First hand account?
Well, i did meet and interact with some of the ethnic minority near the china-vietnam border.
Most of them are good ppl, very kind but they are very shy. Actually, my aunt a "Mường", but she dont tell much about her culture and identity (i did ask her few time but she dont giv me a full serious answer).
I dont really sure about this but i think that there are some really dark/shady think about their culture that they are trying to hide.
Example?
Have u ever hear about think call: " love/break up spell/magic"? I have heard a bunch of fucked-up stories about those who use those fucking "black magic", and that spell ended up fucked them. And that s not all. Black magic are something the ethnic ppl are famous for.
P/s: i dont believe in god or magic and stuff, but still, i would like to stay away from that.
About those ethnic ppl like god-tier Chechen, i did know some, but i tell it later (since im writing this in my class)
I will reply it when i get home