plural Hmong
1
: a member of a mountain-dwelling people inhabiting southeastern China and the northern parts of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand
2
: the language of the Hmong people
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About 1 in 10 Asian Americans lives in poverty, but that rate is 17% of Hmong Americans and doubles to nearly 1 in 5 for Cambodian Americans.
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
The Hmong American Women’s Association, which serves the Hmong and Southeast Asian community, has advocates available at 414-930-9352 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Among Asian American youth aged 15 to 19 years old, suicide rates are highest among Korean, Vietnamese, and particularly Southeast Asian youths such as Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, et cetera.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Their suggestions include Como Park, Hmong Village, Heimie’s Haberdashery, the Ice Palaces of the St. Paul Winter Carnival, Pig’s Eye, Candyland … and, among many others, two nominations that stand out.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2024
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
The Hmong American Women’s Association, which serves the Hmong and Southeast Asian community, has advocates available at 414-930-9352 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Among Asian American youth aged 15 to 19 years old, suicide rates are highest among Korean, Vietnamese, and particularly Southeast Asian youths such as Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, et cetera.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Their suggestions include Como Park, Hmong Village, Heimie’s Haberdashery, the Ice Palaces of the St. Paul Winter Carnival, Pig’s Eye, Candyland … and, among many others, two nominations that stand out.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Hmong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hmong. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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