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...Half asleep, I hear a light rustle outside my window then a sunk on the right side of my bed. You lightly shook me and smiled. As always, conversation turns into an argument.
if you ever miss me and hesitate if you should call to tell me or not... just whisper it to the wind and let it carry your words on... maybe i'll be able to feel the coldness of your heart then
What is your ethnicity?   I'm Hmong.   Mongolia?   No, Hmong. Miao Tzu. A hill tribe of China.
No it’s not “Ha-mong” it’s “Hmong” The “H” is silent so get it right We don’t come from China or say ching chong So don’t make assumptions on where we’re from, get out of my sight
No it’s not “Ha-mong” it’s “Hmong” The “H” is silent so get it right We don’t come from China or say ching chong So don’t make assumptions on where we’re from
if you ever miss me and hesitate if you should call to tell me or not... just whisper it to the wind and let it carry your words on... maybe i'll be able to feel the coldness of your heart then
Wailing heard through an amplified tshauv queej, And constant beat of the drums. Through the quick bangs, Arrives the light rum. For all men to drink, To feel drunk to the brink.
I came to my father and said, "Father, I have straight A's." Ignoring me as he turned to my brother. "Son, don't ditch school or get F's. You're the one that carries the family's name."
(Hmong)
I finally realized to open my eyes just to find myself blinded by the minds of the stereotypical I never dreamed of a scheme such that I would believe to achieve
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