I'll take a stab at stepping on a few toes
In Minnesota the problem is the Hmong. They came from Cambodia initially on authorization by the Federal Government because they were allies of the US during the Vietnam War. They were allowed to bring their immediate families over, and eventually their blood relatives.
Like I said I have no problem with the initial point of allowing the veterans and their family to make their home in the US. The problem I do have is this. The Hmong in the Twin Cities have made
NO attempt to accept American culture! The only ones that speak any sort of english are the generation that is in HS now. The Hmong elders (a group of elderly men that form an elder society in each Hmong neighborhood) forbid the use of english in any Hmong home. If the elders find out that English is being used then that family could be excommunicated from the neighborhood. The elders also forbid any Hmong from marrying (or even dating) outside of the Hmong. This is very strictly enforced, there have been a few times when it has made the local news, about a Hmong boy or girl that has been kicked out of the family b/c they wish to date a white/black/chinese/etc...
They also have a tradition of the husband slaughtering animals during the wife's pregnancy both for sacraficial purposes and to provide the wife with 'fresh' meat and blood. No problem with this in general, but they keep these animals in the basement of their homes (pigs and chickens) and a few 'slaughter' houses have been set up right in the neighborhoods.
My point is the same that was made in a previous post. If you are going to come to a new country, you should at least make an attempt to adopt their culture (language, laws...) you do not have to give up your culture, but you cannot come here and expect it to be the same as in your homeland, as unfortunate as that may be!
I intend no offense and I am not picking on the Hmong, I know this stuff b/c I have a few Hmong friends and even they find it ridiculous sometimes!
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