Hmong News – Laos
SAWDUST STORIES: The three miracles of Song Pao Chang
The Ordeal of Immigration in Wausau
The majority of immigrant students are Southeast Asians, and most of these are from the nomadic Hmong mountain tribes of Laos, which unsuccessfully tried to prevent a Communist takeover of their …
Full story: https://www.theatlantic.com/past/politics/immigrat/beckf.htm
Photobook Review: My Grandfather Turned Into A Tiger… And Other Illusions by Pao Houa Her
Somewhere between Laos, Minnesota and Northern California, Pao Houa Her’s work shapes a mythology of diaspora and displacement, with plastic landscapes coming to life and waterfalls turning into …
Xiong reponds to social media attacks over her ethnicity
Mai Xiong is a Hmong American, which can include Chinese, but her parents were Laotian, fleeing Laos to a Thailand refugee camp after the Vietnam War.
Full story: https://www.macombdaily.com/2024/02/11/xiong-reponds-to-social-media-attacks-over-her-ethnicity/
Discover Hmong history via textiles at the Paine Art Center
The Paine Art Center and Gardens in Oshkosh held a preview of the Mao Lor: A Journey through Hmoob Paj Ntaub exhibit Friday.
How a Hmong woman escaped Laos and ended up growing rice in Fresno
Lisa Hamilton looks at one Hmong woman’s struggle to survive war, loss and displacement while holding onto her identity.
Visit Laos 2024 Campaign invites tourists to explore paradise of nature, history, culture
Among the lineup of national events to showcase the country’s rich cultural heritage are the Lao New Year Festival, Hmong New Year, That Luang Festival, and Wat Phou Festival. Visitors have the …
Push for Hmong veterans to get Congressional Gold Medal
A strong effort is underway to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Hmong veterans who fought a secret war on behalf of the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era. The effort is lead by U.S …
Full story: https://www.msn.com/
Retaining spiritual connection
She carried them across the Mekong River as the family fled the Communist takeover of her native Laos four decades ago. Today, they facilitate the connection to the spiritual world she needs to help …
Full story: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/dec/02/retaining-spiritual-connection/