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Sunisa "Suni" Lee (/ s uː ˈ n iː s ə ˈ s uː n i / soo-NEE-sə SOO-nee; née Phabsomphou; born March 9, 2003) [1] [2] is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic all-around gold medalist and uneven bars bronze medalist and the 2024 Olympic all-around and uneven bars bronze medalist.
Suni's parents are both from Laos. John and Yeev were young when their families fled Laos during the Vietnam War and arrived in the United States as refugees, according to NPR. They settled in St ...
Suni Lee's mom and dad -- Yeev (pronounced "Yeng") Thoj and John Lee -- are both Hmong immigrants from Laos and the parents of a blended family, who call St. Paul, Minnesota home. What to know ...
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]
Sunisa "Suni" Lee of Saint Paul, Minnesota is a notable Hmong-American; she is a three time Olympic medalist in artistic gymnastics. In the 2020 Summer Olympics, Lee won silver in the women's artistic team all-around, followed by gold in the women's artistic individual all-around and bronze in the women's uneven bars. With these results, Sunisa ...
Sunisa Lee just won gold in the Olympic all-around title, which is a win for her and the Hmong community. Her parents are Hmong refugees from Laos. How Suni Lee, Tokyo Olympics all-around winner ...
Suni Lee is on top. The Minnesota native—who became the first Asian-American woman to win the gold medal in the women's all-around event four years ago at the Tokyo Olympics—just helped propel ...
Suni Lee's parents are a huge part of her Olympic journey. She's now a two-time gold medal Olympic champion after winning the women's gymnastics team final July 30.. While her talent and ...