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A Hmong theologian, Rev. Dr. Paul Joseph T. Khamdy Yang has proposed the use of the term "HMong" in reference to the Hmong and the Mong communities by capitalizing the H and the M. The ethnologist Jacques Lemoine has also begun to use the term (H)mong in reference to the entirety of the Hmong and Mong communities.
In addition, numerous immigrants and their descendants live in France, including from Europe (Italians, Spaniards, Portuguese, Romanians), North Africa (Algerians, Tunisians, Moroccans), Sub-Saharan Africa (Congolese, Senegalese) Asia , Armenians, Jews and the French overseas territories. Around 15 to 20% of the population in 2000 were of non ...
The wave of Hmong tribes from Laos, Laotians, Cambodians and Thai refugees and economic immigrants (Vietnamese who arrived since 1990) arrived in North America (i.e. the United States and Canada), Europe (esp. France), across Asia (most went to Thailand), Oceania (Australia) and South America (concentrated in French Guiana).
The Jewish population of Europe is composed primarily of two groups, the Ashkenazi and the Sephardi. Ancestors of Ashkenazi Jews likely migrated to Central Europe at least as early as the 8th century, while Sephardi Jews established themselves in Spain and Portugal at least one thousand years before that.
Many Hmong and non-Hmong people who are learning the Hmong language tend to use the word xim (a borrowing from Thai/Lao) as the word for 'color', while the native Hmong word for 'color' is kob. For example, xim appears in the sentence Liab yog xim ntawm kev phom sij with the meaning "Red is the color of danger / The red color is of danger".
Hmong may refer to: Hmong people, an ethnic group living mainly in Southwest China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand; Hmong cuisine; Hmong customs and culture. Hmong music;
It is called Hmong Noj Peb Caug Xyoo Tshiab (Hmong New Year) in the Hmong language and its origin dates back to the Song dynasty (960 - 1279), [32] so around 1,000 years ago. The celebration now takes place between September and December depending on where the Hmong live.
Hmong live in forested mountains between 800 and 1,500 meters elevation, and in Laos they are categorized as Lao Soung ("highland people") although today there are more and more villages located in the lowlands. Hmong villages typically range in size from 15 to over 60 houses; they are not fenced and are organized by clan.