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Encyclopedia > List of Hmong Americans

This is a list of notable Hmong Americans. A Hmong American is a resident of the United States who is of ethnic Hmong descent. ...

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List

  • Dia Cha, author, professor and anthropologist, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota.
  • Yee Chang, community activist
  • Kazoua Kong-Thao, became the third Hmong American elected to the St. Paul School Board
  • Paul Lo, first Hmong American elected to the Merced City School District Board of Board of Trustee
  • Neng Lee, former Eau Claire City Councilman.
  • Choua Lee, first Hmong American elected to public office it the United States, and served one term on the. Paul School Board
  • Sia Lo, former Deputy District Attorney of St. Paul, Minnesota, former Senior Policy Advisor to Mayor Randy Kelly
  • Lormong Lo, former Omaha City Councilman.
  • Houa Vue Moua, author and community activist [1]
  • Mai Neng Moua, writer
  • Mee Moua, Minnesota State Senator [2]
  • Vang Pao, General, revered Hmong Leader, commander of CIA-supported Hmong forces during the Laotian Civil War
  • Brenda Song (1988 - ) Disney channel actress/teen star[3]
  • Cy Thao, Minnesota State Representative
  • Neal Thao, St. Paul Public School Board member, first elected in 1995
  • Ka Vang, writer
  • Shwah Vang, first Hmong American elected to the Madison Metropolitan School District Board
  • Tony Vang, first Hmong American elected to the Fresno Unified School District Board of Trustee
  • Thomas Vue, is one of four Hmong Americans elected to Eau Claire City Council
  • Blong Xiong, first Asian American and Hmong American to serve on the Fresno City Council (2006)[4]
  • Joe Bee Xiong, was the first Hmong American elected to public office in the state of Wisconsin, serving two terms as Eau Claire City councilman.[5]
  • Saidang Xiong, member of the Eau Claire City Council, elected in 2002
  • Tou Ger Xiong, a diversity consultant, comedian, storyteller, and rapper.[6]
  • Kaying Xiong-Vue, became the first Hmong Principal in a Wisconsin school in 2002 at the age of 28
  • Blong Yang, Minnesota State Higher Education
  • Xao "Jerry" Yang, the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion
  • Chai Vang, ex-National Guardsman, now a convicted multiple murderer
  • Zoua Vang, first Hmong-American mainstream television journalist (KSTP-5 in Minneapolis,MN and KSEE-24 in Fresno, CA)
  • Song Kue, First Hmong to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Also First Hmong to Graduate from UW-Madison

Dia Cha is the second Hmong woman anthropologist and a Hmong co-writer of books for children. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Houa Vue Moua, along with co-author Barbara J. Rolland, wrote the the book, Trail Through The Mists, which tells the story of Mouas early life in Laos during the Secret War and her harrowing escape to Thailand during the subsequent Hmong diaspora. ... Mai Neng Moua (1974–) is a Hmong writer and a founder of the Paj Ntaub Voice, a Hmong literary magazine. ... Mee Moua (born June 30, 1969) is a Hmong American politician and member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Largest metro area Minneapolis-St. ... Vang Pao in the early 1960s Vang Pao (born ca. ... “Secret War” redirects here. ... Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988[2]) is an American actress and singer. ... Cy Thao is a Laotioan-born Hmong American state representative (DFL) in Minnesota. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Largest metro area Minneapolis-St. ... Ka Vang is a Hmong writer. ... This article is about the poker player. ... The 2007 WSOP Championship Bracelet The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1, 2007. ... Chai Soua Vang Chai Soua Vang (born September 24, 1968) is a a naturalized U.S. citizen and a Hmong immigrant from Laos. ...

See also

List of Laotian Americans This does not cite any references or sources. ...


References

  1. ^ Chiu, Jeannie (2004 (Summer)). ""I salute the spirit of my communities": Autoethnographic Innovations in Hmong American Literature". College Literature 31 (3): 43-69. Retrieved on 2007-06-04. 
  2. ^ [1] "Voters on St. Paul's East Side have elected the country's first Hmong-American legislator."
  3. ^ [2] "For me, the Hmong people, we don’t have a written history. It’s all been word of mouth. We don’t have anything written down. All I have are stories that my grandma tells me, that my grandpa tells me, that my uncle tells me."
  4. ^ [http://news.newamericame dia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=308b71c594ac3bf8a08ef2765819ae2f ] "Latinos Help Elect First Hmong City Council Member in California"
  5. ^ WEAU - HomePage
  6. ^ Leroux, Charles. "Finding comedy in tragedy: America's only Hmong comedian tells the tales of his people's terrible journey and of their difficult lives in this country", Chicago Tribune, 2004-02-25. Retrieved on 2007-06-04. 
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