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He backed a few of his ancient ballads links of london sale a CD of techno music and strings. After the show, Xiong gave Yang a Tshirt with the school's motto: "Dream, Believe, Inspire, Achieve!" Xiong, who remembers growing up poor in Laos, declared, "We teach kids pride in their customs, clothing, language. Before we go further, we need to know our roots." The Hmong, who had their own kingdom in southern China for centuries, were conquered by the Chinese emperors and forced to grow opium. The Hmong who did whatever they were told are known as "cooked Hmong"; those who resisted and fled are called "raw Hmong," Vang explained. Some of the raw Hmong migrated to the mountains of Southeast Asia a few centuries ago. "This is such a beautiful facility," Yang said of the school. "My village doesn't have a place like this. Every morning, you'd go to the side of the mountain and collect firewood, then walk an hour to a school, uphill and downhill, then come home to feed the cows and pigs." Her, a community activist who was born in Laos, told Links of London Rings children, "They're still waiting for you to get an education and go back to help the country China. I want to see every one of you graduate from high school and go on and get your college degree." Yang was introduced by Vang's daughter, Miss Hmong International Ruby Mee Her, who showed students a slide show she'd made of Hmong villagers living in huts in China and Southeast Asia without beds, bathrooms, electricity or even shoes. Dec. The students at Sacramento's Hmong charter school began grinning when Li Yang blew on a leaf and almost made it cry, the way his Chinese ancestors have done for centuries. They rocked on the cold tile floor of the elementary school cafeteria, clapped, cheered and even popped up to dance along with Yang while he played the largest of three Hmong bamboo flutes, called "kengs," that sound like bagpipes. The versatile Yang who was flown in from Guizhou province by a local Hmong man represents the growing connection between Hmong Americans and their million Links of London in China. Yang who also sang, plucked a tuning fork and played a small flute or "raj" is one of the keepers of Hmong culture, which threatens to fade into American history as Hmong shamans and keng players slowly pass on. "Hmong culture's beginning to disappear in the U.S., and we need to keep it alive as long as we can," said T.T. Vang, a Hmong radio host who translated Yang's words into English. "Even if many of us don't worship shamans anymore, we must preserve the Links of London S Charm music, the language, the ceremonial clothing." Yang was introduced by Vang's daughter, Miss Hmong International Ruby Mee Her, who showed students a slide show she'd made of Hmong villagers living in huts in China and Southeast Asia without beds, bathrooms, electricity or even shoes. "They have to pay to go to school," she said. The Chinese Hmong are one of China's largest minority groups.