#hmong family

[myheartismadeofstars]

Never Fall, Never Rise

An AU where XL didn't ascend...but that doesn't mean everything is okay

Cults spring up convinced he's a god even though he isn't, leaving the awkward situation where his father can either anger the Heavens or the rapidly growing population of people who worship his son...(spoiler: he chooses the people)

XL ends up being constantly in danger of people trying to "prove" his divinity.

Things this story includes:

Characters all living at the same time for the fun of it (also I wanted SQX and the Xianle Trio interactions) and worldbuilding to fit

HC growing up and not dying (also finding a way to circumvent his fate and becoming immortal adjacent) (obviously he joins the baby cults for a bit before leaving)

Examinations of characters' families whether mentioned or not (including HX and FX and to a degree HC's as well)

Rivals to lovers Fengqing

XL & QYZ friendship (and salty AF QR)

HC getting what he deserves~ (he gotta work for it though)

Hualian together (like around each other, not romantically) pretty much since the Land of the Tender incident

HC living a double life since he's about 16 lol (one as Wu Ming, the loyal bodyguard and brat and the other as Lord Hua, the self made city master who everyone is afraid of)

HC using magic as a human (mostly glamours for himself and E-ming but occasionally making magical items like his dice as well)

JL is FX's legal concubine (for her own protection, he didn't want to take one) and Cuocuo gets to live and grow

No one dying unnecessarily (that doesn't mean no one suffers...)

And much more!!

However: I should warn you that this is an Omegaverse au (it wasn't supposed to be but it ended up making the most sense for ONE THING and the worldbuilding got away from me.)

[roseworth]

Hi sorry not to be weird but you're the local Rose expert and I was wondering if you could help me? I'm trying to figure out what ethnic group Lili Worth belongs to. I know she's from Cambodia so logic says she would most likely be Khmer, but the fact that she was fleeing the Khmer Rouge puts that kinda in doubt for me? I've seen a few things saying she's Hmong which would make sense as they were a minority group during the Cambodian Genocide but they're a pretty small portion of the population and I haven't seen anything canon supporting it, just fan posts. When it comes to Lili I've really only read Deathstroke the Terminator (1991) so I'm not super familiar with her. Sorry for any trouble!

!!! no trouble at all <3

as far as i know it never specifically said which ethnic group she was pre-52, but in deathstroke #15 slade says that lili was a "local princess in the siem pang"

honestly i dont know a lot about the different ethnic groups in cambodia but google says that the common ethnic groups in the siem pang are the khmer and lao. i guess we can assume shes lao since she was fleeing the khmer rouge? but unfortunately the real answer is that marv wolfman put 0 thought into any of this

but then. in deathstroke #43 suddenly she says she was trained by the khmer rouge??? idk if this is a retcon or if we're supposed to assume that they trained her to fight while she was imprisoned???? odd choices all around tbh

so short answer: its not specified and wolfman probably didnt even consider any of it for more than 5 seconds

but!!! during rebirth in deathstroke (2016) she and rose are confirmed hmong!

and they've been hmong ever since <3

[sunisalee2020]

From Team Sunisa Lee Facebook - And pho it is.... close friends and family welcome Suni home with a home cooked meal.

-Technically from what I can see they are eating khao poon because I can see the red curry. It's origins comes from Laos but Sunisa Lee's family made it a Hmong style. She finally got to eat her Asian soup!

[breserker]

i gotta tell ya my ass is puckered bc the main characters of my book series have a lot of the most bisexual experiences ever no matter their relationship status, with a lot of the experiences being lifted or inspired by events in my own life, but because they're both bisexual and wind up together (cismale/cisfemale) with some queer trauma/grief in between you can just. Guess. the comments i'll be getting

[wausaupilot]

Hmong American Center receives Families Supporting Families grant

The Hmong American Center received a statewide grant to support families that have school-aged children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Wausau Pilot & Review The Hmong American Center received a statewide grant to support families that have school-aged children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Issuing a news release on Thursday, the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced the awarding of the Families Supporting Families. Three other…

[mapsareforbraindeads]

no because i hate this girl so fucking much. she is everything that i want to be but she’s a bitch about it

[animalcuckllective]

I'm surprised nothing has shown up on my mom's side of the family dna test wise to suggest went my mom and cousin have so much darker skin or why half of the family has monolids. The most surprising thing is that my mom is 2% Norwegian.

