As the editor, and creator of 18XEEM, a cultural Hmong magazine, my goal is to preserve our culture, our people, and to document our achievements through language and art, so that it can continue to exist, when we all cease to exist. I hope that you all will help support this magazine so that it can continue to grow, and to reach more individuals; so that not only can they learn about a culture, through reading, but that those who were once a part of this culture, will also remember their history and their heritage, and their humble roots.
Secondly, my goal was to showcase a beautiful and unique people, who, too often, are portrayed negatively in the mainstream media. Who, too often, is also mistaken, unknown, quiet, and unprivileged because of a language or cultural barrier. No one should be the main author of our culture and our people more than ourselves.
18XEEM is meant to be shared and given to those who know least, and I hope that when you finish reading, that you will pass it on to a friend, or a co-worker.
In this issue, we are celebrating the Hmong around the world, and although we could not cover every country, we hope that this will give you an idea of how far the distance separates us from each other, yet how close we still are, in our language and our clothing.
This is something that is so unique to the Hmong, and I hope it will inspire you to seek for more answers that we may not have covered. Thank you to everyone who has continued to support us and to those who we will meet along the way.
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