Chapter 38: The East in the North: Southeast Asian Music in Wisconsin

Ger Xiong dancing and playing the qeej at the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Photo: MacKenzie, a student on the Hmong Cultural Tour in Eau Claire, WI.

Vue Yang on the Hmong language | size 288 KB | time 0:36
Vue Yang of Sheboygan talks about the tonal nature of the Hmong language and how it relates to music.

Vue Yang on the qeej | size 796 KB | time 1:41
The many uses of the qeej, one of the most important musical instruments of the Hmong, are described by Vue Yang.

Vue Yang on dancing with the qeej | size 741 KB | time 1:34
Rick March comments on the importance of genealogoy in learning to play qeej. This leads into remarks by Vue Yang on about dancing with the qeej and the former practice of martial arts within qeej competitions.

Qeej music | size 1002 KB | time 2:07
This clip is an example of qeej music played by Vue Yang .

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