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Of the 260,073 Hmong-Americans, 247,595 or 95.2% are Hmong alone, and the remaining 12,478 are mixed Hmong with some other ethnicity or race. The Hmong-American population is among the youngest of all groups in the United States, with the majority being under 30 years old, born after 1980, with most part-Hmong are under 10 years old. [21]
With these results, Sunisa made history as both the first Hmong-American to compete in the Olympics in any sport and the first Hmong-American to win an Olympic medal. [110] Canada's small Hmong population is mostly concentrated within the province of Ontario. Kitchener, Ontario has 515 residents of Hmong descent, and has a Hmong church. [111] [112]
In the United States, new generations of Hmong are gradually assimilating into American society while being taught Hmong culture and history by their elders. Many fear that as the older generations pass on, the knowledge of the Hmong among Hmong Americans and other parts of the Hmong diaspora will die as well. [citation needed]
Blong Xiong, first Asian American and Hmong American to serve on the Fresno City Council (2006) [2] Cao Lu, idol singer of Korean group Fiestar [3] Cheng Kue, first Hmong American footwear designer and Hmong entrepreneur to appear on ABC Shark Tank [Season 15 Episode 21] April 19th, 2024; Chen Zi You, 陈子由, Miao model and actor
As of 2001 the average adult Hmong person came from a family that had an average of 8.2 children, so the average adult Hmong had 7.2 siblings. The average adult Hmong planned to have five children and had three children, making it a decline of 3.2 children in one generation, while it remained higher than the U.S. average of 1.9 children per family.
Hmong-American culture by state (3 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Hmong-American culture and history" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Lee’s Olympic gold isn’t about meritocracy in the U.S.: It’s a reflection of the resilience of Hmong Americans, a predominantly refugee community, as well as her own, experts said.
Hmong Americans are the largest Asian ethnic group in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. [3] [4] Allies of the United States in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War and later stages of the Laotian Civil War, they started seeking asylum as political refugees after the communist takeover in both nations in 1975, including the Hmong genocide in Laos.