[inprogresstoday]

Thursday evening a group of us got together to begin talking about how In Progress can heighten it's honoring of elder stories . We talked a lot about what we are seeing others do, what we have been doing over the past few decades ourselves, and the growing need to gather and share stories offered by elders, as so many are transitioning from this physical existence.

For In Progress, this is how programming develops. Conversation amongst caring and committed individuals, that then talk with others, bring back ideas, and try out ways of doing. it is a blessing and a responsibility we do not take lightly.

Our hope is that as we move forward, that we provide a comfort in acknowledging elders with the same consistency and support that we honor youth and artists and families. It will take time and reflection and resources to build but we know we are individually doing this work already.

Special thanks to Pangfoua Xiong, Sai Thao, Hlee Lee-Kron, and Angelo Bush for the first thoughts in this initiative.

--Kristine Sorensen / In Progress

[lord-of-christmas-lights]

There is an authentic Hmong restaurant in the middle of absolutely fucking nowhere California deep into red county Jefferson state territory where the nearest town with a population over a couple thousand is 100 miles away, simply because the amount of rural farmland suitable for cannabis out here has drawn a large Hmong community. Food's great.

The word exotic doesn’t mean much anymore when I can just order a spice mix I like from Japan that gets to me in less than a week I’ll be honest

[quartztwst]

I DELETED THE ASK IM SO SORRY WAAHHHH 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

I'm also Hmong!!! I don't really say it much bc not a lot of people know of us 😭😭😭 I grew up with both of my parents families but I'm trying to learn our culture so I can't speak hmong. I know a bit but I can't speak it.

But it's alright if you don't know the culture, I even don't know it 😓😓😓 we just gotta learn though!!

Here’s a short basic context or info about Hmong people though:

Hmong people are an Asian ethic group in East and Southeast Asia. We are found in many different countries!! Examples like Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, China, and America!!! (There’s probably others in other countries too).

AND HERE'S MY TWEEL HMONG HCS!!! (BTW these are based on my experiences as a Hmong American person and also this will have explanations about our culture which will be highlighted in blue.)

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:

- Jade and Floyd are slightly tanner because not all Asians are pale white 💀💀💀 jk but I think they're the types to get easily tanned in the sun (and Azul gets sunburnt)

- They have a few freckles/marks/(DOTS?? HOW TF DO YOU DESCRIBE THOSE?? BEAUTY MARKS WTF??) on their face. Yall never seen me draw them bc um.... I drew these like.. today HELPP

- Jade also has the string bracelet on his wrist. They're like the things that keep your soul with you and they keep you from getting sick and bad luck/spirits (I MEAN THATS HOW MY MOM EXPLAINS IT LMAOO. I remember my grandparents would tie one on my wrist and speak in another language. I don't remember if it was Thai or Chinese.)

Examples of it:

- I used to draw Floyd with it because I thought that since he seems like the type to get noticeably more in trouble than Jade (because he's discreet) and his grandma would be worried for him so she would tie that to his wrist so he wouldn't get more in trouble (bc some older generations think that sometimes the things you do or that you're sick is because your soul has been flying away?? Or that your soul has been taken. Its nothing bad. It's just something cultural and in their religion of Hmong people.) But I feel like he would get annoyed and cut it off later LMAOO

- (Tais means Grandma on mom’s side) So Jade has it but you can't see it with his gloves and long sleeves in the way.

