We met in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, not far from the spot on the Mekong River where the Xiong family fled to Thailand ...

The Hmong diaspora to Minnesota started nearly 50 years ago with one man: Leng Wong. He fled his home of Laos, arriving at ...

In honor of 50 years of Hmong refugee resettlement and immigration to Minnesota, MPR News will feature Hmong Minnesotans in a ...

At museums in the Twin Cities, where Hmong families settled after a Vietnam proxy war in Laos, story cloths and other ...

Her family became permanent residents after two years ... Tony Evers proclaimed May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day in Wisconsin ...

Minnesota is on its way to officially recognizing the service of Hmong and Lao veterans who fought alongside the U.S. during ...

Lao Family—then the area’s sole Hmong community organization— began hosting a Hmong New Year Festival and a Fourth of July soccer tournament. The events generated publicity and drew more ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers passed a bill that would recognize Hmong and Lao veterans for fighting communism during ...