I knew straight away that this had to be my thesis film. The prospect of meeting a Hmong shaman who would share his life on camera was exhilarating. Immediately, I began filming different families ...

This classic film documents the Hmong refugees who have been transplanted from their agrarian mountain villages in northern Laos to cities in the U.S.

Other shamans who do rituals might say that they ... Is there anything you would like to adds to Hmong rituals that are related to waxing or wanning moon? If you are planning to do something ...

the first Hmong shaman prophet told Hmong that we should use our fingers to scoop the black dust that stick to the edge of a pan that sit on top of a stove and then apply that black stuff as a ...

The biggest obstacle in the program, Moua said, was “religious warfare” between his cultural and spiritual connection to Hmong shamanism and his conversion to Christinaity. It was also challenging to ...