one day.

[@cheexiong1449]

Too bad GVP didn’t choose the winning side

[@disappearintothesea]

@@cheexiong1449 you mean the commies? Haha

[@jigo9377]

Hmongs = full of hatred and can never unite as one. Hmong do not have the will to become one as a nation. It is sad to see my hmong people suffer for so many years so that the young generations nowdays only know to fight each other and hate on each own.

[@thomasjones4306]

Watching this video brings tears to my eyes because my culture is dying. Seeing my ancestors, my parents homeland, I know that once I reach my elders age, there will be no more of our Hmong culture. My nephews and niece doesn’t even know the native language and they’re the second generation in America.

[@actionmanxxx6904]

It starts with you teaching your kids. And telling your brothers the importance of heritage. Remind them that they can always look in the mirror, but will never be white. Tell em white people will never accept them and will never look at them as equals. Tell em to rise above white people, as hmong so they will recognize. It starts with you and I, we need to preach to our ignorant brothers n sisters, they can never blend in no matter how much English they speak. Because the most influential word in English is Fawk u, and thats what white people think of us. So we need to fawk em right back as hmong!!

[@theesher]

I'm Hmong, I watched the whole video. It is meaningful for people born in a peaceful world to look back on the sufferings of their ancestors. thanks for this video

[@suzgleason]

Heartbreaking

[@ColoniaMurder20]

you looks more han chinese than pure ancient tribe in south china that you usualy found in Southeast Asia.

[@sergetintinasiedusudest]

Tu es meo?

[@cjanitorialinc]

This is such a great documentary about Hmong people and what they had to go through during the Vietnam War. I have learned things I didn’t know before. Thank you

[@yenxion6516]

I didn’t think I was going to cry but that ending. I hear my mom tell stories of how people go wait at the airport hoping their love one don’t come back in a body bag.

[@lucbelcher7256]

💔

[@mellxwdy]

Yo the guy who created this document he has my biggest respect 💯

[@TheMadisonHang]

i am also thankful

[@khadijah3519]

Indeed!

[@johnsmith-si7bj]

You narrated well. Hmong people are good people living in California and Minnesota. They are businessmen, businesswoman, doctors, lawyers, politicians, and so forth.

[@MyPowerFist5820]

Yes proud to be in America, at least came to USA legally

[@scottvaj4434]

@Aaron Czechlski that doesn't sound right bro. Keep it to yourself man LOL.

[@ashleyyang3743]

Aaron Czechlski Lol I’m Hmong and can confirm. Some are good people with honest jobs, others are drug dealers and addicts.

[@TheMadisonHang]

the hmong had a simple choice 1) Die, or 2) live as a subordinate second class in another country it was simply survival. The old way of the Hmong died and their dignity with it. don't be confused about all this get a better life etc. sure, it was relatively better than dying but the life and fate of the Hmong people is this to live as a subordinate second class, in someone else's nation they always have, and always will this is their curse.

[@cloroxbitch2491]

@Aaron Czechlski wtf 😂 I bet you're no bigger than them 💀

[@movdej4783]

Timeline....A HUGE THANK YOU for sharing this video.

[@DUDEfreestyle]

Thank you so much for sharing this video with us ❤️

[@thuglifeoutdoor1293]

Thanks for this documentary about my people I'm happy and proud that I'm HMONG...

[@happybotwith100]

Kuv yog Hmoob Va (I am Hmong Vang)

[@cheexiong1449]

🤦‍♂️ hmoob ruam

[@ImThinking3]

Great Anthropology Documentary of my people! For all my fellow Hmong people, take an Anthropology course if you plan to go to college. I took cultural anthropology, and it gave me a broader perspective of how our culture is, it's a great course! It's not concrete, but it gives you an understanding of things.

[@jigo9377]

The history of hming people nowdays only write and date as far back as Laos and some written as far back as chi you. But between when of chi you and to when hmongs last group migrated to Laos in 1800ad nothing was written about the hmong. Also the tradition and culture of hmong exceeds far beyond that of nowdays what has been written.

