“Hmong culture is very democratic,” says Kou Yang, a 49-yearold Hmong born in Laos who is now an associate professor of Asian-American studies at CaliforniaStateUniversity at Stanislaus. Except ...

The U.S. Hmong population has nearly doubled since the year 2000. It’s been on the rise since the end of the Vietnam War when those who helped the CIA from nearby Laos fled a violent revenge campaign.

MINNEAPOLIS — “Let’s do the ball toss,” a young woman excitedly said to the young man with her as they walked into the St. Paul RiverCentre auditorium Saturday for the 45th annual Minnesota Hmong New ...

FRESNO, Calif. -- It's been 46 years since Hmong people first began migrating to the U.S. from Laos and Thailand. Today, the Fresno area has the second-largest Hmong population in the country behind ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Several organizations in Marathon County are addressing a gap in suicide prevention materials in the Hmong language by creating a new mental health initiative. The ...

WAUSAU − Award-winning Hmong-American writer Kao Kalia Yang will speak at two events next week. Yang is the author of "The Latehomecomber: A Hmong Family Memoir," which recounts her family's journey ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, a Hmong American who represents the city with the largest concentration of Hmong in the United States, ...