Hmong Hip Hop

I remember a while back, probably when I was still in high school and had the ability to stay up until strange hours and still function the next day, I saw a PBS program on the Hmong. It was around 1 or 2 in the morning and it was narrated by a young Hmong girl who lived in a suburb in middle America. She talked about their traditions and about the shamans within their culture. Although I really can't recall any specific details, it involved trances and perhaps chickens. At the advice of the boy I had a crush on in my history seminar last semester, I picked up The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman. The book talks about the clash between Hmong culture and American medicinal practices over a child with a severe form of epilepsy. So with all these things said, I found this at NYTimes.com. I think what I really find interesting about the Hmong people is their dedication to keeping traditions very closely bound to their people. Of course, there are outside factors that affect this, but indirectly touches on remaining close with the traditions in any culture.