Wisconsin celebrates 50th anniversary of Hmong resettlement

Wisconsin commemorated the 50th anniversary of Hmong resettlement on May 14, celebrating a statewide community that has grown to over 55,000...

Why Minnesota’s Hmong voters are supporting Tim Walz

Hmong Americans in Minnesota are rallying behind Gov. Tim Walz, praising his long-standing support for their community and hoping to sway ot...

North Carolina’s Hmong families seek Asian food items, language access after Helene

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Hmong American families in North Carolina are seeking urgent assistance, particularly with Asian food ...

Hmong immigrant in Montana celebrates 100th birthday

Xong Xiong celebrated becoming a centenarian this week with family and several friends from the Missoula affordable housing complex communit...

Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to child neglect amid search for 3-year-old boy

Jesse Vang entered a not guilty plea to a charge of chronic child neglect in relation to the disappearance of 3-year-old Elijah Vue in Wisco...

Wisconsin governor signs bill requiring Hmong, Asian American history in schools

Wisconsin students and teacher celebrated as Gov. Tony Evers signs Senate Bill 240 into law, mandating the teaching of Hmong and Asian Ameri...

Twin Cities Hmong community call for change after cop who fatally shot war hero receives no charges

Members of the Twin Cities Hmong community are calling for changes after the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office decided not to charge a S...

1 in 10 Asian Americans live in poverty, study reveals

A new report from the Pew Research Center (PRC) revealed that about one in 10 Asian Americans live in poverty.  Key points: ...

Wisconsin advances bill including Hmong, Asian American history in schools

Wisconsin may become the next state to mandate the teaching of Asian American history as a bill requiring such has moved closer to approval....

30,000 people gathered in Minnesota to celebrate Hmong New Year

Approximately 30,000 people gathered in Minnesota’s capital city for the state’s 43rd annual Hmong New Year celebration over the...

Overlooked Hmong vets honored in final Old Glory Honor Flight of the year

Despite their invaluable contributions, they were rendered ineligible for government veteran benefits and recognition typically provided to ...

‘Blasian March’ unites Black, Asian and Blasian communities in Sacramento

A march that brought together Black, Asian and Blasian (Black and Asian) communities was held in Sacramento, California, on Saturday. What i...

‘You don’t belong here’: Man videoed shouting racist abuse at Asian family in California

A man was caught on video shouting racist abuse at an Asian family at Lake Francis, California. Racist encounter: In a video uploaded on Jul...

Wisconsin bill proposes Hmong, Asian American history be taught in schools

Wisconsin schools may soon be required to teach Hmong and Asian American history to students if a new bill passes. Earlier this month, Repub...

Man murders wife before killing himself in latest Hmong domestic violence tragedy in Minnesota

In the latest domestic violence tragedy involving the Hmong community in Minnesota, a man murdered his wife before committing suicide in an ...

Family of Hmong war hero killed by Minnesota police demands charges

Family members and community protesters are demanding criminal charges against the St. Paul police officer who shot and killed Yia Xiong, a ...

Brenda Song says she had ‘no hesitation’ choosing ‘The Suite Life’ over Harvard

Disney alum Brenda Song recently recalled choosing “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” over attending Harvard University.  In an interview w...

Two men arrested for 2018 murder of Hmong hunter in Michigan

Two men have been arrested in connection with the homicide of a Hmong hunter in Michigan in 2018. Chong Moua Yang, 68, reportedly left his h...

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...

16 families purchase land to create first Hmong-owned and operated farm in US history

Hmong farmers with the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) purchased 155 acres of land in Dakota County, Minnesota. The recent purch...

A history of the Hmong kings

Vương Duy Bảo, a descendent of the Hmong king of Ha Giang and the legal representative of the Vương family, sued the provincial government f...

National Lao-Hmong Memorial Foundation restores warplane to honor Hmong Vietnam War veterans

The National Lao-Hmong Memorial Foundation held an air show showcasing a restored T-28 airplane at Fleming Field in South Saint Paul, Minne...

School district in Wisconsin to make Hmong, AAPI history part of curriculum

The Verona Area School District Board of Education in Wisconsin unanimously approved a resolution on Monday expressing support for the Hmon...

Tragedy strikes Twin Cities Hmong community again as father, 2 children die in car crash

A Hmong father and his two youngest children died in a car crash in Ham Lake, Minnesota, on Aug. 28. His wife and his oldest daughter surv...

St. Paul Hmong man kills wife and himself while home with their 5 children

Yia Xiong, 33, fatally shot his wife Ka Lor, 30, before killing himself on Tuesday night in their St. Paul home, where their five children,...

Hmong woman killed in hit-and-run crash involving stolen car in Minnesota

A 70-year-old Hmong woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash involving a stolen car in St. Paul, Minnesota. A stolen gray Kia Sportage SUV cr...

Hmong community holds candlelight vigil at Vadnais Lake for Minnesota couple and their 3 children

Members of the Minnesota Hmong community gathered on Saturday and placed flowers, candles and balloons at the shore of Vadnais Lake to hono...

Police: Minnesota woman, 23, killed her 3 children and herself after her husband’s suicide

Molly Cheng, 23, and her three children were recovered from a Minnesota lake in what authorities are investigating to be a “possible triple...

Officers who fatally shot Hmong American man during Lava Fire evacuation will not face charges

Officers from three law enforcement agencies who fatally shot Soobleej Kaub Hawj on June 28, 2021, during an evacuation from the Lava Fire ...

Summer Walker accused of appropriating, sexualizing Hmong culture with provocative outfit

R&B artist Summer Walker is facing backlash for wearing an outfit to a performance at the Crypto.com Arena that repurposed a traditional...

Gia Vang, first Hmong American TV news anchor in the Twin Cities, bids farewell at KARE 11

Gia Vang, the first Hmong-American TV news anchor in the Twin Cities, bid farewell to Minnesota as a co-anchor of KARE 11 Sunrise on Friday...

Wisconsin woman scams Hmong American investors out of at least $16.5 million

A 40-year-old woman in Wisconsin allegedly defrauded around 70 Hmong American investors of at least $16.5 million between April 2017 and Ap...

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...

Judge says Northern California county water delivery ban is discriminatory against Hmong pot growers

A federal judge has blocked Northern California county permit laws that she argued were discriminatory toward Asian Americans. Ordinances: T...

First-ever Hmong male news anchor in US almost brought to tears on his debut by surprise video message

This week, Chenue Her became the first Hmong male news anchor in the U.S. Making history: On Oct. 4, Her experienced his first day as an anc...