PHAU NTAWV RAU DUAB 1990'S

Photo Album by See T. Xiong

Photo albums like these were bought during the 1990s to keep memories and photos HMoob people brought with them from the refugee camps. This album preserved the photos HMoob folks brought to America and held the new memories. The following quote highlights a child’s memory of helping their parents collect worms to make a living.

Mai See Thao

“...from the eyes of a child. ‘Cuz I remember peb mus kaws cua nab nas, and ntuj los nag and you would go khaws cua nab and I didn’t even know we were doing that for money. But, it was so much fun.”