SHEBOYGAN – Sharing similar experiences and dealing with generational challenges as young Hmong women, South High junior Jansunee Moua and her friends decided they wanted to create a support group. To ...

Pao Houa Her, “Girl with umbrella” (2016), digital Inkjet Archival Print, found image (image courtesy Bockley Gallery and the artist) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — At the age of four, in 1986, Pao Houa Her ...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — In a crowded refugee camp in Thailand, Misty Her often sneaked away to a school house and listened through a hole in the wall. She knew she could never attend, being Hmong and a ...

Mai Lee Thao (center) takes a photo of Kia Vang (left) and Mai Vang at the St. Paul RiverCentre during the Hmong New Year celebration. INTERVIEWER: Minnesota's vibrant Hmong community is gearing up ...

Monica Lo stayed silent for years as the man she married abused her. She said he punched and even choked her. Lo said she didn’t report the violence to law enforcement and lied to doctors about her ...

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. NINA MOINI: It's Minnesota now. I'm Nina Moini. And 2025 is an important anniversary for the Hmong community. It ...

SHEBOYGAN – A South High alum won the 2024 Miss Asian Global Pageant, becoming the first Hmong woman to claim the title in the competition’s nearly 40-year history. Raine said winning the pageant as ...

St. Paul Mayor-elect Kaohly Her is making strides in the Hmong community. She won the St. Paul’s mayoral election with an upset victory, becoming the first female and Hmong mayor of St. Paul. Her is ...

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