Hmong News – Thailand
Thailand’s new asylum law leaves refugees with more questions, few protections
Thailand also forced thousands of ethnic Hmong to return to Laos after the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ended its paramilitary campaign in the country. Today, the majority of Thailand’s …
Giving back to Elk Grove district + How to get into college + coronavirus fears: Your AAPI newsletter
A Hmong American who is an alumni of the district has announced his candidacy for a seat. Sean Yang is a refugee who left Thailand with his parents to come to the U.S. at age 12 after the Vietnam War, …
Thai artist Samak’s ethnographic work on display at exhibition in Singapore
Pao Houa Her left Laos with her family when she was a small child. After a short period at a refugee camp in Thailand, she relocated with her family to Minnesota, USA, where she grew up and where a …
Election 2020: Yang announces school board run
Yang is running in the November election to represent Trustee Area 3, which includes his alma mater of Valley High School. He came to the United States as a 12-year-old Hmong refugee from Thailand, …
Coronavirus Dance Videos Go Viral on Vietnam Social Media
Spin-offs include office workers grooving at their desks and even people dressed in the Hmong ethnic minority outfits dancing in front of a waterfall. “The remote village also prevents and fights the …
Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand (+ what to do in Chiang Mai for tourists)
Many of the tours to Doi Suthep also visit a nearby Hmong hill tribe village. Markets are the heart and soul of a city and the place to get a real insight into local culture. The Saturday Walking …
Thousands of Hmong and Lao Americans face deportation under Trump proposal
A story cloth depicts Hmong refugees fleeing Laos across the dangerous Mekong River to neutral Thailand during the Vietnam War. Minnesota is home to 82,000 Hmong and 17,800 Lao Americans, many of whom …
What’s the heart of Yia Vang’s Vinai funding request? Hmong community ownership.
But for Vang—and many in the Hmong community—the word “Vinai” means a lot more. From 1975 to 1992, Ban Vinai was a refugee camp in Thailand that housed up to 45,000 people, about 95 percent of them …
These 8 Dishes Offer a Taste of Thailand’s Diverse Cuisine and Culture
Mountains, forests and rivers shape terrain dotted with wats, or remote temples, and indigenous tribes, such as Hmong and Karen, and a mix of ethnicities, including immigrants from southern China and …
Tourists eat new rice from 20 ethnic groups in Chiang Rai
At Lanna Cultural and Ethnic Center in the capital district of Chiang Rai province, the 20 ethnic groups including Akha, Hmong, Mian, Lisu, Lahu, Thai Yai, Karen, Bisu, Taiya, Lua, Thai Yuan, Dara-ang …
Thanathorn says he’ll fight for Thailand’s ethnic minorities
The party leader was in the western province of Tak on Friday to attend New Year celebrations among the Hmong hill tribe, and to seek their support for the party. Thanathorn says that ethnic …
Hainan: China’s tropical island
Etna. At the museum, I also learned about the Miao, who include the Hmong – who also live in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and southern Chinese provinces like Guizhou – and three other peoples. Miao women …
In Thailand, Airbnb undercuts hotel industry as tourists seek unique experiences
In the hills in Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai, guests can opt to stay in one of 10 wooden huts on a serene, naturally cool hilltop close to the homes of the local ethnic Hmong …
The McRae Industries Story – Part 4, An Inclusive Culture
They led their families on perilous treks to refugee camps in Thailand and other countries. In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, many Lao and Hmong, a mountainous tribe with its own ethnic …
Woman lives her American Dream in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. — Mai Lee is a living example of the American Dream at work in Tulsa. She was born in a refugee camp in Thailand after her Hmong family fled Laos during the Vietnam War. Her mother would …
Did ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Director Jon M. Chu Say Actress Brenda Song Isn’t ‘Asian Enough’?
Song is the daughter of immigrants parents who were both born in Thailand, but met as adults in Sacramento. Her father is Hmong and her mother is Thai, but was adopted by a Hmong family. For those …
He was the eldest son and provider of his family. Fresno mass shooting changed that
A public memorial for Phia is planned for Dec. 22 and 23 at a funeral home at 1495 N. Chestnut Ave., Fresno. Phia came to Fresno with his family from Thailand when he was 8 years old with other Hmong …
Mountain biking in Chiang Mai, Thailand: explore the twin peaks of Doi Suthep and Doi Pui on a guided ride
Wooden framed houses and bamboo stilt shacks are the norm in these parts, and semi-wild hogs and minority peoples from the Akha, Hmong and Soon after we begin our ride along the ridge, we arrive at a …
