MINNEAPOLIS -- Payengxa Lor made history Saturday by becoming the first Hmong woman to be named Miss Universe Laos. Lor, 21, beat out 19 other finalists to win the title of Miss Universe Laos and will ...

Rep. Kaohly Her celebrates with supporters after winning the St. Paul Mayoral Race at her election night watch party at Sweeney’s Saloon on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 in St. Paul.

Tammie Xiong wasn’t sure what she was getting into when, in her 20s, she took the helm of a nonprofit for Hmong survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. At the time, in 2014, the Hmong ...

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Ma Yang has lived in the United States since she was 8 months old. While safe in a rooming house, Yang's future in Laos remains uncertain. Yang's partner, Michael Bub, is raising funds to support ...

A woman whose murder case brought to light polygamy in the nation's largest Hmong community pleaded guilty to stabbing her husband to death after he told her he planned to take a second wife. Youa Lee ...

Hmong Lucy, a statue created by St. Cloud-based artist Kao Lee Thao, will be the main attraction at a reveal party at the Community School of Excellence. It’s been a long journey from Lucy van Pelt to ...

The Hmong community would have been proud of Sunisa Lee, medal or not. When Lee made history on Thursday, clinching Olympic gold in the all-around final—the greatest individual prize in the sport, ...

Mai Vang is running to represent District 8 on the Sacramento City Council in 2020. Taylor Vang Sacramento City Unified school board member Mai Vang announced her candidacy Monday for the Sacramento ...

With a name like Yia Vang, he was destined to work in kitchens. In the Hmong language, Yia means “iron skillet” or “wok.” The Hmong (pronounced with a silent h) are a stateless, nomadic people whose ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. –- Just two minutes away from St. Paul's Hmong Village, a new middle school is integrating the culture into its everyday learning. Hmong Language and Culture Middle School welcomed ...