Have you seen the film Gran Torino? I'm a California-born (1944) gal whose grandparents were from the Ozarks. We were big families, conservative, gun-toting, elder-respecting, self-sufficient, proud and honor bound. The men had the final word. It's ironic that I related so much to the film, but the Hmong folks are a lot like my grandparents. They are all gone now. We are spread like wild flowers all over the West Coast. No more huge family reunions. And, as for the men, well...I was a part of the Second Wave Feminism. Yet, I still have deep respect for the working man and the protective man.

Thank you very much for this documentary... from France...

Great story to share.thanks

Thank you for this documentary short film. It is an educational real life story of the Hmong People. This will teach the younger Hmong People about whom they are and where their parents and ancestors come from. Thank you USA.

Sad history we hmong have, no records no recorded history language or anything, yet it's beautiful that we arrived in states and now thrive

My parents and uncles have large farms in the ozark. The area that they were in had low income and the home values were greatly depreciated when they first moved there. That’s why they were able to buy land for cheap. Soon many of our friends and relatives started moving there and over a span of 10 years the land prices raised. There was even an article in the local paper reporting this. The Hmong are able to buy land because they have strong extended family bonds. They help each other to move up. For example one of my relatives family stayed with my parents for several saving money, eventually bought their own farm and in turn helped out other relatives family do the same. They share information and support each other monetarily in difficult times. If you see a Hmong farmer you’d think they look broke and because they have an accent they are dumb but the eyes lies, they are resourceful. My dad sold his farm and now retired. He’s doing very well for someone with broken English. I remember going to Mc Donald and the cashier saying that’s a dumb order to the next cashier because of my moms order. Little does she know my mom runs their chicken farm business and she has a degree in accounting.🌞

These are Sunni Lee's people. A history of her people.

I met a few of these people when I was going to NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) the last couple of years -- Wonderful people they are! I'm glad they feel right at home. I am honored they they love it here!

Thanks for doing this video. I didn't know anything about the Hmong people until now. I love their spirit and how they handled adversity.

I love the Hmong people and people of Southeast Asia. My fiancé is Vietnamese and over there the Hmong people live in the northernmost part of Vietnam. My girlfriend and her family are from Ho Chi Minh City in the southern part of Vietnam and they are not Hmong but I have always been interested in the Hmong people and enjoy learning about them. ❤️

This is a really nice story. With so many people moving out I'm glad to see this group of people moving in to the Ozarks and feeling like they belong. I hope the Hmong and their families can live happily here for generations to come.

Wonderful people. I hope they can preserve their culture...

their story is fucking amazing. the resilience of these people is rivaled by few other peoples historically.

Thanks for this nice little documentary. As mentioned in the video, the Hmong people has overcome many obstacles to plant themselves and ingrained themselves into the fabric of American life. Now, we are first and second generations and our children are as American as apple pie.

Late to this video but at the time of this video, yes things were looking disappointing with the newer generation but present times, it's actually improving and becoming much more simpler so that anyone can learn. Even your Caucasian son in law can practice some important parts now as well.

We, the Hmong were the survivors in the front of the Ho Chi Minh trial. My father told me that his crew rescued many American down pilots in the front of Viet Cong, enemies line.

This is important to see. I’ve been researching my hmong roots, most of it via KZfaq and google searches. This is the first good example I’ve seen of the Hmong refugees describing the hardships of adapting to American life even though it wasn’t a picture perfect movie ending scenario with buying a farm. It’s clear to me too that we hmong Americans are being taken advantage of by others who know how these markets and regulations work. I hope we have people who can fight and support us minimize people taking advantage of us. There’s no reason why we should be going bankrupt if people were being honest about what they’re selling for these huge properties.

Very well done. So amazing to hear about Hmong in Arkansas.

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Thank you all for your comments! We really tried to do a good job on this for we encountered so many good people.

This documentary was very good and informative. As a generation that was born in the refugee camp and came here at an early age, I too fear that our children's generation will not know their culture. I admit even my children do not speak Hmong. I hope that the future will be bigger and brighter for the Hmong.

I am so touched by this video! ❤

3:55 all of the hmong basic songs back than till now

this is the best hmong documentary i’ve seen

Keeping the Hmong culture and language alive is very important. Thank you Steve Sevic for sharing this video with us. God bless!

I love it

The Hmong people is thankful for the Americans interference out there in the southeast Asia. There is no future for them there. Having their own army was the most happiest thing that could have ever happened to the Hmong people. But an army without a nation, is just a passing dream. And all is passed, by the end of the Vietnam war.

That is so true I have to say because older people they have a set mine and younger people that have a different set mine so it kind of clashes but compromise sometimes isn't always easy true to me

Thanks for the video. Love Hmong people

This was one of the best clip telling the Stories and journey of the Hmong from laos and in the USA.

Good work and efforts! Im hmong, and I never new that was our past. Love the story. :)

Oh history makes sense too. Support each other, good friends

Thanks for talking about the Hmong people, thanks

It is good to see you Hmong Americans whom have the farms and businesses like this, As I am a young Hmong in Laos. I would like to do somethings for creativity and create jobs for our the Hmong people and the society in Laos also. So, I hope that you would be kindly supporting and advising me, if I need your help. Thank you for making this video.

Love the video. Great job guys.

It’s 2019 Now but we are in Sweet home Alabama

Great job!!

Thank you so much for sharing this document 🙏❤

The farm picture at 9:08 is where I use to live.

Cute film. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice, thank you!

Well done to all the Hmongs for not quitting despite all their sufferings.

Is this your video or a reupload?

Good video

While we enjoy our freedom in america, what about the ones left behind and died. All the storys being told makes me feel we got used and betrayed more than we are welcomed and liked.

Now we all grow weed hahaha the hmong people had done so much for the south more then people will ever know.

I'm Hmong but I never know how my family survive the war when I was just a baby.... Why now I'm in the United States of America and I was born in United States of America and My b-day is on Jan 20 but I don't know how they survive the war but If I say that to my mom then she will not tell me...🤔🤔🤔 I'm super confused but I'm 8 years old

V.P. pass on but we will still be strong.

Asking your self why you canot speak your own luaguages sit back and thinking and go back and learn it good to keep your own luaguage hmoob

Forwarders always run

I love my people but now i wont say because all i see is hmong thinking that some are greater than others and that makes me sad and im only 14 years old.

We to United States in 1979 into Utah.

Thank you Steve Sevic for making this documentary. Its great to see the story of the Hmong people who live in the Ozark.

Awesome documentary about the Hmong people in Ozark. Ask a Hmong family about their journey to U.S and all will be similar.

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Excellent story, everyone was dumb then, who is responsible now?

First generation, the baby out of three, don't speak a lot of Hmong, trying to connect to my roots.

I knew Gmong people when I li ed in Iklahoma. They were originally from Arkansas. I had friends that I would go there and visit their families with. I was always welcomed in who evers house we would end up. I never had one bad experience there amongst the Hmong.

I'm from china but I'm not Chinese???

Don't worry, some day some time we the Hmong will get them back,they'll pay what they have owe.

dude, GO HMONG !

Cowarders always rn

Why is the music so sad? Laotians didn't want to come to Minnesota, and Minnesotans didn't want them. After both had a while to get used to each other, Minnesotans and Hmong are homies. It's all good fam

I notice Hmong people don't like to live close to the Chinese people even in San Francisco. They rather live in the suburbs of San Francisco.

hmokies....lol... no pun intended