plural Hmong
1
: a member of a mountain-dwelling people inhabiting southeastern China and the northern parts of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand
2
: the language of the Hmong people
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Advocates are calling for clear relocation plans for residents, many of whom speak Hmong or Karen.
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Kyle Stokes, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Even for Hmong immigrants outside the Twin Cities, SOY transformed conversations about LGBTQ topics when it was covered in outlets like the Hmong Times.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Jan. 2025
Many Hmong soldiers served as allies to the U.S. in the Vietnam War.
—Kelly Puente, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
At the Hmong American restaurant Diane’s Place, also in Northeast, my cousin and I split orders of Thai tea French toast and Hmong sausage with sticky rice—then added a coconut pandan croissant and a green scallion Danish on the side, which chef and owner Diane Moua herself delivered.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kyle Stokes, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Even for Hmong immigrants outside the Twin Cities, SOY transformed conversations about LGBTQ topics when it was covered in outlets like the Hmong Times.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Jan. 2025
Many Hmong soldiers served as allies to the U.S. in the Vietnam War.
—Kelly Puente, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
At the Hmong American restaurant Diane’s Place, also in Northeast, my cousin and I split orders of Thai tea French toast and Hmong sausage with sticky rice—then added a coconut pandan croissant and a green scallion Danish on the side, which chef and owner Diane Moua herself delivered.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Hmong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hmong. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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