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The MIAO resisted Chinese migration into Hu Nan during the Ming dynasty

Hmong and Miao tribes supported the MONGOLS against the Song Dynasty Chinese southern expansion

Hmong was the southern tribe of the South China...

The hmong people that won't except miao as family are self racist hmong. You may not like the name miao . I can understand. But excluding them from the hmong family is wrong and hateful.

You are right, Sir. Your description is acceptable and neutral in terms of the ethnonym Hmong and Miao. In fact, Miao is a broader group of which the Hmong are part. As a Hmong/Miao person I am not particularly offended if I am called a Miao, that depends on the context and the caller's intent. I have an experience when a non-Hmong person referred to a group of beggars on the street in Eastern Europe as 'like those Hmong in our country' that offended me.

You can't compare China with Kenya, It is like comparing Kenya with US

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Present day Miao is just the term for Hmong in Chinese, not just Hmong in China. If you are Hmong, you are Miao.

Being called Miao is fine to me. But it's important to note that in contemporary times the Hmong are still very distinct from the Ah Hmao and others grouped into the Miao ethnicity + vice versa. We've only been grouped together by the government within the last century. Calling us all Miao becomes problematic as it can eventually erase these distinctions. Ultimately, it comes down to who gets to define our history and communities. Our oral history from within our communities ? Or Chinese records which aren't clear anyway? 🧐 Hmong Americans have already adopted a lot of Ah Hmao history as their own. This could be considered a great cultural sharing but on the other side it contributes to an erasure of a people.

Hmong are miao. They just don’t want to admit it because of the poor treatment by se Asia.

The word “hmong” is defined as “ the free people” so if you are free from Chinese oppression, you can use that word. This is a sensitive topic as there are too many bloodshed that happen for this word to exist. It is similar to using the N word or , Hispanic, chicano, yankee, caucasian. But be sensitive when using it.

I am proud to be Hmong/Miao!

Miao are the gounp that betrayed their country and king(s) and also surrendered to China. This is why Chinese called them Miao, the sound of a scared cat. Hmong is the group that are the opposite of the Maio.

So I guess we're not from the Kingdom of Mon .

the word Miao means barbaric, the group Miao does consist of different Asians that the Chinese conquered, calling me Miao is like calling me the N word, that’s just how it is

Hi Jaret JLT, These Asia and SE Asia people usually call other people a name or names differ term from the real names while they all of them call their own term. Therefore, Miao consisted nearly 10 ethnic groups altogether in China. The question is that would the Chinese Authorities agree officially to let these ethnics to go by their real names.

I do.. I find the word very offensive... would u ever call a black person the N word or a white person a cracker?

Good video Jared.

Jared, I fully agree with you that Miao are those in China. Hmong are those in or from Southeast Asia.

There’s a lot of false information in this video. One day, if and when I feel like presenting my case, I’ll come back to this post and write an essay on what’s factual and what’s incorrect. That said, just to be brief and to the point, your Hmong friend’s perspective is blatantly wrong.

This is ignorant

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Hello Jared :) I recently come across your amazing video about defining the correct term of ((( Miao or Hmong ))) I was quite excited :) With all due respect, I did not speak for everyone and I'm not a professor...hehe :) Base on my opinion how I feel with the terminology of ((( Miao or Hmong ))) :( I was very selective of certain tones and how I feels when people pronounced names or said things incorrect in certain ways so :) Deep down within my heart I feel that Hmong was the correct term :) Miao was a slang & a harsh tone to be named :( When I was a kid in South East Asia(( Laos)) our elders stated that nice people will called you a Hmong person but a foe likely will name you a Miao person instead :( My personal experienced when I've arrived in the United States and this occurred at work with a coworker (( a Laotian person )) and I bumped into each other in the parking lot for a strange reason he looked unhappy and he used a slang and harsh tone as I mentioned above at me :( My sincere conclusion with this video I think that Hmong would sounds much appropriate rather than Miao :( Please no offense :) 🤔🤔🤔🤔

Actually the Miao people, particularly scholars who are actual Hmongs agree that they are actually Hmong and the term Miao was the name given to them by the Chinese to cover a broard groups of people that have not aligned themselves with the Chinese, not just the Hmong.

It’s Hmong. Miao is the way the Chinese recognize us, but it isn’t how we like to acknowledge ourselves.

Great explanation and research of the term of Miao in regards to Hmong. Anyone especially a Hmong who is still confused about Miao and Hmong after this video/explanation then it is pointless.

