List of Hmong Americans
Encyclopedia
This is a list of notable Hmong American
s, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Hmong American or must have references showing they are Hmong American and are notable.
Hmong American
A Hmong American is a resident of the United States who is of ethnic Hmong descent. Hmong Americans are one group of Asian Americans. Many Lao Hmong war refugees resettled in the U.S. following the communist takeover of Laos in 1975...
s, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Hmong American or must have references showing they are Hmong American and are notable.
List
- Dia ChaDia ChaDia Cha is currently Associate Professor of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies at St. Cloud State University, in St. Cloud, Minnesota, where she teaches courses in cultural anthropology, ethnic studies, Southeast Asian communities, Asian American studies, and Hmong studies...
, author, professor and anthropologist, St. Cloud State UniversitySt. Cloud State UniversitySt. Cloud State University is a four-year public university founded in 1869 on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The university is the largest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system which is the largest single provider of higher...
, Minnesota. - Doualy XaykaothaoDoualy XaykaothaoDoualy Xaykaothao is a freelance American journalist and radio producer known for her work with NPR.A native of Laos, Xaykaothao is of Hmong descent, and grew up in Texas. She attended Ithaca College and Empire State College, where she studied television, radio, political science, and ethnic studies...
, is a freelance AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist and radio producer known for her work with NPRNPRNPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
. - Lormong LoLormong LoLormong Lo is the first Hmong American to be appointed to a city council in the U.S, in 1994, to manage the largest metropolitan city of a state like Nebraska...
, former Omaha City Councilman. - Houa Vue MouaHoua Vue MouaHoua Vue Moua, along with co-author Barbara J. Rolland, wrote the book, Trail Through The Mists, which tells the story of Moua's early life in Laos during the Secret War and her harrowing escape to Thailand during the subsequent Hmong diaspora....
, author and community activist - Mai Neng MouaMai Neng MouaMai Neng Moua is a Hmong writer and a founder of the Paj Ntaub Voice, a Hmong literary magazine. She is also the editor of the first anthology of Hmong American writers, Bamboo Among the Oaks...
, writer. - Mee MouaMee MouaMee Moua , is a Hmong American politician and a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. She represented District 67 in the Minnesota Senate, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County, which is in the Twin Cities metropolitan area...
, MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
State Senator - Vang PaoVang PaoVang Pao was a Lieutenant General in the Royal Lao Army. He was an ethnic Hmong and a leader of the Hmong American community in the United States.-Early life:...
, Royal Lao ArmyRoyal Lao ArmyThe Royal Lao Army was the armed forces of the Kingdom of Laos. Its predecessor was the National Laotian Army - NLA of the French Union, created in 1947 from 'maquis', or guerrilla units gathered by French commandos. It was created in 1954 after the French granted Laos complete autonomy...
Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
, revered Hmong Leader, commander of CIA-supported Hmong forces during the Laotian Civil War. - Brenda SongBrenda SongBrenda Song is an American actress, film producer, and model. Song started in show business as a child fashion model. Her early television work included roles in the shows Fudge and 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd...
, Disney channel actress/teen star, known for "The Suite Life of Zack and CodyThe Suite Life of Zack and CodyThe Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series premiered on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005 with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in 2005. It was one of their first five shows available on the...
" and The Suite Life on DeckThe Suite Life on DeckThe Suite Life on Deck is an American sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008 to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/spin-off of the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody...
. Song is an anglicized spelling of "Xiong". - Cy ThaoCy ThaoCy Thao is a Laotian-born Hmong politician from Minnesota and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 65A, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul. A Democrat, he was first elected in 2002...
, MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
State Representative. - Ka VangKa VangKa Vang is a Hmong writer in the United States. Vang was born in Long Cheng, Laos, in April, 1975. A playwright, fiction writer and poet, she is a recipient of the Archibald Bush Artist Fellowship and several other artistic and leadership awards...
, writer. - Blong XiongBlong XiongBlong Xiong is an associate professor in the Department of Family Social Science in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. He specializes in parent/adolescent relationships in immigrant families, adolescent adjustment, and parent education...
, first Asian American and Hmong American to serve on the Fresno City Council (2006) - Joe Bee Xiong, the first Hmong American elected to public office in the state of Wisconsin, serving two terms as Eau Claire City councilman.
- Tou Ger Xiong, a diversity consultant, comedian, storyteller, and rapper.
- Xao "Jerry" YangJerry Yang (poker player)Xao "Jerry" Yang is an ethnic Hmong poker player from Temecula, California and the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion.Yang started playing poker in 2005. An amateur player at the time, Yang entered the 2007 World Series of Poker after winning a $225 satellite at the Pechanga Resort...
, the 2007 World Series of Poker2007 World Series of PokerThe 2007 World Series of Poker began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18...
Main Event Champion. - Chai VangChai VangChai Soua Vang is a naturalized U.S. citizen and a Hmong immigrant from Laos. While on a hunting trip in northern Wisconsin, Vang shot eight people, who were also hunting in the area, on November 21, 2004...
, ex-National Guardsman, now a convicted multiple murderer. - Sandy'Ci MouaSandi Ci MouaSandi Ci Moua, also spelled Nkauj Vwm Taws, is a Hmong actress in Saint Paul, Minnesota and a community activist, and has starred in some of the first contemporary Hmong plays in the world including From Shadows To Light and Hmong! The CIA's Secret Army. She frequently works with Theater Mu and...
- Hmong American actress, community organizer and production assistant and consultant. - Kak Lee - Hmong filmmaker listed on IMDB as director, producer, editor, and cinematographer.
- Xiong Tong Lee, otherwise known as Li Xing, is a stuntman, actor, firearms marksman and a martial artist known for his Takamori-Ryu style. He has appeared in many films such as Rush Hour 3Rush Hour 3Rush Hour 3 is a 2007 martial arts/action-comedy film, and the third installment in the Rush Hour film series, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, that began with the 1998 film Rush Hour and continued with the first sequel Rush Hour 2 in 2001. The film was officially announced on May 7, 2006,...
to Fast Five. - Bee VangBee VangBee Vang is an American actor. He is the co-star of Clint Eastwood's 2008 film Gran Torino. Before this role, he did not have any known acting experience.- Personal life :...
, actor, best known as Thao Vang Lor in Gran Torino - Ahney HerAhney HerWhitney Cua Her , better known by her stage name Ahney Her, is an American actress.-Early life and education:Ahney Her was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan, where she had completed high school at Sexton High School when cast for Gran Torino...
, actress, best known as Sue Lor in Gran Torino - Yia Moua, known as "the Bull," former Muay Thai Kick boxing Champion, now deceased.
- Doua Moua, singer, and actor. Appeared in Gran Torino as "Spider", and in The Last Airbender as an "Earthbender Guard".