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Boom Box

Sandy Lee

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It was considered a luxury if a HMoob family could afford a large boom box in the 1990’s to early 2000’s. Boomboxes were used as instruments for entertainment, courtship and were considered a form of wealth.

 

“Kuv yuav tshiab tshiab...kuv tseem muaj cov CD nkauj ntawv nas ces kuv tseem pheej, tej zaum zoo caij zoo nyoog, kuv kho kho siab ces kuv tseem mloog thiab… Yuav tshiab tshiab los ces yeej tsis tau piam ces kuv yeej khuv xim thiab kuv tias cia nws nyob nws.” -Sandy Lee

 

“I bought it new...I still have some CD songs so when the timing is right or if I’m feeling nostalgic, I still use it to listen. I bought it brand new and it has never broken on me, so I still cherish it.” -Sandy Lee  

Nam Kab Xev

HMoob VHS

Nou Thao

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VHS are physical documentions of HMoob values, cultural norms and entertainment. Some VHS are original movies created by HMoob people while some movies of different cultural origins, like Mandarin Chinese, Thai, Hindi, etc, are dubbed in HMoob.

 

“My mom had a lot of old dance videos from California and a lot of the videos I watched were dancers from California on the California stage and I knew when I was four, I told my mom, when I'm older I'm gonna go and dance on that stage” - Sheng Xiong

Kav Xev

HMoob Cassette Tape

Tou Xiong

1995

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The recordings on this cassette is from a woman who lived in Laos sending a message to a family in WI to share information about some herbal medicine.

 

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