![]() ![]() ![]() Months later, the families carry out the tshoob without the wedding couple. The couple refuses to participate in the tshoob, the traditional Hmong marriage ceremony many members of their families, on both sides, stay away from their church wedding. ![]() What happens next is devastating, and it raises questions about the very meaning of being Hmong in America. Mai Neng, who knows the pain this tradition has caused, says no. When Mai Neng Moua decides to get married, her mother, a widow, wants the groom to follow Hmong custom and pay a bride price, which both honors the work the bride’s family has done in raising a daughter and offers a promise of love and security from the groom’s family. Mai Neng Moua will be reading from her book, The Bride Price: A Hmong Wedding Story at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse on Tues, April 3, 7 PM at Centennial Hall 1309. ![]()
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