By November of 1976, Moua had learned the language. She worked on it consistently whenever she had the chance. Her husband was very patient with her dream and her children had the duty of helping around the house. For many Hmong people, adapting to the way of life in the United States was and still is difficult. According to Maou, their past is full of pain from relatives and friends who were killed while fleeing from Laos.
Stereotypes challenge their ways of life.
Some try to fit in, Moua said. To introduce the Hmong people to the caucasians. We have not told our children. It hurts when we talk. It is so emotional.