Sheng Thao makes history as first Hmong American mayor of Oakland

Oakland City Council member Sheng Thao has declared victory in Oakland’s mayoral race, making history as the first Hmong American woman to ...

Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee sets her sights on Paris 2024

Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee, 19, is set to end her National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) career at Auburn University to begin ...

Suni Lee might not compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics

While speaking with People during the Women's Sports Foundation’s 2022 Annual Salute to Women in Sports gala on Wednesday, Hmong Ameri...

Suni Lee addresses hate surrounding relationship with Black boyfriend in TikTok comment

Three-time Olympic medalist in gymnastics Suni Lee posted a photo revealing her new relationship last week. In response to a supporter’s v...

Hmong American PhD student rejected for prestigious fellowship for not being in ‘underrepresented’ group

A Hmong American Ph.D. candidate studying neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was refused a fellowship after it was determin...

Doua Moua to star in self-written Hmong American drama ‘The Harvest’

“Mulan” actor Doua Moua will star in the independent film “The Harvest,” a Hmong American family drama based on his own screenplay. What to ...

Milwaukee Woman Dies After Being Sexually Assaulted

Editor’s Note (June 19, 2023): A previous version of this article incorrectly stated in the headline that 11 teens beat the victim. Fu...

First Hmong Woman Crowned United States of America’s Miss Minnesota 2020

Hmong candidate Pajdee Yang was named United States of America’s (USOA) Miss Minnesota 2020 this week. Yang, a loan officer assistant and me...

16-Year-Old Gymnast Becomes the First Hmong American to Join Team USA

At 16-year-old, Sunisa Lee has already made history by becoming the first Hmong American gymnast to be part of Team USA. Lee made the nation...

Hmong-American Fresno Police Officer Killed by Car Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road

A Fresno Police Officer and the first Hmong-American police officer in California’s Central Valley has been killed by a wrong way driver. &n...