MANITOWOC - In every culture, clothing is an important piece of heritage — from the material and the colors, to the embroidery and beads, clothing can tell a whole story. For Hmong Americans, clothing ...

Oroville >> Traditional Hmong music, smoke from barbecue and the sound of tinkling coins dangling from vibrant traditional clothing worn by thousands filled the air at the Nelson Sports Complex on ...

As a young girl, Beth Yang watched her mother labor over a sewing machine for hours stitching clothes for Yang and her six siblings. Once Beth was old enough Mao Thao taught her to sew. Thao showed ...

Oroville >> The Hmong community gathered Sunday at the Nelson Sports Complex to celebrate its cultural New Year and continue the traditions of its people. As smoke from barbecues brought the smells of ...

Hundreds of people gathered on Anchorage’s Delaney Park Strip over the weekend to celebrate the Hmong New Year. Many wore traditional clothes as they watched dance performances and listened to music ...

Our Hmong Neighbors is a four-part series that will be published once each week through the month of February. The series is meant as a basic introduction to various aspects of Hmong culture, as told ...