The first Hmong New Year celebration in St. Paul was held in 1977, when a few Hmong refugees came together and organized a small gathering. Over the years, the event continued to expand. “When the ...
When Kaoxue Vang arrived in Minnesota seven years ago, the only English words she knew were âÄúI love youâÄù âÄî a common phrase in the Thai refugee camp where she was born and raised ... She has also ...
It was about holding onto the pride I felt in high school when former St. Paul Mayor George Latimer publicly thanked my dad with a certificate of appreciation for his work resettling Hmong refugees in ...
Many Hmong soldiers served as allies to the U.S. in the Vietnam War. Their villages were destroyed and thousands died as they were forced into the jungles and made their way into refugee camps in ...
27. Set in the small Burke County town of Morganton about an hour east of Asheville, Lee’s One Fortune Farm is part of a community of Hmong farmers who have been growing produce here for decades since ...