- There's not much to say about their appearances 😭😭😭

SOME HMONG HEADCANONS OF THEM:

- Jade knows the Hmong language and how to speak it but Floyd doesn't but he knows some of it (I'M PROJECTING. I'M PROJECTING SOOO BAD.)

- I think Floyd doesn't really put the effort on learning because "everyone else speaks English (in my universe 😓😓😓 idk)" so he doesn't really bother learning how to speak it but he does know some words.

- He uses a lot of context clues to understand like if he knows some words of the sentence, he'll respond but if there's words he DOESN'T know, he'll be like "huh? Gucci pow.... (<- BAD PRONUNCIATION OF HMONG WORDS)"

- Jade knows Hmong and English so this mf is bilingual.

- Sometimes he would whisper stuff in Hmong to Floyd and THEY BOTH WOULD GIGGLE BC THEY'RE MAKING FUN OF SOMEONE 😭😭😭 AND YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND (UNLESS YOU DO) SO NOW YOU'RE SCARED IF THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUUUU

- Or there's no giggling because Floyd doesn't understand so all you hear is a "huh?" And Jade says nevermind, LEAVING FLOYD CONFUSED AND ANGRY.

- Their mom speaks both Hmong and English while their dad only knows Hmong but is trying to know English (because it's better for business but I feel like he'll have other people speak for him).

- I like to think that Floyd doesn't really wanna speak to his dad than his mom is because of the language barrier. It's hard to speak to eachother with limited words (i know by experience 😞😞😞). It's genuinely sad but they both try their hardest to understand eachother.

- Jade and Floyd like to share Azul some of their foods in their culture (THEY STILL HAVE THEIR CANON FAVORITE FOODS. Also i still dont know how the fuck they cook their food in the sea. I know they eat raw food like Jade said BUT MR. ASHENGROTTO SAID HIS MOMMY OWNS A RESTAURANT AND AZUL KNOWS HOW TO COOK???)

- Like Naab Vaam, Pho, and stuff (some of our food are actually from other countries that we live in/came from like Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and etc. We just put our own spin on them so they may or may not taste the same as their origin.)

- I don't think in the sea they wear clothes but Jade and Floyd found some Hmong clothes on the surface and found it cool.

- I don’t actually know their exact type of Hmong clothes they wear though. (Hmong people have different types of clothing depending on who you are and where you’re from. It’s very important to know which one you are. Also there’s 2 different dialects of Hmong and probably MORE?? idk……)

- I drew them wearing Hmong clothes that my family wears though:

ITS NOT A GOOD PICTURE but I was so proud of myself guys please it was months ago since i made that nfkjanfkjasdjhfjhjfk

- I was hoping to figure which type of Hmong they are like Hmong Green, Hmong White, etc etc BUT I’M TOO EMBARASSED TO ASK MY MOM BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE SHE’LL THINK IT’S SILLY TO USE THIS INFO ON ANIME CHARCATERSUIDHFAHDJKFHK

- So i just use the info i already know 😭😭😭😭

- (Also the necklaces hanging on their necks are silver necklaces. THEY’RE SO FUCKING HEAVY. MY MOM HAS A REAL SILVER ONE AND GOD DAMN. THEY GIVE YOU SO MUCH NECK PAIN. But they represent our wealth 😞😞😞. Good thing they recently made ones without real silver. Also there’s Hmong clothes with silver coins on them and they also represent wealth!! They hurt less!!)

- Hopefully I can recreate the Tweels in Hmong clothes in better art!! I CAN BARELY SEE THIS ONE.

I think I’m done for now. I was hoping to say more but I don’t have any more 😭😭😭😭 But I hope you find these somehow a bit interesting and helpful about Hmong culture. I was really excited to tell someone my Tweel Hmong HCs because hkuahfjdkshfjkahj I DON’T KNOW I JUST GET HAPPY!! I love sharing my culture even if I’m still learning it. Not a lot of people know about us because we don’t have a country. But im really happy to meet other Hmong people on here and share the representation!!

