- Your only close friends are Hmong people.
- You hate “white” music and only listen to pop, techno, rap or r&b music, which, of course, are not “white”. N’sync is black.
- You wear platforms and stylish clothes (girls).
- You wear baggy or preppy clothes (boys).
- You live in a Hmong community and never leave. If you leave, you always end up coming back.
- Your parents compare who has the worst kids.
- You have a rice cooker and buy 100 lbs. of rice every month.
- You have a whole pig/cow/chicken in your refrigerator.
- You have over ten kids in the family.
- Your parents/grandparents can’t speak English.
- You have a baby or get married before you turn sixteen.
- All you think about is boys/girls.
- You know someone who works in a factory.
- You have cockroaches in your house.
- Family is the most important thing in your life.
- You go to all the Hmong tournaments in the summer.
- You have Hmong pride.
- You know how to spell “kuv hlub koj” and that’s it.
- You live in Wisconsin, Minnesota or California or knows someone who lives there.
- You have relatives in France, Thailand or Laos.
- The younger generation likes to go on-line and hook up with other Hmong people.