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| Kuv Kev Ua Hauj Lwm Kuv Kev Ua Si Thov Kev Pab Kev Cai Tswv Yim Tsim Lub VevXaij Cov ntawv no yog Nkauj Hli Yaj (Kao-Ly Yang) tug tsim txij xyoo 2002 los, los sis yog nws yog tus tswj kav Tsis pub sim muag noj muag haus. Yog yuav siv cov ntawv, cov duab los sis lwm yam, yuav tsum thov nws tso cai ua ntej |
| TEEB MEEM UA NEEJ Niam Nkauj Zuag Paj Muaj Pes Tsawg Pounds? in English-Hmong by Lajntxiag in French Luag tej laus piv txoj lus hais tias "Noj nceb yuav taug cav, nrhiav poj nrhiav sev yuav tau xaiv neej xaiv tsav". Today, in the year 2002, does this proverb still hold true for Hmong-American young-adult men? Or perhaps in today's world, we adhere to a new "doctrine", "Noj nceb ces yuav tim taj laj, nrhiav pojniam ces xaiv tus cev puas yiag txias xws niam Nkauj Zuag Paj." First impressions are the shallowest streams to a person's character. However, of the twenty-four hours there is in a day, the extraordinary person spends nearly 16 hours processing images through her bifocal lens. It is no surprise, then, that the American media, the TV soap operas, the Romeo Must Die, the Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, and all that is visually attractive and pleases the naked eyes and unshielded ears have influenced and will continue to shape what is considered "zoo nkauj, ntxim nyiam, thiab ntxim hlub." In the good old days, Hmong sons were encouraged to pursue and court the "ntxhais nquag, ntxhais tsim txiaj, ntxhais paub ua noj ua haus, ntxhais nom ntxhais tswv". Leej txiv yuav hais zoj rau leej tub tias: "Mi tub! Ua zoo saib nawj! Yuav tau nrhiav tus noob zoo thiaj tsim txiaj laiv!" Leej tub teb leej txiv tias: "Txid! Txhob poob siab. Kuv yeej yuav tus nej nyiam xwb os." In the year 2002, things have changed. Nowadays, leej txiv hais rau tus tub tias "Hey boy! Ua zoo saib nawb, yuav tau nrhiav tus kawm ntawv siab thiab muaj hauj lwm khov kho laiv! Tsis saib zoo, nyob tsam nws ho hu puas-liv ntes yus thiab laid". Leej tub teb leej txiv tias: "Daddy!, don't ya worry. Kuv yuav tus kuv nyiam xwb, tsis yog yuav rau nej as!" Hmong sons in America face yet another dilemma: "Txhob yuav cov yuag yuag, nyob tsam cua tshuab ces ntog" and "Txhob yuav cov rog rog nyob tsam ua ntej yus tsis xav lawv qab." Hmongs have a proverb that says, "Pom nquab ya tsis pom nquab zes." Yav ntuj thaum ub, ntshe leej niam yuav hais rau leej ntxhais tias, "Me ntxhais, yuav xaiv txiv, es mus xaiv kom tau txiv Nuj Sis Loob tus txawj qeej, ua tau luag tus txiv tuam mej koob sawv tau luag lub hauv paus rooj tshoob. Txhob lam tham tsam tau tej tus niag tub tub nkeeg" Leej ntxhais teb zoj tias, "Niam, kuv yuav ua li nej hais, vim kuv yog nej ib leeg ntxhais." Nowadays, leej niam yuav tias, "Me ntxhais, yuav nrhiav txiv, nrhiav kom tau tus nrog tau yus sawv sib txig; ncauj lus tsis nrog luag qiv." Ntshe leej ntxhais yuav teb tias, "Mommy, I don't know 'bout you guys, but for me, it's like...Kuv lub neej ces kuv hlub leej twg los xij." Occasionally, if we are lucky during the new year festivities, we may see a few niam ntxhais nkauj ntsuaband txiv nraug nuj sis loob trying passionately to mirror the "cev yiag ntxhias, plhu soob xais, kab nplia tom txi nkawv, plaub muag ntsais pluj pliag, mus kev nquag pes ntxiag" image. If only we can see without looking, then, we may be able to appreciate the person behind the mirror. Qhov tseeb, thaum ub niam Nkauj Zuag Paj twb tsis paub thas make-up, tiam sis teb chaws tsuas cav tias nws zoo Nkauj tshaj. Niam Nkauj Zuag Paj tsis tau rau dua ib txhais khau "high-heels" tiam sis txiv nraug nuj sis loob twb tias nws ib leeg zoo nkauj dua ntais. Niam Nkauj Zuag Paj tsis tsav cov tsheb BMW, Mercedes, thiab Porsche, tiam sis qab zos hauv zog ncig tuaj saib nws txhua. Niam Nkauj Zuag Paj tsis tau pom dua ib daim diploma, tiam sis Hmoob pejkum tsuas cav tias nws ib leeg thiaj yog tus ntxhais nquag, txawj hlub niam hlub txiv, neej nus, thiab ib tsoom kwv tij neej tsa. Niam Nkauj Zuag Paj muaj pes tsawg pounds ? Puas muaj rab teev los luj tau ib tus tib neeg txoj kev zoo nkauj? How can we possibly weigh the beauty of a person, when beauty cannot be weighed? Yog yam luj tau, ces tsis yog kev zoo nkauj. Copyright © 2002 Yang Sao Xiong All rights reserved. |
| TOPICS OF 2002 July 19 Ua cas Hmoob pheej mus huas Niam Nkauj Zuag Paj? Why do Hmong people try to catch Lady Gaozuapa? Pourquoi les Hmong tentent-ils d'attraper la belle Gaozuapa? July 29 Kev Zoo Nkauj Zaum Peb The Third Beauty La troisième beauté August 8 Criticism on Hmong Perception of Excellence in Education August 20 (Guest Writer: Yaj Saub Xiong) Niam Nkauj Zuag Paj Muaj Pes Tsawg Phaus? How Many Pounds Does the Beautiful Gaozuapa Weigh? La Belle Gaozouapa a t-elle combien de kilos? October 13 (Readers' comments) Teeb meem ntawm kev ua tshoob ua kos? Dilemmes dans le mariage hmong Dilemmas in Hmong Wedding November 2 Kev tu tub tu ntxhais La socialisation de l'enfant hmong The Socialization of the Hmong Child |
| TOPICS OF 2002 July 19 Ua cas Hmoob pheej mus huas Niam Nkauj Zuag Paj? Why do Hmong people try to catch Lady Gaozuapa? Pourquoi les Hmong tentent-ils d'attraper la belle Gaozuapa? July 29 Kev Zoo Nkauj Zaum Peb The Third Beauty La troisième beauté August 8 Criticism on Hmong Perception of Excellence in Education August 20 (Guest Writer: Yaj Saub Xiong) Niam Nkauj Zuag Paj Muaj Pes Tsawg Phaus? How Many Pounds Does the Beautiful Gaozuapa Weigh? La Belle Gaozouapa a t-elle combien de kilos? October 13 (Readers' comments) Teeb meem ntawm kev ua tshoob ua kos? Dilemmes dans le mariage hmong Dilemmas in Hmong Wedding November 2 Kev tu tub tu ntxhais La socialisation de l'enfant hmong The Socialization of the Hmong Child |