[atlaculture]

Hi, I love your work and was wondering if you've done a post breaking down Earth Kingdom clothing inspiration and what the pieces are called. I'm writing a fanfiction and having a hard time finding info. Thanks!

The thing about the Earth Kingdom is that it's the most populated and diverse of the four nations in-universe. Meaning that each area of the Earth Kingdom has its own unique flavor. Some places are based off of specific Chinese dynasties, others around the various ethnic minorities of China, and some are other Asian cultures entirely.

Ba Sing Se's aesthetic is based off of the later years of China's Qing Dynasty (1636-1912):

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Ba Sing Se Queues (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Zuko's Teashop Outfit (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Ba Sing Se Headdresses (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: The Dai Li (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Royal Earthbender Guards (tumblr.com)

Toph's family and background are meant to appear refined and wealthy so their look is based off of the later years of China's opulent Tang Dynasty (618-907):

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Toph’s Fancy Dress (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Toph’s Sleepwear (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Toph’s Hairstyle (tumblr.com)

Bumi likes to wear Chinese opera clothing and his character is broadly inspired by Lu Bu of the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280):

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Bumi (tumblr.com)

Kyoshi Island is Heian & Edo period Japan mixed with Ainu culture:

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Kyoshi Headbands (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Kyoshi Makeup (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Kyoshi’s Hair & Clothes (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Kyoshi Warriors Uniform (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Kyoshi Islanders Fashion Pt. 1 -... (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Kyoshi Islanders Fashion Pt. 2 -... (tumblr.com)

When Zuko and Iroh are on the run in the EK, they encounter a Vietnamese town and a Korean village:

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Anatomy: “The Swamp” Episode (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Architecture: Song’s Village (tumblr.com)

The tribes of the Si Wong Desert are North African crossed with Mongolian:

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Sandbenders (tumblr.com)

Chong and Lily (Secret Tunnel Hippies) wear Tibetan and Hmong clothing, respectively:

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Chong (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Lily (tumblr.com)

The refugee family with the pregnant wife is inspired by Yi people:

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Serpent’s Pass Refugees Pt. 1 (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Serpent’s Pass Refugees Pt. 2 (tumblr.com)

And, with the exception of culturally isolated areas like Ba Sing Se/Si Wong Desert/Omashu/Kyoshi/Foggy Swamp, most men in the EK wear their hair in Taoist topknots:

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Earth Kingdom Top Knots (tumblr.com)

So the sort of clothing your characters will be wearing in the EK depends on where in the country they are or are from. If you plan on inventing a new setting that takes place in the Earth Kingdom, try to choose a culture and period that reflects the mood or theme you're trying to get across.

[roseworth]

Tried to follow only to discover I already am. Good job, past me. Thoughts on the changes made to Rose’s character with each reboot?

YES i have so many thoughts

first of all. the new 52 was the worst thing to ever happen to rose and im not exaggerating even a little. she started out as a superboy side character (???) as an assassin that was hired to kill him if he didnt do what they wanted ? then she became a ravager and hunted people down

but the WORST part of the new52 is that they either didnt know or didnt care about lillian worth and they just. made rose one of slade and adeline's kids. and had him raise her.

also she was the oldest child of her and joey, which is nowhere near the same level of awful as the whitewashing but still makes me uncomfortable

yeah so. new 52 was fucking terrible. that is not rose even a little i do not know this woman

but REBIRTH fixed so much <3 christopher priest my bff <3 i am once again recommending deathstroke 2016 bc it has so many good moments and i think its worth reading

the first time rose showed up lillian worth was mentioned!!!!! she was there!!!!! <33333 the timeline was changed a little but i can forgive that bc!!! LILI!!!!!

the problem is that the book made her hmong instead of cambodian and i dont really know why??? but also ive said it before but,,, as much as it makes me upset bc asian identities shouldnt just be interchangeable,,,, this was the first time it was even mentioned that she was half asian since the 90s!!!! and she had a whole arc about her hmong heritage and her family!!!!!!

