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The Hmong People Summary And Analysis

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“We used to stack fucks like you five feet high in Korea, use you for sand bags” states Walt with an assault rifle pointed at the gang members laying in his lawn. Walt handled confrontation head on and had no intentions on backing down from this situation of trespassing. In Walts mind Asians were nothing more than the enemy with weird customs which he seen by his neighbors. He was also effected deeply by his time in Korea which he never failed to mention. This created a bias, he saw all Asians the same and spoke stereotypes about them constantly. Walt made quick acquaintances with the young girl and boy next door Sue and Tao Lor. This interference helped Tao get away from the Chinese gang which attempted to snatch Tao from his front lawn. …show more content…

The Lor family showered Walt with gifts to show their gratitude. This was hard for Walt to understand, the idea of continual gift giving to show gratitude was unfamiliar and he tried to refuse every offer. This was now the second-time Walt helped Sue, she was determined to make him a friend whether he agreed or not. The Hmong people were opposites of Walt they were a collectivist culture. Feeling loyalties and obligations to an in-group: one’s extended family, community or even the organization one works for (Adler, 2017,45) The elders were respected and treated in high regard and the youth pushed to obtain skills for the family. The Hmong people spoke opposite of Walt, high context culture using nonverbal communication to speak amongst each other. While Walt would prefer to use his words to explain his feelings, this caused for a bit of a culture shock when Walt decided to join Sue and her family for a barbecue. Walt walked into the room extremely assertive in his stance giving direct eye contact and patting a child’s head. “What are you fish heads looking at anyway”, Walt was highly offended by the elderly woman speaking in an aggressive tone and the individuals in the room staring at Walt with displeasure

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