Being Hmong American, I am torn between being "too American", or being "fobby". But what do those terms really mean? I suppose it would depend on the individual. I speak my native language fluently, and yet still have a hard time conversing with the elders. I listen to Hmong music, and am asked to why I listen to it.
As I have grown older, and am now living away from my mother, I have found myself grasping at my ethnic roots. I've been seeking clothes, music, food, anything and everything that would make me feel more "hmong". It's something I never thought would be comforting, but it actually is. It cures my feelings of being homesick.
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