AND she didnt kill anyone in that book iirc :') the closest she got to killing someone was when she was in the middle of a breakdown then shado killing him for her instead which!!!! i love so so much bc rose does not kill a lot despite what some writers want you to believe. pre52 she has like maybe 3 murders that i would consider in character so the fact that she doesnt kill anyone in ds2016 is so fucking real

anyways ill also count infinite frontier as a reboot bc i love to talk about my opinions

there werent a lot of clear changes in infinite frontier BUT. technically her cutting her eye out is canon rn. in deathstroke inc theres a flashback of her stabbing her eye, and also in dark knights death metal (?) shes drawn with an eyepatch

then she was in robin 2021 which was . eh. it wasnt BAD for her but it was just kinda her continuing to kill ppl ig :( but she was drawn so nice in that book so ill forgive it

side note i still hate the idea of respawn so that bothered me in this book. also what they did to connor hawke is unforgivable so its a net loss but whatever

anyways i think thats all my thoughts. in conclusion: new52 bad. rebirth mostly good. infinite frontier eh. and my own personal interpretation is perfect always.

[breadtheend]

NAGA HEADCANNONS

Cw. Drugs, mentions of war, Naga being deranged. Bonus Naga face hcs in the end

GENERAL

-Short king 5'3ft/160cm

-Asexual

-Actually Hmong (thank you @vasyandii for this info)

-Has anger issues tho he's also a cocky bastard

-And also very much holds grudges, accidentally spilled coffee on him 3 weeks ago? He's still planning on your death

-Also has some superiority issues and some apathetic tendencies

-Was an addict at one point in his career, probably the reason why he's not a warlord anymore. "Nowadays"(1980s) he still does drugs but in "controled" quantities

-Unsurprisingly this causes him to be more deranged some days

-Likes arts n crafts, to be specific, painting clothes and characterizing things to make It "more him"

-Simultaneously doesnt care abt his appearence while also being a very vainy person. Like he's the type of person to just shave his head bcs fuck it its easier this way but also owns HOARDS of acessories

-Will and has taken small trinkets from other dead soldiers (dog tags, small accessories like rings n stuff and also body parts (to both serve as throphies))

-His birthday is most likely wrong (due to the war that was happening in 1950s)+ he doesnt really care? Like he will most likely forget abt it anyways

-Never went to the Beach (lmao)

Headcanons about his backstory:

-Bcs of his height he got picked on a LOT as a kid/teen and to defend himself he started training muay-thai (and IS REALLY GOOD at It too) + other martial arts on the side

-His father was never really a present figure (bcs of the war)

-After some complications his father came back but by this time Naga had already grown a resentment towards him

-His family mostly worked in agriculture and he overall hated doing heavy work

-His mother was ok but died early because of unknown causes

-First started smoking as a teen and tried to quit a few times only to constantly fail on month 2

Career:

-When he was in his early 20s the ongoing war started to have a bigger impact in his life

(Now If I were a good writter I would specify how this led to him being a Warlord, but since im not, have a brief rundown)

-When he joined the war, the team he was assigned to in particular was already very corrupt, and even still Naga saw the wasted potention in it

-So what did he do?

-He killed his boss and took over his army of men

-And well basically he just got more and more power and influence overtime

-Very capable of reading and manipulating someone to his desire. (But he does find intimidating people into submisison more amusing and even fun for him)

-He's slowly drifted into the cartel/smuggling bussiness, starting with weapons, drugs etc

-In his late 20s/early 30s, despite the war being over, he still a very respectable and powerfull man (Warlord) and It was also during this time where he got the reputation of being a "brutal son of a bitch" from the CIA

-At one point in time he did come back to his villa but purely to kill his father lol

Face headcannon

-All of the piercings he has were homemade (aka he did It on himself) but he fucked up on the thongue one

-Since he most likely has enemies (other than the ones we see on BOCW) he has scars from many MANY failed assassination attempts

Anyways thats ALL of my Headcanons for the guy, Hope you guys liked reading them :3

And like always, feedback appreciated

[inukastan1]

Akemi is voiced by Brenda song.

