Wer sind die Mong?
(VOVworld) – Die Mong sind die mit Abstand größte Minderheitsvolksgruppe in Vietnam, was die Anzahl der Einwohner angeht. Sie leben vor allem im Hochgebirge im Nordwesten Vietnams.
Wo ist Hmong?
Heutzutage leben die meisten Hmong in Laos friedlich in Dörfern und Städten, aber kleine Gruppen der Hmong, viele von ihnen Nachkommen von Secret-Army-Soldaten in der zweiten oder dritten Generation, bleiben aus Furcht vor Racheakten der Regierung in Laos in entlegenen Regionen des Landes.
What is the clan system in Hmong society?
The clan system provides the basic form of social and political organization for Hmong society. At birth, a Hmong person takes his or her father’s clan name and remains a member for life with the exception of Hmong women who marry and take on new identities in their husbands’ clans.
What happened to the Hmong during WW2?
1940-45: World War II During World War II–known by elders in the Hmong community as the Japanese War–the Hmong of Laos were divided into two factions due to internal clan conflicts. Most Hmong stayed loyal to the French and the Royal Lao Government; the rest joined the Communist Party, Neo Lao Hak Xat (renamed Pathet Lao).
Do all Hmong people share the same rituals?
Traditional Hmong society consisted of 18 clans each of which possessed its own set of rituals. As there is no standardization in Hmong religious rituals, practices among clans differ from clan to clan and from family to family within clans. Thus only those Hmong families with close relatives may share the same rituals.
What are the biological implications of endogamy in Hmong culture?
In addition to social repercussions, it is believed that biological implications would follow when endogamy is practiced. Upon marriage a woman leaves her clan and family and joins her husband’s clan and family; although many Hmong women in the U.S. keep their birth clan name as their last name, they are considered part of their husband’s clan.