The First Hmong American Woman Mayor of Oakland, CA
Sheng Thao, a trailblazer in American politics, made history as the first Hmong American woman to ascend to the mayoral office in Oakland, California. Born…
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The Favorite Hmong Senator Foung Hawj
American-Hmong politician Foung Hawj is a senator from Minnesota. He was born in Laos and came to America in the 1980s as a refugee. After…
Hmong Believe in the Shamanism World
Shamanism, an ancient spiritual tradition embraced by the Hmong people and numerous indigenous cultures globally, entails a method of linking with the supernatural domain to…
Hmong New Year Celebration Around the World
The Hmong New Year, a yearly gathering steeped in cultural heritage and spiritual significance, marks the conclusion of the harvest season for the Hmong people,…
Love: A Fight ‘Til the End
I’m pretty sure they’ll last. In fact, I’m confident. Not just because I’m in love with the child they’ve created – the most soft-tempered, long-lashed cutie –…
What About Me? Part Deux…
After my later-in-her-20’s girlfriend got her deepest relationship concerns off her chest, my younger sister – 22 years old to be exact – turned to…
What About Me?
I have a friend. She’s rolling into the “later half” of her twenties and starting to worry that she won’t find a man to share her life…
The Speed of Forgiveness
We’ve all been there before: committed some sort of mistake that rendered a romantic relationship for the worse. Whether it was something as blatant as a full-fledged affair, skeletons…
A Guy’s Perspective of Love and Making it Work
Love relationships are all about companionship. We’re sociable creatures by nature, gregariously spontaneous in some respect when trying to find that companion. With a heterosexual…
Nonsensical Love
To my fans – the one, two, possibly three of you – you may have noticed my long absence from the love blog, if you…