[@MeiinUK]

@@jigo9377 : Yes.. there is a lot written about the "hmong"... that is because.. you have used different people's languages to denote the SAME set of people. If you trace these people's DNAs... then you will find your answer.. whether you are related to certain people OR not... Cos you will find that, they will be related. Because they look like my grandmother too.. I think the South... were migrants.. of the Huaxia. 華夏... I won't use the English alphabet and continue to overlap the different European language's ping yums... This link tells a lot more. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miao_people

[@jigo9377]

@@MeiinUK alot of Chinese are hmongs. That's cause hmongs aka miaos were force to assimilate with the Chinese, speak as Chinese and forget their own heritage. Hmings have broken into many minorities and spoke many languages. B4 hmongs language speaking was similar that of Chinese.

[@00ninja00]

Awesome documentary!! The shaman part is really awesome, the Frenchman narrating is spot on funny!! It’s so accurate it’s funny. I’m so glad there’s documentaries like this that us Hmong Americans who grew up in America can see how our ancestors lived back then.

[@MeiinUK]

They're not shamens, he's read too much stupid National Geographics and made assumption that everything is as he assumes. If you looked at their clothing, it has that traditional and classic chinese cheung sam... the white cheung sam... and then the grain farming as well. Those are traditional "grain" people... Even when you said the word "miao", sounds like 苗. And then... the gong... this is what the local mayor would do, to raise people... and the ancestral worship.. even my family did that when we were in HK as well. Before the hakka (this cannot be classified as a tribe, the word ought to mean "migrant"... "guest people".... literally means migrant, cos they are from out of this current village, an outsider).... moved in, killed the people off, took their villages, fought over everything.. and then mostly died. The ones left, would literally be forced to remarry.. you know how the story goes... The end of that really. Communists should really mean "outsider or outside of the family"... Those people literally just separated from their own families, and created new ones. Well.. if you stayed , but documented an actual family tree. Then is this a bad thing? No. Cos that is what the Japanese did for themselves, same with the South Koreans as well... Rather than to invade another village.

[@YangSword9x]

​@@MeiinUK everything you said, doesnt seem true based on my experience...except for the migration. I really expect you to gather up some old people on both sides to record history, before they're gone, & the young end up arguing about what was true/false, for eternity.

[@MeiinUK]

@@YangSword9x : I am basing it on actual DNA testing and random samplings which was done in recent years.. So... and of course, the way that you define history.. is indeed to gather the evidences. The facts. And not the "opinions" or the "I guessed what happened"... It is the absolute truth which happened. And even if we guess.. then there is a gap for "misinterpretation" too...

[@MeiinUK]

@@YangSword9x : I do take a pinch of salt of how these documentaries are structured... which is from the viewpoint of the Americans. Which is "also based on from their angle, "at that time"..."... So if there are clarifications... and whatever... then that should and must be actually.. stated as well. Would love to read those comments or original documents, if there were any and also evidences as well. This is based on their possible translation at that time.

[@Suite_annamite]

*Jacques Lemoine is still doing the same thing over 50 years later!* Talking to and spending time with the peoples of inland Asia: from hilltribes of Southeast Asia to small communities in China.

[@xiongpaolee]

Thanks for sharing, means a lot. Hopefully, people can learn more about our Hmong community.

[@PyanY]

It's amazing how far hmong people have come in the last few decades. I mean we don't really think about it but this was whole 360 transition for some of us who were lucky enough. You gotta give people back then credit.

[@pvang016]

Yep for real. Watching this documentary, I couldn’t stomach it makes me think that these people are so much more stronger than me nowadays.

[@facfortiaetpatere4287]

Very moving documentary , thank you for sharing it

[@somchay1851]

Lost? We're mostly located in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Caifornia, and Texas now.

