May 23, 2005

Hmong in St. Paul

(Filed under: Culture)

The Pioneer Press has a series of stories on the Hmong community in St. Paul. Thirty years ago Hmong soldiers were conscripted into a secret war to fight the communists and as Laos fell, many Hmong became refugees. They were eventually settled in the U.S., and St. Paul is home to one of the largest communities of Hmong in the world. It's a culture many have never heard of (I hadn't until I read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down in college and volunteered at a local school and Hmong community group), and few understand the role the Hmong played in Vietnam (I certainly don't know all the details--even my summary above hardly covers it). Which makes collections of articles like these a good start to understanding a new culture in America.

Posted by kevin at May 23, 2005 9:39 AM

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