Miao is the ancestor and Hmong is the new generation.. think it like that..

Hmong and miao are the same.... its just how chinese classifies one of its ethnic groups.... Miao is chinese classification....hmoob is more like the modern American term

Stop calling Hmong people, "Miao." Hmong culture and traditions are nothing like Miao people. The term Miao, when saying it to a Hmong people has a derogatory meaning. If someone calls me Miao. I'm handing their butt to them. Period. China got lazy and categorized a lot of minority groups into the term Miao. Calling Hmong people the term Miao is equivalent to calling a Black American the N word. So, stop being ignorant.

Miao is use for hatred

Sorry, hmong dont worship chiyou...

Miao isn't Hmong and is racist in my opinion. It is like calling a black man the N word! Stop being ignorant and don't continue using the word Miao for Hmong. You come across the wrong Hmong person, and you will get youtlr butt handed to you. Period.

Call they/him/her/it what they/him/her/it prefers.

Hmong vs Miao Conditioning is the worst enemy of one’s identity. Take, for example, my name: Maas Yaaj, pronounced MAHN YAAN. In English, it is often spelled Mang Yang and pronounced accordingly. However, I understand that first impressions are crucial, particularly in how I introduce myself. I've observed that people with difficult-to-pronounce names often have their names mispronounced without much effort to correct it. So, why should I conform to societal norms that disregard the proper pronunciation of my name, given to me at birth? Therefore, I began to introduce myself using the correct pronunciation, as intended by my parents, not by how others think it should be said. The origin of the Hmong has been obscured over time, and its mystery remains intriguing. Some argue that the Hmong were indigenous to China, while others believe we came from elsewhere. In one such debate, when the Chinese encountered the Hmong, they described us as a group of hairy cave dwellers with unfamiliar dialects, coining the term Miao to describe what they considered a barbaric people. This is akin to Columbus calling Native Americans "Indians," mistakenly believing he had reached India, or the Sámi of Finland, Sweden, and Norway preferring not to be called Lapp. Even Thailand was once known as Siam, leading to the derogatory term Siamese twins for conjoined twins, regardless of their origin. When people do not understand the words they use, they perpetuate derogatory statements. Miao is an all-encompassing term with negative connotations, making it difficult to accept because society has been conditioned to see it as acceptable. Embracing such terms hinders the cause of true identity. Hmong is not Miao. Hmong is a people, and as such, we share our humanity with other peoples of the world.

It's a pity that there wasn't any of the original fare of game meat that's mostly back... used to have eland, zebra, warthog, etc

Croc tastes like chicken but there's another flavour to it... fishy maybe

Miao means Native

The term Miao is just a name given by the Chinese Authorities, actually there is no real minority group call themselves miao. If anyone does not believe what I said then go ask this given miao people you will know the fact. 5/19/2024

Jared TLP - Hmong is a part of the term Miao ( Miao is just a given name ). I do not believe that there is an ethnic group who is really Miao. In public these people would say or may say they're Miao, but in private they have their own identity terms, such as they're the Qo Xiong people, Hmu people, Hmao people, Hmong people, and some other minority groups. But they might have no objection when Chinese rulers named them Miao.

thanks. now i am more confused about my history and who i am.

Wow. Great job! My great-grandfather is from China. I grew up hearing stories of how he lived and lived in moutains. I don't know if he was a Yao or Miao. But I heard he was pretty cool. But anyways, thanks for researching on the topic.

The fact that no one listened to this man and happy being call miao... he said it himself; people would use this term as a derogatory word...

Thank you for this history. Personally, I will not be called Miao. He said it himself. They used this word to describe "barbarians"

Thank you sir. This will help the youth.

Remember Mao Zedong went to go ask Hmong to help fight the revolution and he promised political positions for Hmong. How history repeats itself

You want to know, travel back in time and ask a Hmong person what did they call themselves back then, Miao was a word used by Han Chinese not Hmong.

We're all the same but language and culture's has changed threw time. I am Hmong American Miao😂

There is only Hmong. The chinese can suck it with their Miao word. The Hmong who have emigrated to south asia and then to the USA have proven our mettle. If you only know the Miao word, know why you only know that word. Do your research! Hmong learn europe up the ass while here in the USA and every American/European should learn about the Hmong the same way.

I am hmong. When I first learn about Miao it really hard for me to believe that hmong and Miao are the same group. I feel that hmong and Miao are two different groups. Even now it still very hard for me to believe that Hmong are Miao

Good video...