Pheng Yang, in a blue shirt, takes notes of the lesson about Hmong traditional rituals taught by Vam Kub Xyooj, one of the older people in the clan, in Enfield in June 2023. The class for younger Hmong people included how to do Hu Plig, a ritual performed for balance and to call back the spirit of someone who has suffered from illness or misfortune. Yehyun Kim / CT Mirror