MANITOWOC - In every culture, clothing is an important piece of heritage — from the material and the colors, to the embroidery and beads, clothing can tell a whole story. For Hmong Americans, clothing ...

Billy Vang owns Billy’s Hmong Shop in the Maplewood Mall, specializing in traditional Hmong funeral garments and supplies. Vang is partnering with North Memorial Health to provide the garments for ...

As a young girl, Beth Yang watched her mother labor over a sewing machine for hours stitching clothes for Yang and her six siblings. Once Beth was old enough Mao Thao taught her to sew. Thao showed ...

"Cloth as Community," a new exhibit on display in the University Library Gallery and the Donald and Beverly Gerth Special Collections and University Archives, features Hmong textiles and other items ...

Era Brand is one of the six brands that will be featured in the Hmong Thai Fashion Show in St. Paul on Saturday. Emily Bright: Well, happy Minnesota Fashion Week to all those who celebrate. An ...

This month, six Walser dealerships across the suburbs of Minneapolis are home to more than just sparkling new vehicles. Ten mannequins with colorful dresses, sometimes beaded, sometimes mostly indigo, ...

A love for the Hmong culture led to a business idea and people’s choice award for Ka Vang, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Vang, who entered the Fall 2020 UWGB Student Business ...

Hmong textile researcher and scholar Pachia Lucy Vang of Sacramento tells some of the fascinating stories behind Hmong textiles. The dolls were a seemingly trivial loss in the larger scheme of what ...

Oroville >> The Hmong community gathered Sunday at the Nelson Sports Complex to celebrate its cultural New Year and continue the traditions of its people. As smoke from barbecues brought the smells of ...