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Hmong or Mong ( / ΛmΚΕ / MUNG; RPA: Hmoob, Nyiakeng Puachue: ππ©π° β, Pahawh: π¬π¬£π¬΅, [mΜ₯ΙΜΜ]) is a dialect continuum of the West Hmongic branch of the Hmongic languages spoken by the Hmong people of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hainan, northern Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. [2]
The Hmong bore the brunt of the burden because they were already marginalized by the Lao, Vietnamese, and Tai people. The situation became so bad that many were forced to sell their children to pay the tax. Youth. Pa Chay was an Hmong Vue orphan who grew up in LΓ o Cai Province, Vietnam, which is still a stronghold of the Hmong. He was raised ...
As of the 2010 census, 260,073 Hmong people reside in the United States, [103] the majority of whom live in California (91,224), then Minnesota (66,181), and Wisconsin (49,240), an increase from 186,310 in 2000. [104] 247,595 or 95.2% are Hmong alone, and the remaining 12,478 are mixed Hmong with some other ethnicity.
The Hmong calendar ( Pahawh: π¬π¬£π¬΅ π¬π¬π¬° π¬π¬°π¬§π¬΅ π¬π¬― π¬π¬²π¬₯π¬°; RPA: Hmoob daim teej cim zwj) is a lunar calendar used by the Hmong people since, according to Hmong legends and folklore, ancient times. Its origins are unknown. However, it is believed to be created during ancient Hmong civilization in todayβs ...
Menace of Destruction ( MOD ), formerly known as Masters of Destruction, [1] [14] is a Hmong street gang created in 1988. Today, it is active in California, Midwestern United States and many places with large Hmong communities. It is known for murders, fights, shootings, and weapon and drug trafficking (mostly marijuana and methamphetamine ). [1]
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The Center for Hmong Arts and Talent ( CHAT) is an arts advocacy group based in Saint Paul, Minnesota 's Frogtown neighborhood. Since its inception in 1998, CHAT has transformed into a social justice arts organization that engages with local and national Hmong communities. In addition to providing diverse arts-based programs, CHAT uses ...
The Flower Hmong are known for very brightly colored embroidered traditional costumes with beaded fringe. An important element of Hmong clothing and culture is the paj ntaub, (pronounced pun dow) a complex form of traditional textile art created using stitching, reverse-stitching, and reverse applique.