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Altar of a Hmong Shaman
Growing up, I've always seen altars when we visited homes. It was very common, however, I guess it wasn't until my father-in-law started his path on becoming a shaman that…
Hmong Culture: Being Taken To Spirits
Shamanism by way of animism is the belief in the existence of spirits, both human and inhuman and those possibly never alive. It possesses a spirit world or underworld, while…
Finding the Translation
Finding the Translation: Part One, From English to Hmong So eventually I knew I had to tell the Grandparents, but first a little background so you understand why it was…