Every Hmong child deserves to know that they come from a people worth honoring-and that they are part of a story worth carrying forward.WE ARE HMONG: Fierce and Strong is more than a book about Hmong history. It is a book about identity, belonging, courage, and pride-written so Hmong children and teenagers can see themselves in the story of the people who came before them.Told in the warm voice of a story keeper, WE ARE HMONG traces the Hmong journey across thousands of years and half the world-from ancient homelands and mountain villages, through war and displacement, across the Mekong River, into the refugee camps of Thailand, and finally into the countries Hmong families now call home.This is not only the story of the people who came before them.It is their story, too.Because young people should not have to grow up and search for their history later. They deserve to grow up knowing where they come from, taking pride in who they are, and understanding that they have a place in the story still being written.For every young reader who has wondered, Who are the Hmong? Where did we come from? What did our families survive? What does it mean to be Hmong today?-this book gives them a place to begin.Inside, readers will discover:• The Hmong journey from ancient origins through the Secret War in Laos, refugee camps, resettlement, and the generation rising today• Hmong language and cultural connections in both Hmoob Dawb (White Hmong) and Moob Leeg (Green Hmong)• Stories of courage, family, tradition, survival, rebuilding, and achievement• A powerful reminder that being strong also means remembering, creating, caring, leading, and carrying your people forward• An original companion song, free to stream and downloadA book to help the next generation know their story, honor their heritage, and carry it forward.
