FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – In a crowded refugee camp in Thailand, Misty Her often sneaked away to a school house and listened through a hole in the wall. She knew she could never attend, being Hmong and a ...

Pao Houa Her, “Girl with umbrella” (2016), digital Inkjet Archival Print, found image (image courtesy Bockley Gallery and the artist) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — At the age of four, in 1986, Pao Houa Her ...

Fifty years ago, Hmong people first arrived in Minnesota as refugees from the wars of Southeast Asia. In their Laotian homeland, they were earmarked for destruction for having aided the U.S. side in ...

The morning after state Rep. Kaohly Her won a historic election victory, You Xiong had plenty of pride in the incoming St. Paul mayor — and plenty of ideas for her. For starters, Xiong said, how about ...

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. NINA MOINI: It's Minnesota now. I'm Nina Moini. And 2025 is an important anniversary for the Hmong community. It ...

In 1976, when I was 8 years old, my family and I came to the United States as refugees from Laos. We are Hmong, which is one of the ethnic groups in Laos that acted as allies of the Americans during ...

St. Paul Mayor-elect Kaohly Her is making strides in the Hmong community. She won the St. Paul’s mayoral election with an upset victory, becoming the first female and Hmong mayor of St. Paul. Her is ...