I read a blog post last night by MK Chang about the “requirement” for a Hmong couple to have at least one son. MK Chang is a married Hmong American with children, like myself. And like most Hmong married couples with no sons, MK Chang and her spouse are pressured by family to have at [...]
Filed under: Children, Feminism, Hmong | Tagged: children, daughters, family, Feminism, feminist, Hmong, Hmoob, sons, Tradition | 15 Comments »
Stepmothers are evil. That’s what we learn at an early age from folklore and fairy tales with happily-ever-after endings. The most infamous stepmothers are from the stories we all know so well: Cinderella and Snow White. Cinderella’s stepmother forced her into rags and treated her as a slave in her own home. Snow White’s stepmother [...]
Filed under: People | Tagged: evil, fairytale, folk lore, misconception, perception, stepmother | 11 Comments »