[@athlone73]

And KZbin 😏

[@skellagyook]

According to what I can find online, most Hmong people still live in Asia (especially China and Vietnam, but also Laos and Thailand - with about as many in the US as in Thailand).

[@hub6490]

Hundred thousand of Hmong still living in Thailand and Laos today with exactly same culture and lifestyle as their ancestors.

[@zuperzoniko6365]

@@hub6490 Tell them this is wrong!!! The worship of chickens and sea star collecting will NOT make them happy thet never evolve! If they stay like this they will always be the "Meo" when they could've been the Mew-2 my boyyyyuu!!!

[@thomashom7514]

@sneksnekitsasnek i think we need to specify substantial settlement of Hmongs. Not a few hundred or thousand. Here in California we have good population in farm communities.

[@Philip-bk2dm]

I admired the old ones that I saw in San Francisco walking miles every day to collect aluminum cans that Americans discard in the trash or just throw on the ground. Their traditional clothing was quite beautiful. I drove a school bus in those days ( 1980's ) and their children were better behaved than most others. The parents appreciated that I would escort them safely back home. I have respect for them and tried to make them feel welcome in this strange place. Too bad they had to live in our worst neighborhoods where some of the youngsters probably had to become as bad as some of us are in order to survive.

[@lifeyang2]

I don't think so. In CA, there are close to 100,000 Hmong. But Hmong ppl and their families r not in SF. They r mostly in the Central Valley in cities like Sacramento, Fresno, Merced, Stockton, Chico, Yuba/Marysville.

[@gerloke914]

@@lifeyang2 SF and LA are dangerous places for the Hmong people. I'm glad you guys don't live there.

[@siavang6577]

I lived in SF in the early 80"s. As young pre teens our siblings did go out to collect cans. Lol. Thank you for helping those people. You have a good heart.

[@82Brightstar]

@@siavang6577 Right! I don’t think other people go out & just collect cans I think only Hmongs do that. Even though when I was young I only saw the elderly do that. Never any young people

[@thedark-_-lord8285]

Mooncalf- I think it must be me. I was a kid around 6 yrs old lived in SF around jan-june 1980. We picked up cans around the sf park and along Fulton st. Hmmm.

[@davidbenner2289]

My father worked, trained and lived with the Hmong for decades. I translated for many of them that came to America as refugees back in the early and mid 1980's. I was born and raised in East/Southeast Asia. Large families? I have nine children and 19 grandchildren, for now. I wanted to return but married, took a career as a combat firefightrer/advanced trauma paramedic, also trained as a SWAT medic. Now, retired, I have a broken back and no longer travel. I miss those mountains.

[@mercedesgomez8258]

TY for sharing David, Have u tried ancestral medicine ? I had a bad back & was hooked on painkillers for years, ancestral medicine saved me from the meds & all its side effects & has helped healing my back Look into Ayahuasca Rapeh or Hapeh Bufo Alvarius Kambo

[@davidbenner2289]

@@mercedesgomez8258 I believe in naturopathy, not homeopathy. Dear old dad worked with native healers with mixing their spiritual medicine with modern medicine. I was an advanced trauma paramedic with an extensive medical background when I was translating for the Hmung (Meo is a derogatory term), already knowing the medical complaint by now and where the strings and blessed papers were attached. Several remembered my father, he being back overseas when the refugees started to show up. My department could never figure me out. "Who is this guy that pops up and starts to translate for these little known People?"

[@mercedesgomez8258]

@@davidbenner2289 Thank you for explaining the term, I was wondering why most comments referred to them as Hmung

[@davidbenner2289]

@@mercedesgomez8258 I used to know quite a about the Hill Tribal People of Mainland Southeast Asia. I was considering going back as a freelance missionary teaching emergency medicine and setting up clinics. Didn't happen. To this day there is one woman still in love with me who was and is in an influencel family. She is 65! Once my wife passes (last stage of Alzheimer's) I could return. Old people can still love. I knew several people, most having passed on by now.

