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Hmong

American  
[hmawng] / hmɔŋ /

noun

Hmongs plural
  1. Miao.


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Derrick’s friend, Pam Jacobson, 69, noted that even in her predominantly-white suburb, Lino Lakes—some 30 miles outside the city—ICE agents had turned up in search of her Hmong neighbor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The Orange County Department of Education sought Hmong, Vietnamese and Cambodian American feedback in dozens of iterative listening sessions as the foundation of their research.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024

In the East Bay, nearly 62% of Oakland voters supported recalling Thao, the city’s first Hmong mayor, and 64% voted to recall Price, Alameda County’s first Black district attorney.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

The per capita income of Hmong was almost $26,000, while it was more than $53,000 for Asians overall, according to the 2022 American Community Survey.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

Saint Paul has a large population of Southeast Asian refugees, and de la O mentored Hmong teens from Vietnam.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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