Sharon Her is a writer and creative living in New York City. She was part of the first wave of Hmong families to immigrate to America. Despite this, she continues to live an unconventional life such as being the only Hmong person in band, leaving home to live in the Big Apple, marrying someone who isn’t Hmong, and choosing not to have children.

01. Go Where You Need to Go

Hmongumentary is a play on the word “Hmong” and the word “documentary.” The Hmong people have a history of resilience and adapting to the larger, dominant culture. But what does this evolution actually look like? What gets compromised and what is gained in the process? This podcast explores what it means to be part of the Hmong community whether you live in it or not; whether you’re Hmong or not. Hmong people do not have a country and are scattered across the globe so what’s keeping us together?

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01. Go Where You Need to Go

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