Hmong

American  

[hmawng] / hmɔŋ /

noun

plural

Hmongs,

plural

Hmong

1. Miao.

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Example Sentences

In the ‘80s and ‘90s, the federal government resettled tens of thousands of Hmong, Lao, Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees in California after the Vietnam War, the Cambodian genocide and the Laotian civil war .

From Los Angeles Times

“One of the fallacies is that this is only targeting Latinos. If you look at the Vietnamese, Cambodian, Hmong, Chinese, even Japanese communities, they’re being picked up right in court.”

From Los Angeles Times

Debby Lee, the daughter of Hmong immigrants from Laos, experienced this kind of frustration firsthand.

From Los Angeles Times

While not mandated, the state’s K-12th grade teachers can access dozens of suggested lesson plans for Hmong American, Vietnamese American and Cambodian American histories online to incorporate into their classrooms.

From Los Angeles Times

Oakland’s new mayor was, as the New York Times noted, suddenly the nation’s most prominent Hmong elected official.

From Los Angeles Times