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The Hmong people (RPA: ... were a population genetically distinct from that of the Tai–Kadai and Austronesian language populations at a location on the Yangtze ...
The Hmong Alliance and Missionary District headquarters is located in Thornton, Colorado. In 2018, the Hmong District celebrates its fortieth-year anniversary in St. Paul. It has more than 110 churches scattered throughout the United States with an inclusive membership of 30,000 plus people.
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.
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 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;
As of around 2013, the Hmong businesses in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area had revenues of over $100 million total. [9] As of 2011, several Hmong-owned businesses are located along West University Avenue in St. Paul. [8] Hmongtown Marketplace, a complex with more than 200 merchant stalls and a Hmong food court, opened in 2004. Nine businesspeople ...
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".
Lào Cai province is located in the north of the country and has an area of 6,364.25 km 2 (2,457.25 sq mi). [1] It borders the provinces of Hà Giang, Yên Bái, and Lai Châu, as well as the province of Yunnan in the People's Republic of China. [13] There are ten major soil groups under 30 categories in the province, under ten land groups.