[@stixxnstonerz3450]

My family was fortunate enough to make it to the states in 1978 when I was 4 years old. I can never forget what my parents, my ppl, and all who sacrificed to get us here in America. Thanks to you and your father for your contribution for my ppl. I’m free. My children are free and have opportunities. We are proud Americans. God bless.

[@Ceejan123]

Tôi là người H'mông ViệtNam, tôi cảm ơn đã có những videos ngày xưa đưa lên những hình ảnh đẹp như này

[@pkvang055]

This is such a raw documentary about our Hmong history. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@khadijah3519]

Thank You for sharing this amazing part of history with me! Such a wonderful people with such grounded Spirits. Bless You for being caring and open to new things. I surely appreciate it? 💗🌺

[@luckycharm1]

Amazing, these are far better video quality than those of 2021 Bigfoot and UFO videos. And the audio quality is superb too!

[@user-yx2rp5zl3e]

Cảm ơn vì đã giữ đc lại những khoảnh khắc của dt Hmong chúng tôi ❤❤❤

[@sawvdaws9204]

Wow..thats my people. Much appreciate and thanks a lot for this rare VDO. How many years through but it still looks quality the VDO and sound.

[@Fanofyout]

Informative and heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing. Like many of the people leaving messages here, my parents and relatives went through this turmoil and horror.

[@AB-fv4tr]

So sad to see and know my people had to live through generations of war and here we are in the US with some not appreciating what the sacrifices were given for.

[@charliexiong1787]

Thank you for this great document. It bring me back the old memory half century ago.

[@tjvatha2986]

Wonderful translation with a great video. Thank you for sharing...

[@gozu9455]

:D really glad i can still understand the people in the video cool stuff. thanks for uploading such content.

[@vangyang5595]

Thank you verry much for keeping our Hmong history alive...

[@00ninja00]

Thank you to the camera man and Jacques!! I wished there were more films like this during the war. This is a very important historical film for us Hmong in the USA. Every single Hmong person in America, Australia, France and Canada are a result of this war. If the Hmongs weren’t involved in the war, we would not be in the USA Today. Understand that during that time, the Hmongs did not come to the USA for a better life, more opportunities etc etc.... they didn’t know. They did not know America is a better place or more opportunities, all they knew was that they couldn’t live in Laos anymore because they’d be slaughtered. In fact most Hmongs feared coming to America and a lot stayed in Thailand and some went back to Laos and endured the persecution by the pathet Lao because they thought that’s better than coming to the USA. Now people want to come here because they know how good it is in the USA, but back then they didn’t come because they wanted to, it was the only choice besides going back and the chance of getting slaughtered, which many did and died. Thank you very much to the people who made this film. As a child of this war, I always heard stories from my father, who fought as a soldier til the very end. But never knew what it was like, this film gives me a chance to see the lives of those who lived during that time. Thanks!!

[@changmouapride9048]

Please remember not all Hmong fought for the USA some of them fought for the communist Lao party and Vietnam that’s why there are a lot of them left overseas

[@MeiinUK]

@@changmouapride9048 : What do you mean by this ? A lot of Hmong fought for the communists' party in Laos and Vietnam ?.... I don't understand.

[@Nagi1344]

​@@MeiinUKThere was Hmong that lived in Vietnam, they been helping Vietnam fighting wars ever since then... Hmong Laos are the same😂 they always help country that isn't ours to fight in pointless wars

[@paolee2730]

Thanks for the upload

[@maivnvwj5045]

Just came across this! Thank you so much for uploading these videos. Somehow I get emotional watching these videos but love it. Please upload mores! ❤️

[@DamnChinn]

Hi baby

[@Da1AboveA11]

Yuav ua li cas yog koj lub xeem lub npe? Manda.

[@nubustong5811]

49:02-51:50 That was deep. I should pay attention to what they say. A great reminder of the sacrifices my parents went through and had to endure.

[@dlaavdlawb6214]

Thanks for Documentaries.

