Cultural Literacy

More than just our language

Ziepc Nyeic Fingx — The Twelve Clans

PLACEHOLDER — the twelve clans, their names as preserved in the Nzung-Junx (Song of Surnames) and the Jiex Sen Borngv manuscripts, and what clan belonging means across the diaspora today.

Jiex Sen Borngv — The Mountain-Crossing Passport

PLACEHOLDER — the emperor's charter carried through centuries of migration: the right to the mountains, tax exemption, and the origin narrative of the Iu Mien. Pair with images of manuscripts if licensing allows.

Piu-Yiuh Jiex Koiv — The Sea-Crossing Odyssey

PLACEHOLDER — the sea crossing remembered in ritual and song, and its echo in the later crossings: Laos, Thailand, and the Pacific.

Oral Histories

PLACEHOLDER — recordings and transcripts from elders across the diaspora. This section will grow into the integrated repository of oral histories, cultural texts, and the content library from the proposal.