In June 2019, an early morning flash flood swept through the Bien La commune in northwestern Vietnam, ravaging crops and farmlands belonging to 60 families. The cause: the Su Pan 1 small hydropower ...

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and Walser Automotive Group’s Asian Hmong Alliance is presenting “Threads of Tradition: A Hmong Clothing Showcase.” Wait, but why car ...

As part of The Hmong Institute’s 50th anniversary activities commemorating the Hmong diaspora, the textile artworks document the lived experiences and stories of Hmong refugees, particularly those ...

An estimated 360,000 people in the United States identified as Hmong in 2023, according to estimates published by the U.S. Census Bureau. 1 Hmong Americans are the eighth-largest Asian origin ...

Xiong pulls out tapestry after tapestry — story cloths, part of the Hmong textile tradition of paj ntaub. Most feature colorful pastoral or wedding scenes, but some depict memories from the ...

The Hmong first arrived in Minnesota in late 1975, after the communist seizure of power in Indochina. They faced multiple barriers as refugees from a war-torn country, but with the help of ...

St. Paul is home to about a dozen independent bookstores. One of them has the distinction of being the world’s first Hmong bookstore, established on University Avenue in 1995. The Hmong ABC Store, now ...

Vue also saw the exhibition of traditional Hmong textiles as an opportunity to provide children with access to Hmong history and culture. “I really wanted Hmong people to find something of great ...

Hmong New Year celebrations are officially underway in Milwaukee.This weekend, the community is invited to the Wisconsin State Fair Expo Center, 8200 W. Greenfield Ave., in West Allis, for ...

Yang said that while some people seek traditional Hmong attire, others want fashionable outfits that integrate traditional textiles, graphics and ornaments. At another booth, veteran Sacramento ...