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A recycling sign in Minnesota with instructions in Hmong and other languages. By 2013, there were about ten Hmong nonprofit organizations in St. Paul. [9] The largest Hmong nonprofit group in the State of Minnesota is the Hmong American Partnership (HAP), headquartered in St. Paul. [8] Founded in 1990, HAP is led by a board of up to 10 members ...
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.
Mai Na Lee (also Mai Na M. Lee; c. 1971 [a]) is an associate professor of history and Asian American studies at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities.She holds a PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is a researcher for the Hmong Studies Consortium.
Former Minneapolis officer Tou Thao’s role in the death of George Floyd has thrust the city's Hmong refugee population into the national discourse around race. The actions of Thao, who is Hmong ...
Kao Ly Ilean Her (March 13, 1969 – May 13, 2021) [1] [2] was an American attorney, activist and leader in the Hmong American community in Minnesota.Her was the first Hmong person elected to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, where she served from 2019 to 2021, and she was executive director of the state government agency Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans (CAPM) from 1997 to 2012.
The church added a Hmong ministry in 2003 after noticing a growing population of Hmong in the surrounding neighborhood. Today, Wisconsin has the third-largest population of Hmong in the U.S.
The Hmong Archives was founded by Marlin LeRoy Heise (Minnesota Historical Society retiree), Yuepheng Xiong (founder of Hmong ABC), Tzianeng Vang (founder of Hmong Professional Network) and other Hmong professionals in February 1999. It was first housed at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul.
The Hmong Cultural Center Museum, situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is an institution operated by the Hmong Cultural Center dedicated to preserving and promoting the heritage, history, and experiences of the Hmong people. It is one of the few museums in the US dedicated to this specific culture.