Hmong
Americannoun
plural
Hmongs,plural
HmongExample Sentences
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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
Lee worked part of her residency at a community clinic serving Hmong in the Sacramento area.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025
Debby Lee, the daughter of Hmong immigrants from Laos, experienced this kind of frustration firsthand.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025
The Census Bureau says it’s working with the Hmong community to improve their classification.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024
More than 100,000 Miao-speaking refugees from Vietnam have carried this language family to the United States, where they are better known under the alternative name of Hmong.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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