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[Luke]

(I am actually surprised that ECU is not a larger employer, and I suspect that the map - despite the fact that it uses the UNC Chapel Hill logo - actually reflects the fact that all of the schools in the UNC system and their associated hospitals are the largest employers in the state.)

I wouldn't trust that map for nuts nor bolts.

If anyone cares, here is the breakdown:

ECU is the largest employer in NC. Kind of.
The ECU School of Medicine is the largest "brand" for the University.
The Leo Jenkins Cancer Center is the largest "brand" for the School of Medicine outside of the hospital.
Vidant Health owns LJCC, which means they pretty much own the University.

It's business. Who hath the cash claims the spoils.

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Yu Yu Hakushoooooooo

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wanker

[samsonlonghair]

I'm surprised there are two states where Hmong made it to the map. It is such a small and relatively unknown culture. I only know about them from reading the book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down..

Well Minnesota does have the largest population of Hmong in the country. I'm surprised Somalian isn't actually the language for the state since the Hmong stopped coming in about the mid to late 90's and now we have the largest Somali pop. in the country. Maybe the Hmong have been slower to integrate or have an older population so have taken longer to learn English?

When I was a college student, I had a Sociology professor who grew up in MN. She told me the Hmong people were our allies during the Vietnam war. They fought in General Vang Pao's secret army.

Many Hmong settled in MN after the war where they continue their hunting traditions. This has risen some ire from local game wardens. In MN you need a licence to hunt deer, but the Hmong have been hunters for a thousand generations. They never needed to ask for permission to hunt before; it has always been their way of life.

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That just reminded me of this.

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chai_Vang

[J T]

When I was a college student, I had a Sociology professor who grew up in MN. She told me the Hmong people were our allies during the Vietnam war. They fought in General Vang Pao's secret army.

Many Hmong settled in MN after the war where they continue their hunting traditions. This has risen some ire from local game wardens. In MN you need a licence to hunt deer, but the Hmong have been hunters for a thousand generations. They never needed to ask for permission to hunt before; it has always been their way of life.

Yes, the history of the Hmong is very interesting. They essentially lost most of their homeland after battles with Laos, and their involvement as American allies in Vang Pao's army. After their country had been overtaken, many Hmong left for America as refugees. They expected to be greeted as war heroes when they came to the United States because they had fought viciously for us during the war. However, few Americans had ever even heard of Hmong, and found their cultural practices to be strange or even unethical. These included such things as burying the placentas of your children, or slaughtering animals, which early Hmong immigrants might do in the street or in an apartment complex, much to the horror of their neighbors. The Hmong suddenly found themselves poor, unwelcome, and disconnected from their homeland. It's a sad story, but they are also a very strong and tenacious people.

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Just to make sure no one forgets ever

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Just to make sure no one forgets ever

After seeing this many times, im starting to feel like he may have did it on purpose.

But... naaaaaaah

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"Have did"

Is that a usual saying somewhere in America?

[Luke]

"Have did"

Is that a usual saying somewhere in America?

People "round here" say things like:

"Do what now?" when they could just ask "huh?"

"You need to put that up!" which is long and rude for "Please put that away"

I'll never understand "Do what now?" as the phrase never has any meaning to the original question. It's never:

"Please place those books in that box now" followed by "Do what now?"...

It's usually something closer to "That was a great sandwich" followed by "Do what now?".