[@mr2ti41]

Thank you for uploading.

[@juliosanchez1880]

Awesome video, these life experiences will never be repeated again. The world is so high tech that sometimes we are lost in it. These people lived theirs lives among nature and their environment. I see that family unity is very important for these people. The simple life. Again thanks for upload

[@angelxtasy]

After all we have been through, we are still here strong. My Hmong people will survive. This is a wonderful video to see of all my past Hmongs. Thank you.

[@user-ei1rc2yw3s]

Cảm mơn ad đã gìn giữ lại những thước phim hay Hmong 2024 xem lại mới biết ngày xưa họ sống như nào ❤

[@kongmengyang9540]

Great documentary video!

[@tonycaine5930]

Incredible documentary. Thank goodness for such thoughtful French man to video record an ideal Hmong village setting for posterity...

[@disappearintothesea]

Tony Caine I agree- such is the beauty of films and photographs

[@gerloke914]

But did he get lucky? He was just there for the ladies I bet.

[@animelovergirl8461]

​@@gerloke914 Do you know about his reputation?

[@JustMeeeHeHe]

The most beautiful things about these songs we sing to our fallen loved ones is that they are not learned, they were not written down or practiced. They are sorrowful songs straight from our heart. They are all different and unique.

[@8thousevirgin]

true, deep feelings makes us instant and genuine artists.

[@dawbvaj7121]

Thank you for upload this video

[@1132boyz]

Thank for the documentary’s

[@misterstrafer457]

Even I don't have country now I still happy to be Hmong..

[@gxplore]

If you're fortunate enough to be in the United States of America... be happy. Being in America is greater than being Hmong imo.

[@navajo6931]

You have land Yuan , china stolen just like indigenous Dega Montagnard Central Highland Yuan kinh stolen their land

[@joshyang7226]

my heart cry out when I saw the bodies....My family all serve in the General's army - long live the Hmong army forever

[@gerloke914]

Then tell your Hmong boys to calm down. They're still fighting a war out there.

[@yumiplayz218]

Ger Loke they have no choice.

[@Baobasaurawr]

Thank you for this documentary. I got to learn a little more about my people.

[@ncotxogthaumntawv3814]

Thanks for all revideos

[@atlasplayz9549]

A beautiful documentary of a culture slowly vanishing away. It's so sad.

[@gxplore]

How is it sad? OPIUM usage, poverty, lack of access to education.....

[@thelegend6145]

Great Documentary.

[@LL-we6gy]

Even prouder and holding more pride to upholding and preserving my Hmong language and culture now. Thanks for the documentary.

[@tshaavntujnrig9343]

Thanks for sharing our story to the world ..

[@cawmseejlis9738]

Thanks for record and upload this video. We were came from there to Australia , Canada, France and United States Of America

[@ilikebirds8069]

I have a lot of respect for the resilient and resourceful Hmong people.

[@dorothyleedlee]

Lovely documentary

[@kouaxiong1033]

When I see these types of documentaries, I always search to see if I'll recognize my grandparents. They are both gone now and were so poor that we only have one photograph of them.

[@paajxD]

Ko Um fortunately my parents stumbled upon this video and my dad and grandma are in it! My dad cried watching this. He can’t remember this specific event of this doc. However he remember who was who, what and where was what. For instance, the white horse was his uncles horse! I’m so grateful this was documented for my dad to see. Obviously, unfortunately this village was forced to flee, but fortunately, it allows me to be here today.

[@gerloke914]

@@paajxD so lucky! But what about the white man? Did he get to hit it with a Hmong girl?

[@MrDaoby]

The crazy thing is I was in the same situation also but then my father stumbled upon this video and finally caught a glimpse of my grandpa. We don't have any photos of him either but thanks to this video I finally know how my grandpa looks like. (the Txiv Qeej at 40:39)

[@2degucitas]

So sorry.

[@2degucitas]

@@MrDaoby Are you related to Gozuag Xiong?

