Tag: clan
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What is Hmong New Year – and how is it celebrated in the modern day?
For the Hmong ethnic group, the New Year festival in northern Laos’ Phonsavan is the perfect time to don your finest, honour your clan and go in search of The One. Full story: https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3297544/what-hmong-new-year-and-how-it-celebrated-modern-day?module=latest&pgtype=homepage
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Hmong garments, fashion shows to take center stage at Woodson Art Museum
WAUSAU – Join Bee Vang-Moua, director of the Hmong Language Program at the University of Minnesota, as she shows and shares examples of Hmong garments and headwear from various regions and clans from … Read Full Article
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‘She was a hero to me’: Mao Khang, tireless advocate for Hmong victims of domestic violence, dies of cancer
After a string of high-profile domestic homicides in central Wisconsin that resulted in the deaths of Hmong women in the early 2000s, Khang began to challenge the ancient patriarchal clan system … Read Full Article
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Facing harassment and intimidation claims, does Elk Grove’s mayor need a third term?
In a chilling detail, anonymous Ly supporters claiming to represent a Hmong clan system have allegedly sent “cryptic” messages to several women who have spoken out against Ly, making them feel … Read Full Article
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Hmong women speak out on patriarchy, sexism in the traditional community clan structure
Hmong women in traditional attire line a Fresno street to watch a funeral procession of the late General Vang Pao in 2011. Women in the Sacramento area are speaking out about the Hmong clan system … Read Full Article
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COVID-19 cancels J4, the Hmong International Freedom Festival, for 40,000 attendees
Mee Vang attended some of the earliest Hmong International Freedom Festivals when she was still a baby. Hmong clan leaders, who organized the gathering at the time, asked Mee’s father, Tou Vang, to … Read Full Article
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Milwaukee’s Hmong leaders turn to traditional and cultural approaches to get information out about coronavirus
A regular television show in both Hmong and English and use of the Hmong ‘clan’ system is helping to keep people informed. Read Full Article
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MEMORY LANE – 1990: Baseball Hall of Fame honors Fall River’s ‘Diz’ Dean
The families of five were members of the Hmong clan, which assisted the American forces in Viet Nam. You have run out of free articles. You can support our newsroom by joining at our lowest rate! Read Full Article
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New religion-control law changes little in Vietnam after 1 year
Outside the major cities, heavy measures are used to try to contain the steady growth of Evangelical Christianity among Hmong and other ethnic minorities. Brutal social opposition by family and clan i… Read Full Article