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The Hmong people (RPA: Hmoob, CHV: Hmôngz, Nyiakeng Puachue: ππ©π°, Pahawh Hmong: π¬π¬£π¬΅, IPA:, Chinese: θζθδΊΊ) are an indigenous group in East Asia and Southeast Asia. In China, the Hmong people are classified as a sub-group of the Miao people .
In Southeast Asian countries, Hmong New Year is celebrated by harvest end dates as well as by the lunisolar calendar. The Hmong lunar calendar refers to the time when the moon changes shape by waning (Hli tas) and waxing (Hli xiab). Regarding the lunar calendar of the Hmong mountain tribes, the months always end on the 30th.
A large population of the Hmong have emigrated to the northern mountainous reaches of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Burma. However, many continue to live in far Southwest China mostly in the provinces of Yunnan , Guangxi and to a very limited extent in Guizhou .
As of 2001, the largest Hmong population in the United States by the city is located in St. Paul. [44] In 2020, the Hmong-American population in Minnesota was about 90,000, and it was the largest ethnic Asian group in the state.
The Hmong have demonstrated involvement in the local politics which overthrew the stereotypes of Asian Americans being very acquiescent and passive. [19] Charles Vue, the very first Hmong graduate from the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire became the first Hmong person to run for political office in the city.
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 Xiong, 19, was among ...
That same day, the Hmong Village indoor market on the outskirts of St. Paul was bustling with families scouring the stalls for embroidered clothing, headwear and jewelry pieces for the new year ...
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; Hmong textile art; Hmong language, a continuum of closely related tongues/dialects Hmong–Mien languages; Pahawh Hmong, an indigenous semi-syllabic script