Hmong Americans - Wikipedia
WEBThere are many cultural, political, and social issues that are being debated among Hmong American communities. Topics include political participation, poverty, gang violence, race relations, and education.
10 things about Hmong culture, food and language you …
WEBMar 1, 2015 · The Hmong language has two dialects: white and green. They are similar to the British and American forms of English. If you're White Hmong, you speak the White Hmong dialect and vice versa.
Hmong customs and culture - Wikipedia
WEBIn the United States, new generations of Hmong are gradually assimilating into American society while being taught Hmong culture and history by their elders. Many fear that as the older generations pass on, the knowledge of the …
Hmong Americans Are Fighting to Preserve Their Endangered Culture
WEBAug 26, 2022 · But as the wars of the 20th century forced thousands to escape Asia, assimilation has endangered the Hmong language. In the United States, Hmong Americans aren't sitting idly. Instead, they're fighting to preserve their unique culture so that it can survive for hundreds of years more.
The Hmong community: Resilience, hope and a place in …
WEBMay 10, 2021 · Hmong Americans share stories of trauma from fleeing their homeland decades ago and how they're keeping traditions and culture alive. FRESNO, Calif. -- It's been 46 years since Hmong people...
Hmong History - Hmong American Center
WEBThe Hmong are an ethnic group of people with specific language and culture. The Hmong originally came from China with over 4,000 years of history. Some Hmong left China to Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Burma beginning in the early 1800’s as a result of land expansion by the Chinese government.
The Hmong American community, power, privilege and a place ... - NBC News
WEBJun 8, 2020 · The Hmong community, which hails primarily from Southeast Asia and parts of China, were largely recruited to fight on behalf of the U.S. in the “Secret War” in Laos in the 1960s. The move was ...
Hmong | History, Culture & Language | Britannica
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Hmong, ethnic group living chiefly in China and Southeast Asia and speaking Hmong, one of the Hmong-Mien languages (also known as Miao-Yao languages). Since the late 18th century, the Hmong alone among the Miao groups have slowly migrated out of the southern provinces of China, where about 2.7.
Hmong New Year traditions in the U.S. recall ancestral spirits ... - PBS
WEBNov 25, 2023 · Persecuted as an ethnic minority in their ancestral lands in China, the Hmong fled first to the mountains of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. There, tens of thousands fought for the United States in...
North American Hmong - Summary - eHRAF World Cultures
WEBThe political culture of Hmong in the U.S. functions at several different levels. Kinship is a relevant issue both for organization and consensus as patrilineage and sub-lineage membership extends from the local to the national level.