When hunting season rolls around every fall, Cha Neng Vang is ready. Come the first Saturday of deer season, the Winona, Minn., resident is packed up and driving out of town by 4 a.m., making his way ...
The Twin Cities is home to the largest urban Hmong population in the country. The Hmong were drawn to Minnesota by job opportunities, access to welfare and public housing, social services and the ...
The morning after state Rep. Kaohly Her won a historic election victory, You Xiong had plenty of pride in the incoming St. Paul mayor — and plenty of ideas for her. For starters, Xiong said, how about ...
NK Xiong grew up in Green Bay knowing her family’s refugee story. Her parents documented almost every part of it through pictures and the family’s camcorder. But she didn’t know much about her culture ...
Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: This year, 2025, marks 50 years since Hmong people started immigrating to Minnesota. Now the state is home to a vibrant community of at least ...
At museums in the Twin Cities, where Hmong families settled after a Vietnam proxy war in Laos, story cloths and other artifacts recount their history. By Alex V. Cipolle Reporting from Minneapolis ...