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September 25th, 2008

Maya Soetoro-Ng Addresses the Hmong Community

Posted by Eugenia Beh

Maya Soetoro-Ng shares a message with the Hmong community about her excitement for her brother, Barack Obama’s, candidacy for President. The AAPI community has a critical role to play in this election and by getting involved in this election we can bring about real change in our country.

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Tags: aapi community, asian americans, barack obama, brother, change, country, election, hmong community, maya soetoro-ng, President, sister
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8 Responses to “Maya Soetoro-Ng Addresses the Hmong Community”

Andi X. Says:
September 25th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Maya’s pronounciation is a little off, but I really appreciate the effort
abenamer Says:
September 25th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
I was wondering if it was gonna be off — ok ok well at least she tried.
Eugenia Beh Says:
September 25th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
It is the thought that counts.
abenamer Says:
September 25th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Agreed — the Tagalog one will be a hit with my mom.
Eugenia Beh Says:
September 25th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
How is it? Her Tagalog, I mean.
abenamer Says:
September 25th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
It’s not bad — I figure her Malay skills help her…
susan Says:
October 5th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
wait, i don’t understand.. what did she say about the hmong community?? did i miss it?? i don’t know.. it seems like she’s reading off a script in front of her.. but i guess, she’s trying, right??
Eugenia Beh Says:
October 5th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Hi Susan - Her first line is said in Hmong. It’s part of a series of videos addressed to the AAPI community - there’s one where she speaks in Chinese to the Chinese American community, one in Tagalog and this one in Hmong.

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