Hmong
Americannoun
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Hmongs,
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Hmong
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Vang is the founder, creator and leader of a Hmong religious organization called Kev Ntseeg Leej Niam Kee Tiam Vaj Lis Thum, which can loosely be translated to “belief in the mother.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
About 1 in 10 Asian Americans lives in poverty, but that rate is 17% of Hmong Americans and doubles to nearly 1 in 5 for Cambodian Americans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2024
Hmong, Armenian, Black Arab and Brazilian communities in the U.S. say they are not represented accurately in the official numbers.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
He was given an honorary Hmong name, Xia Xiong, meaning he has a strong heart.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
Her family resettled in St. Paul, Minn. — home to the highest concentration of Hmongs living in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2024
Fadiman shows great respect for the Hmongs and their culture, devoting alternate chapters to their beliefs and history, without ever pretending that their folk cures did Lia any good.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2019
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