Monkey Dance Video

Monkey Dance Video


I most relate to Linda from the video because she bares the female expectations. She started the traditional dancing when she was three because her dad found a dance group for her to join. Her dad spends most of his time with the dance group then work night shirt at a factory. When Linda was in 7th grade, her sister got arrested. From then on, relatives and neighbors looked down on her family and her. They say Linda will be like her sister and not even graduate from high school. In my family, I have one older sister and 6 brothers. Elders often compare me to my sister too. My situation is different from Linda. My sister graduated from high school and college so now my family expects me to graduate from college and pursue something higher. I also experience the burden of female expectations. By the time, I was in 6th grade my mom expected me to clean around the house and by the time I was in middle school my mom expected me to cook full course meals. In high school, I never went out past 7 pm. It was always home, school, and back home. I resisted from these expectations by joining badminton and the Hmong Club. By joining badminton, I went back to school on weekends to practice and joining the Hmong Club, I took on positions and leadership roles. I also participated in theater and orchestra. The extracurricular that I joined was not typical of a Hmong female except for the Hmong Club. As females, we follow these culture expectations but find ways to resist. 

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