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Kev Xng moved om North Carola to Mnota 2006 to jo Shas of Yellow, a support group for gay Hmong men. He beme s executive director. Today, he is executive director of New Millennium Amy, a Hmong charter school Brooklyn Center. He has worked to crease the LGBTQ staff levels at the school, as well as providg therapy ssns at the school for LGBTQ stunts and their fai.

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A CLAN OF OUR OWN: COMG OUT EXPERIENC OF GAY HMONG MEN

Wrten by: Dr. Brian V. Xng Paperback, 176 pag, 6x9, 2019 ISBN: 978-1-64410-007-3A CLAN OF OUR OWN is a labor of the thor's passn to disver the g out experienc and stori of gay Hmong men wh the hope that will provi sight to help Hmong parents better unrstand their gay sons or clan members * gay hmong *

Go to gaysian.

r/gaysian. Are there any gay hmong guys out there?

LIFE AS A GAY HMONG SHAMAN

Hmong scholar Dr. Brian V. Xng, who is gay, timat that there are 15,000 to 20,000 LGBTQ Hmong people Mnota based on populatn figur. Xng and several other LGBTQ Hmong lears are workg to improve acceptance and visibily of the LGBTQ Hmong muny. Kev Xng is executive director of New Millennium Amy, a Hmong charter school, Brookly Center. SUNAH is a mician and spoken word artist creatg new, posive words the Hmong language for the LGBTQ muny bee has no word for gay or queer. Xay Yang is Queer Jtice Director at Transformg Generatns (TG), where she velops programmg and provis mental health servic to survivors of vlence and to Hmong men who perpetrated harm. * gay hmong *

Hello, I'm jt wonrg if they're any gay hmong guys out there. Xng Paperback, 176 pag, 6x9, 2019 ISBN: 978-1-64410-007-3A CLAN OF OUR OWN is a labor of the thor's passn to disver the g out experienc and stori of gay Hmong men wh the hope that will provi sight to help Hmong parents better unrstand their gay sons or clan llectn of stori “A Clan of Our Own” shed greater light on the experienc of gay Hmong men, their g out experienc, and the stggl they face daily their liv.

Xng wrote his doctorate this about the g out experience of gay Hmong men and eventually published a book lled “A Clan of Our Own.

GAY HMONG: A MULTIFACETED CLASH OF CULTUR

A qualative study was nducted wh 10 gay Hmong, om 6 stat, rangg om 18 to 30 years old. The participants scribed growg up as children of immigrant parents, generatnal and cultural nflicts, and the racial nflicts, discrimatn, and vlence they enuntered. They prent a picture of the dilemma created when fay, clan, and relign serve as primary protective factors agast the effects of racism while simultaneoly prentg primary sourc of risk for rejectn and discrimatn based on sexual orientatn. Their scriptns of attemptg to manage multifaceted nflicts while they navigated multiple worlds provis sight to how social workers n better asss and tervene wh the challeng facg persons wh multiple and nflictg inti. * gay hmong *

Xng said he is the first openly gay program director to serve on the uncil. I get asked the qutn, "How is like beg gay and beg a shaman?

A CLAN OF OUR OWN: COMG OUT EXPERIENC OF GAY HMONG MEN

Asian & Friends Denver is an ternatnal, non-prof social and tnal group tablished for Gay, Lbian, Bisexual, and Transgenr people who share an tert Asian culture. * gay hmong *

I don't perform ruals a "gay" way. Regardls of them beg gay, straight, trans, or whatever. In the same way, you'd want a shaman's help regardls if they are gay or not.

In this way, shaman guis jt don't re if you're gay or straight, their only purpose is to heal, to love, and to protect everyone, human and other spirs too. When I perform ruals, I don't thk about whether I'm dog this as a gay or straight man, although my gay and queer inty mak up a big portn of who I am. Now, bee I am gay and many gay and queer dividuals, unfortunately, have to go through trma, challeng, and obstacl om fay and society, this giv me a perspective that perhaps many others do not have.

We go through that journey of self-disvery, fdg yourself, self-love, etc, beg gay or queer jt don't mean behavg, actg, or lookg like the other genr. Meang, gay and queer shamans reprent all spirs as part of our journey and inty.

EVENTTHIS EVENT HAS PASSED.EVENT CATEGORI:BOOK EVENT, CULTURAL WORK, LECTURE/DISCSNA CLAN OF OUR OWN: COMG OUT EXPERIENC OF GAY HMONG MEN

Asian Wisnze/December 2010/Hmong and gay * gay hmong *

Fortunately for me, I haven't faced many challengg moments when to beg a "gay" shaman, at least not the same way as my personal life and relatnships. I have the power to share wh others my gay inty and who I am, not everyone serv to know.

I've e to unrstand that people who have an issue wh anyone who's gay/queer, that's an issue on them. Me beg gay isn't the issue, the issue is secure people. Hetero-secury is an issue not for gay people to rolve, we shouldn't be shut out bee another man or woman feels secure of their own beliefs, so stead allow them to be mad.

HOW DO YOU SAY GAY HMONG?

Kev Xng moved om North Carola to Mnota 2006 to jo Shas of Yellow, a support group for gay Hmong men. He beme s executive director. Today, he is executive director of New Millennium Amy, a Hmong charter school Brooklyn Center. He has worked to crease the LGBTQ staff levels at the school, as well as providg therapy ssns at the school for LGBTQ stunts and their fai. * gay hmong *

That's a healg journey for people all on their own, has nothg to do wh who we are as gay/queer Hmong Shamans are out there and we've always existed.

At 16, I realized that I am gay.

GAY HMONG: A MULTIFACETED CLASH OF CULTUR

Hmong scholar Dr. Brian V. Xng, who is gay, timat that there are 15,000 to 20,000 LGBTQ Hmong people Mnota based on populatn figur. Xng and several other LGBTQ Hmong lears are workg to improve acceptance and visibily of the LGBTQ Hmong muny. Kev Xng is executive director of New Millennium Amy, a Hmong charter school, Brookly Center. SUNAH is a mician and spoken word artist creatg new, posive words the Hmong language for the LGBTQ muny bee has no word for gay or queer. Xay Yang is Queer Jtice Director at Transformg Generatns (TG), where she velops programmg and provis mental health servic to survivors of vlence and to Hmong men who perpetrated harm. * gay hmong *

But I didn’t know how nflictg my gay and my Hmong inti the 2004 printial electns, I heard my mother scream at the televisn and say ( Hmong) “that gays are more vile and disgtg than dogs and should never be allowed to get married.

A qualative study was nducted wh 10 gay Hmong, om 6 stat, rangg om 18 to 30 years old. The participants scribed growg up as children of immigrant parents, generatnal and cultural nflicts, and the racial nflicts, discrimatn, and vlence they enuntered. They prent a picture of the dilemma created when fay, clan, and relign serve as primary protective factors agast the effects of racism while simultaneoly prentg primary sourc of risk for rejectn and discrimatn based on sexual orientatn. Their scriptns of attemptg to manage multifaceted nflicts while they navigated multiple worlds provis sight to how social workers n better asss and tervene wh the challeng facg persons wh multiple and nflictg inti. * gay hmong *

” This was the first time I n remember anyone talkg about lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer the time, I didn’t know how to react. I am gay.

I wanted to show them that different n be good – that spe the fact that I am gay, I would be succsful.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* GAY HMONG

Asian Wisnze/December 2010/Hmong and gay .

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