tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261667525329617372.post2932808627636468168..comments2023-04-16T13:46:36.282-05:00Comments on Minnesota Humanities Center Blog: Sia Her - Hearing the Stories Behind the StoryMinnesota Humanities Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093685268468714458noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261667525329617372.post-63028866539899997042015-07-21T18:08:05.409-05:002015-07-21T18:08:05.409-05:00A great post with a moving story about young Hmong...A great post with a moving story about young Hmong girls, and thoughtful, but powerful descriptions of the conflicts between new paradigms and indisputably cultural wisdom profoundly embedded in our culture. Despite the challenges we continue to face, I am pleased with the extraordinary achievement and success of our young Hmong women, including my own daughters, which, in my estimation, outpace Hmong men in a lot of aspects. Yet, despite their successful careers in the public arena, Hmong women still cannot escape their traditional expectations in their homes and community.<br /><br />Hmong women have come a long way from the time I describe in my book, "...girls feel as if they were outsiders from birth." It is important that these posts are viewed with earnest interest and responded to with meaningful comments, even arguments.Ge Xionghttp://www.gexiongbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261667525329617372.post-76369203943679113762015-07-16T14:38:24.836-05:002015-07-16T14:38:24.836-05:00A splendid example of the universal lurking in the...A splendid example of the universal lurking in the individual story. One of the gifts the humanities bring to our common life is wisdom about how "to navigate the complex, rigid, and incompatible paradigms established by linguistically and culturally diverse communities"--and those incompatible paradigms can often be found within a particular community, not just between communities--and indeed, even within an individual person.<br /><br />In an earlier blog post I referred to the observation of a friend of mine, that "we must become caretakers of one another's stories." Sia Her deepens this obligation, saying we need "to become increasingly 'culturally competent' in each other’s stories." Taking care of another's story requires learning to navigate the paradigms!Patrick Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16538941231261989574noreply@blogger.com