Proud of my Heritage

I often hear the term, "what's in store for me today?" I can now say that life is filled with surprises and how you react to it is how big or small the surprise is. Here's a little story for you: On a Tuesday evening we drove to Santa Monica for some Food Trucks. After stuffing our faces we decided to take a tour around the area. We stumble across a store name Phu Kaw, my first thought was what does that mean? And second, it didn't interest me but the guys went in so I follow after. We walked into what looks like a second hand store with the smell of incense. The guys pointed out the tribal clothing that they had it was from modern pieces, to traditional, and some I've never seen before. I was shock to find out that the sale's lady knew what Hmong was. And to my surprise I fell in love after seeing Hmong clothes hanging on the wall. Each piece had so much history you can tell by touching it. Yes, this made me so proud of my heritage, so proud of being Hmong! I cannot wait to go back. So, this brings me back to the question "what's in store for me today?" Well, the next time you question yourself just go with your gut because you are bound to discover something unexpected. Here I leave you with two photos: one is a handmade bag with Hmong Embroideries (Paj ntaub) and the second is a picture of Hmong Green Dresses (tiab hmoob ntsuab).