[@toumoua2920]

Wow! I was born in the 70s. Grew up in the USA. First off, thank you to the documentor and the person who uploaded these original films. I'm sure there are many people who knows someone in the film. It started a bit slow with too much shaman. Amazingly, shaman is still practice today. The film is very good but sad. It covers the peace our Hmoob/Hmong people once lived. Farm life style. Then came the war. Recruiting yound boys to 50 year old men maybe older. To even the delivery of rice from the planes, pov txhuv. Wow never before seen! Sadly it endes with the casualties of war. The funeral, video of the actual dead brother without todays makeup, with due respect it's scary. No wonder there were so many ghost back then. To the wife's and families waiting for their husband and dads only tp return back from the Vietnam war in body bags. So sad. Damned the USA & North Vietnam for bringing such destruction to our people and country. Though I am here my dad fought and was wounded many times during the war from 1965-1975! Even at the end he was still able to get our family passthe war zones, cross the dangerous Mekong River, then eventually into Thailand and then flown to the USA. Everyone has their own tragic stories. Rest in peace to all those who lost their lives during the Vietnam war from kids to soldiers.

[@chrisvang6123]

By looking back to history everything seen like a dream but this film show how's our parents n grandparents fought for their freedom and legacy. This is truth our Hmong have proved to other nation that we once have bloody battle filed against our enemy and fought for survival. Thank you for sharing this tremendous film experience we have not forgotten out history and will not forget our legacy and we are the Hmong people.

[@AndrewLXiong]

I'm a Hmong professional photographer currently living in the USA...and it's so humbling and important to see someone doing a documentary film on our people from many years ago. I would have loved to photograph the life of our people during the Vietnam War and shortly after the war ended if I could take a time machine back to that era.

[@lavieestbelle6300]

Il n'est trop tard pour pratiquer ton art sur l'histoire des hmoob depuis cette époque sombre et douloureux jusqu'à aujourd'hui et raconter la résilience et la force des hmoob et leur talents à travailler la terre en toute circonstances. Mets un point positif sur tes origines sans en avoir honte.

[@barnesnplebian6462]

These are incredible footages

[@jkerr5807]

Thanks for this. Our story needs to be told and there are so few out there

[@gerloke914]

He's right. We don't need the publicity. You will understand this when you become a father. Or learn it now by talking to your dad.

[@JustMeeeHeHe]

I love this. It was so peaceful then.

[@bajoobiecuzican]

Excellent documentary.

[@epuchildren8780]

This is the third time I watched this documentary. Beautifully made and well documented of my people. Sad to see so much suffering for our Hmong people. The only silver lining is our Hmong people are in America now and have gotten the opportunity to an education, food, shelter, and most important live in peace.

[@Dovid2000]

The Vietnam War was a cruel war; atrocities committed on both sides. Sad to see the suffering of the Meo (Hmong) people who fought alongside the Americans.

[@nengmoua9935]

We are so proud for ours ancestors keep us alive the hardship and darkness’s days many of us parish but some survive throughout the war of communist. Today we survived here in USA and have a good education thanks for the Americans who helped us those darkened days of war. Now we are learning with the rest of the world and higher education be coming greater than ours ancestors. Now we make ours home here America, called home.

[@veekhuaxayluexong550]

Thanks for the videographers.Which also preserves Hmong culture for us to watch and looked at past of hmong living.

[@andvan5171]

This documentary is enlightening and tragic. I am Hmong American, i do not know what the land my mother calls, Home. I only heard stories and experiences from my family because i am the first generation of hmong born in america. They share so much of their known history. War is horrid, no matter the cause, It only causes death and suffering. I am happy that my mother and father were able to find refuge in America. I am grateful that i am alive because life couldve been different.

[@yaajyeebfaaj6609]

time line-world, thanks a lot for your movie of hmong. it is very nice to see the real and very naturel culture of the hmong.

