. Hmong Courtship and Marriage Practices - Hmong Studies Journal Hmong Courtship and Marriage Practices Compiled by Mark E. Pfeifer, PhD Vang, P.D. However, to keep the tradition of "journeying" to the bride's house, the wedding party would walk around the block or to the backyard and then enter the same house again. Women face: Some members of the Hmong cultural community believe that the Mejkoob are unlikely to embrace change. 10 things: Hmong culture, food and language - MPR News The CIA operatives and Americans who helped to recruit the Hmong would eventually say that they "believed the Hmong were exactly the kind of freedom fighters the United States was looking for" (Hilmer, 2010, p. 274). The community has seen steady growth in the Midwest and elsewhere in the United States. Wedding gifts are paid by the groom's family to the bride's parents. & P. Her (2014) Teenage Marriage among Hmong American Women, Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 24:2, 138-155. The widow is permitted to remarry, in which case she would have two choices: she may marry one of her husbands younger brothers/ younger cousins (never to the older brothers) or she can marry anyone from the outside clan (beside her own). Hmong Hill Tribe Information - My Chiang Mai Tour The maykong will then conclude and announce that there will be no more drinks. . Hmong American weddings are a mix of new and old customs. Polygamy is not generally considered the ideal form of marriage among the Hmong, although it has been documented. Many Hmong couples choose to adapt it to fit a more "modernized" western wedding. When a husband dies, it is his clans responsibility to look after of the widow and children. This results in the couple opting out in some traditional practices during their Hmong wedding. After the bride and groom reach the doorstep, they are greeted with a rooster which is waved in a circular motion over the bride and grooms heads to cast away bad luck and bad omens. We discover what it takes to bring about change against conventions that subjugate and alienate all those who have opposing beliefs. What happens when the negotiations are finished? Research shows that for black men, there is a 1 in 1,000 chance of being killed by police over the course of their lifetimes.