Dressed in black pants and jacket, a conical red hood on her head, shaman Mai Yang ushered spirits out the front door with a sweeping gesture of her right arm and then struck a gong to persuade the ...

ST. PAUL -- The Twin Cities Hmong community is searching for another location for its elaborate, traditional funerals, which often last several days and include hundreds of relatives and friends. The ...

Hmong healer Xifu Yaj Ceeb Vaj poses with ceremonial strands of bamboo paper, which represent monetary offerings the deceased takes to the spirit world, during a funeral service at the Koob Moo ...

FRESNO — Vang Pao, a fabled military hero and beloved father figure among the international Hmong refugee community, will be honored with a massive funeral "fit for a king" in central California, the ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Leaders in the Hmong community have spent the last few days trying to find ways to heal, while offering assistance to those in need in the wake of such a heartbreaking tragedy.

The funeral will be held on February 4th at the Fresno Convention Center. Standard Hmong funeral lasts four days, but because his father was so influential and important this funeral will go on for ...

ST. PAUL -- The space crunch for traditional Hmong funerals in the Twin Cities area could soon worsen after city inspectors ordered the city's only Hmong funeral home to close because of code ...