[@trueolson3812]

Thank you for the documentary of the Hmong Ancestry.

[@XuanGia21]

thanks you so much, I am H'mông VN from china 300 year old

[@qaibqus3099]

ขอบคุณสำหรับวีดีโอนี้นะครับ ทำให้เรานึกถึงอดีตของบรรพบุรุษเราและการใช้ชีวิตอยุ่ของพวกเขา

[@yengyang9783]

Thank you for recording of the Hmong people's. We were poor, but nice people's and caring for other's.

[@mainvang5656]

Thank you my friend that's good my storry

[@sanlight2023]

Great video, it takes me to the history of Hmong

[@thaoalong.2k195]

Thank you so much

[@1leeglauj920]

So proud and so much love for my Hmong people....

[@soulgi5687]

Thanks, Lermond for this Documentary. Zoo sab tas Losmuas (Lermond) yog tuab neeg Faabkis (Frances) nwg tseem muaj txuj sa nyob, kuv paub lub zog hab cov Moob nuav yog zog Pham ho-uv (6 lub pob tsuas) los Phus hoob (Phuaj hoos - Tsoob quaj) Tsuj Yob Xyooj, Neej Huas Xyooj ,Vaam Tsheej Vaaj hab Vaam Txab Haam yog Losmuas qhov chaw tuaj kawm Moob dlaab qhuas.

[@DarlaVaj]

We are Hmong with different last names and we belong to different clans, but when we see a Hmong fellow die of sacrifice, we all shed a tear. Thanks you to our grandparents and parents, but also thank you to those who sacrifice their life for the future of everyone else.😢

[@billnvang4441]

Thank you. This gives me assurance that my future family tree roots will still get a chance to learn about our history. You guys don’t know how much it means to all of our people for getting a hold of these videos for sharing. Our people are grateful for this.

[@thecincinnatichick]

In 'Gran Torino' aren't Clint Eastwood's neighbor Hmong people? I'm pretty sure they are. That's a good movie.

[@simonkue]

No they where Mein

[@hmongzoo9275]

@@simonkue They were Hmong, not Mien lol

[@simonkue]

@@hmongzoo9275 No they were Mein, Thao and Yang's are Mein

[@hmongzoo9275]

@@simonkue Uhmmmm no lol. Thao and Yang are Hmong last name. Sure there is Saeyang for Mien last name and most of them starts with "Sae". You spell "Mien" incorrectly as well. Whether that's a typo or intentional is unclear on your part.

[@eugenio1542]

My Heart and prayers go out to all peace loving peoples everywhere. Hold your Truth..

[@laospeoplechannel1295]

Thank you very much

[@xm774]

Just found this documentary. So interesting...

[@lazytyrantthao4637]

Just think how some of us could have family in this documentary and never know who they are unless our parents or grandparents point them out to us. Some long lost friends and family. I wish I can spot someone I might know.

[@luciboras]

The reason for war among countries, it is the ego/greed of the those leaders. They find excuses and use your fear and personal identities to die for them. Every person wants to live a happy life with their family.

[@mercedesgomez8258]

War among countries thanks to 🇺🇸s influence & their own interests

[@8thousevirgin]

You are a woke one.

[@phaxiong95]

Wow amazing documentaries, us a lot even during that time, I’m sure every day our parents and our young generation still have dream thoughts in our minds

[@mpmp4425]

Thank you for ver hmoog history for KZbin

[@glglglgl7504]

苗族 (Miao) translate to Seedling Clan. In the Meo language, Miao means little seedlings, or corrected to: Youngling. Note: Does not translate to Second, which is written with the word, 秒.

[@Nagi1344]

STFU bro we're called the United Asians

[@jussticexiong6228]

This is such important and good information! What an amazing documentary! Please edit and change the title on here to The Hmong instead of Meo. More people will be able to find this documentary!

[@SingTotk1999-nu9gf]

Nice to see this video thanks for whose taking this video it's so important for us generation now 2024 ❤❤