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steve  ·  1288 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Country Music Was the Soundtrack of My Hmong Upbringing - Kao Kalia Yang

I grew up in a house where I learned more about China than a lot of kids my age. I had tangential knowledge of Japanese and Korean cultures. I could usually pick out the sounds of Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, or Korean. I wasn't really cocky about it - but I felt cool in my shoes because I thought I knew some stuff about "Asia".

Then I met some people in a small Hmong community in Montana and and was reminded and humbled about what I didn't know, and how much more I still have to learn. I am still in awe of the Hmong and what they have endured. This was a really enjoyable read, thanks for sharing.