Brenda is an American actress, born to a Thai and Hmong family. She also voiced Anne in Disney channel animated series Amphibia.

[mingus-archives]

Nimona (2023) Thought

Someone may have noticed this already but there’s something to be said about Ambrosius and the mixed Asian American experience and the model minority myth. Ambrosius is clearly mixed Asian in the movie, especially given he was literally modeled after and voiced by Eugene Lee Yang (a Korean American) and it is shown that Gloreth, his ancestor, is European white.

Let’s start with his design: his eyebrows are brown, clearly darker than his hair. And his undercut is brown as well, suggesting that blonde is not his natural color. He’s bleached/dyed his hair blonde to resemble Gloreth. He’s being pressured (internally or externally) to play up his white features and remove the characteristics more in line with Asian features (namely, his dark hair). In fact, it’s interesting that no one seems to care about his Asian heritage, all obsessed with the whiteness mixed in his veins. For a mixed Asian person like me, I deeply resonated with feeling pressured about how Asian or how white I appear or am. I’ve been told how unlucky I am to have inherited my fine, white hair even though it’s my Hmong grandmother who has fine hair in the family. Growing up in a mostly white community, I’ve felt so disconnected from my Asian features. They’re exotic or different or unappealing. They’re white or Asian depending on if people like them, dislike them, or want to objectify them.

It’s so compelling, then, to see this same conundrum of Ambrosius in Nimona. First, they adore him as the descendant of Gloreth. However, even in adoration he is surprisingly alone. He and Ballister seem to both be shunned/kept apart from the other knights. People like the idea of Ambrosius and what he stands for, but they don’t like him. They (Todd in particular) quickly then turn on him and accuse him of conspiring with Ballister when things don’t go the kingdom’s way. This is especially interesting because they are playing on suspicion of Ambrosius’s attraction/relationship, queerness being another facet that pulls him from being “acceptable.” Finally, they (the Director) uses him as the figurehead to bring Ballister down, eventually killing him and tossing him aside like a used toy once she could no longer control him (except Nimona tricked her). The message is clear: despite being literally the descendant of their white deity, Ambrosius is still too mixed to be accepted by the kingdom. And at the end of the day, white power structures don’t care how white you appear to be, you’ll be treated like any other oppressed individual the minute it is no longer convenient for those upholding them.

[librarycomic]

The Heart Never Forgets written by Ana Ot, illustrated by Hayden Goodman. Atheneum Books For Young Readers, 2024. 978-1665913058

Every page of this book is visually stunning, including the endpapers. The story is about townspeople gathering for a masquerade as the narrator remembers her beloved grandfather. My favorite thing about this book is the costumes and how Goodman's illustrations capture their dancing. It's a beautiful book about loss.

The Rock in My Throat by Kao Kalia Yang, illustrated by Jiemei Lin. Carolrhoda Books, 2024. 9781728445687.

This picture book is heartbreaking. Yang's family's first language was Hmong. They moved to the US as refugees from Thailand when she was young. This is forty-three-year-old Yang's answer to why she became selectively mute in early grade school, and "wouldn't speak in English voluntarily until…college." (There's a more detailed explanation in the author's note at the end.) Lin's illustrations are amazing at capturing and conveying everything from Yang's withdrawal to the disrespect she and her parents suffered.

Creepy by Lee Sensenbrenner & Keiler Roberts. Drawn & Quarterly, 2022. 9781770466197.

Roberts' autobiographical family comics always make me laugh. In this story she draws herself as a creepy lady who only eats one thing (also creepy). It's a fable warning kids not to pay too much attention to screens while ignoring the world around them.