The Last Wave of Hmong American Refugees
To all of the Hmong who have lived in Wat Thamkrabok and are now scattered around the world. We dedicate this book as a memory of good
and bad times together.
WHERE IS HOME
Where is Home: A Memoir of General Vang Pao is dedicated to all the Hmong people who are now scattered around the world due to the Secret War in Laos.
Paj Ntaub Collection
Dr. Brian V. Xiong and Marlin L. Heise worked together with Martha Zimmerman’s family to assembled her collection of paj ntaub into a stunning and beautiful book.
Preserving Hmong Heritage
People wanted to see things in their own language. And that you don’t get in Target and Walmart,” Marlin Heise, an archivist and volunteer at the Hmong Archives, said. Heise became interested in Southeast Asia while reading National Geographic magazines as a boy, and he now travels there yearly.
Military Compass of the Secret War in Laos: A Donation from Youa Ge Vang
This rare, actual military compass was given to Youa Ge Vang when he was a military officer in the Secret War Army in Laos. It was used in action and brought with him to the United States after the Communists took over the country. It was kept with him until early 2016 when Youa Ge decided that it was best to donate to and be preserved by the Hmong Archives for future generations.
HMONG HISTORY 101
This book offers an introduction to Hmong history, explores their cultural values and traditions, and highlights their experiences in war and refugee camps. It also examines the challenges they face in preserving their identity in new countries.
Keeb Kwm Haiv Neeg Hmoob
Kev khaws Hmoob keeb kwm yog txoj hau kev uas yuav qhia rau
tej mi tub mi nyuam kom lawv paub tias haiv neeg Hmoob yog dab tsi.
Sawvdaws yuav tsum kawm txog lub neej yav tas los kom ua rau peb to
A hub dedicated to educating, preserving, collecting Hmong cultural heritage
As both an educator and a researcher, I recognize that discussions about the origins of the Hmong people, specifically where our ancestors first came from, reveal many differing accounts, with no single, fully documented history of our beginnings. Instead, our understanding has been carried through myths and folktales passed down across generations.
COLLECTING THREADS: the Hmong Archives tribute to our donors and paj ntaub collections.
On 10 February 2014 Hmong Archives quietly completed 15 years of collecting and preserving 165,000 Hmong materials (Hmoob teej twg) from over 950 donors worldwide. Our exhibit is to thank our donors and volunteers for their contributions, and to honor the skills, imagination, and innovation of Hmong women’s thread and needles that have created paj […]
www.HmongEmbroidery.org
Paj ntaub, or Hmong embroidery, has become a Hmong artistic gift to the world. For centuries paj ntaub was the specific distinctive costume detail that belonged to each of the many Hmong groups scattered across the mountains of southwestern China and northern Southeast Asia.