The aroma of fresh spring rolls, nutty chicken satay and fried crab rangoons lingered in the air at the Hmong American Peace Academy's first floor café , drawing visitors inside the school. Dozens ...

When a fire burned my family’s house in Oroville in 2020 the dolls were a seemingly trivial loss in the larger scheme of what went up in smoke. My family evacuated in time, but except for the few ...

Students from Hmong American Peace Academy perform during the dress rehearsal for “Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella” on Thursday May 7, 2026, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal ...

OROVILLE – Anita Yang has always enjoyed Hmong music videos finding herself not only captivated by the music but also the dancers and their costumes. “They really influenced me. I wanted to be like ...

Duabci Crystal Vang teaches Hmong dance in Fox Valley to help keep the language alive. Duabci Crystal Vang teaches Hmong dance to Fox Valley youth, blending traditional styles with modern influences.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO (Associated Press) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — For the annual fall renewal of her shaman spirit, Mee Vang Yang will soon ritually redecorate ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Yia Vang never wanted to be a chef. His siblings received postgraduate degrees, while Vang just ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Pazau Xiong lives in a multi-generational home with her parents, her husband, and their three little girls. Multi-generational homes are a common practice in her Hmong culture ...

MANITOWOC – The Hmong refugee story will be the focus of the Hmong Cultural Symposium at the Manitowoc Public Library. The event, "A Hmong Cultural Symposium: An Exploration of Hmong-American Identity ...

At Hmong American Peace Academy, Hmong culture is set to take center stage in the middle school's upcoming theater production, "Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella." The performance – featuring traditional ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — For the annual fall renewal of her shaman spirit, Mee Vang Yang will soon ritually redecorate the tall altar in her living room where she keeps her father’s ring-shaped shaman bells.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — For the annual fall renewal of her shaman spirit, Mee Vang Yang will soon ritually redecorate the tall altar in her living room where she keeps her father’s ring-shaped shaman bells.