The Hmong and their culture. History of the Hmong
Traditional beliefs and customs. Animal symbols ; Farming ; Houses ; Birth and death ; The shaman (tu-ua-neng) ; New Year's festival ; Marriage customs
Hmong folk arts. Jewelry ; Clothing ; Pa ndau (flower cloth) ; Storycloths
Cultural conflicts
Preserving a cultural heritage.

Folk stories : in the beginning. The beginning of the world
Legend of the rice seed
How seeds came again into the world and why dogs eat feces droppings
The origin of the shaman
Another age of happiness
Creation, flood, naming story.

How/why folk stories. Why monkey and man do not live together
Why animals cannot talk
Why people eat three meals a day and why doodle bugs roll balls of dung
Why farmers have to work so hard
Why birds are never hungry
Why Hmong are forbidden to drink mother's milk
Why the Hmong live on mountains
Shoa and his fire
The story of the owl.

Folk stories of love, magic, and fun. A bird couple's vow
The monkeys and the grasshoppers
Sister-in-law Yer and the tiger : how a wise woman tricked the tiger
Zeej Choj Kim, the lazy man
Pumpkin Seed and the snake
The handsome husband
Ngao Nao and Shee Na
The tiger steals Nkauj Ncoom
The orphan and the monkeys
The orphan boy and his wife
The tigers steal Nou Plai's wife, Ntxawm
Gwa and Uo and their two fish wives.