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 ...

Tradition and contemporary design mix on the runway this Saturday, as a group of up-and-coming Hmong designers take the stage at Epic in Minneapolis for the third annual Fresh Traditions fashion show.

This month, six Walser dealerships across the suburbs of Minneapolis are home to more than just sparkling new vehicles. Ten mannequins with colorful dresses, sometimes beaded, sometimes mostly indigo, ...

A love for the Hmong culture led to a business idea and people’s choice award for Ka Vang, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Vang, who entered the Fall 2020 UWGB Student Business ...

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 ...

Hmong textile researcher and scholar Pachia Lucy Vang of Sacramento tells some of the fascinating stories behind Hmong textiles. The dolls were a seemingly trivial loss in the larger scheme of what ...

A box of red, white and blue cupcakes is set on the table. In broken English and heavy accents the group of Hmong elders at the Hmong American Partnership sing “Happy 73rd Birthday” to Kia Vang. The ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A local business owner found inspiration from her culture for her products. Linda Thao first started her business in 2016, knitting and crocheting items like scarves and ...

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 ...