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    Trauma and Mental Health

    Therapists Alyssa Kaying Vang, Chue Her, and Mosi Thao discuss the differences between historical trauma, intergenerational trauma, and psychological trauma. For Hmong Americans, intergenerational trauma can manifest in how families navigate not having a country and being forcibly displaced.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 5
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    Hmong Cancer Coalition Conference

    Footage of the education work at the Hmong Cancer Coalition 4th Patient Empowerment conference in 2017 in Fresno, California. The footage shows Hmong American health professionals and advocates leading workshops in the Hmong language to make cancer education more accessible.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 5
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  • Caroline Thao, dressed in professional attire, stands in front of projection screen and delivers presentation to seated audience.
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    Hmong History and Cultural Studies Conference 2025

    Caroline Thao from Grant High School in Sacramento presents at the inaugural Hmong History and Cultural Studies Conference at UC Merced in 2025.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 4
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  • Bar graph displays the educational attainment of the Hmong population in the U.S., using varying shades of teal to indicate education level attained.
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    Educational Attainment of Hmong Population in the U.S., 2019

    This chart, displaying data from the Pew Research Center, highlights the disparity of Hmong American educational attainment compared to other Asian American groups.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 4
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  • A hand-drawn poster features drawings with text written in Hmong beneath. From top to bottom, a watering device and a person watering plants is shown.
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    Teaching Literacy to Hmong Refugees

    This is a poster for teaching literacy to Hmong refugees. Ecoles Sans Frontieres (ESF), a French voluntary agency designed and implemented a program in 1983 for Hmong refugees in Ban Vinai refugee camp to promote literacy among the adult population.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 4
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    The Secret War: Hmong Soldiers Who Served Alongside Americans in Vietnam

    This video shows how Hmong boys were conscripted to fight in the war in place of their fathers or older brothers who had already died fighting. Many Hmong youth could not pursue educational opportunities beyond primary school.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 4
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  • Hmong children sit in rows as they face toward man standing beside a chalkboard at the front of their classroom.
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    Hmong Children Attend Summer School

    Hmong children attend a summer school program operated by the International Voluntary Service (IVS) in Laos, 1972.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 4
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    Choua Thao on Role in Vietnam War

    Choua Thao shares how her father created an opportunity for her to attend school as a young girl, leading to her role as nurse in the Vietnam War.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 4
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    Black and Hmong Solidarity in Minnesota Clip

    Activists discuss the importance of solidarity between the Hmong American and Black community in Minnesota following the police murders of George Floyd and Daunte Wright in the greater Minneapolis area.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 3
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  • Youa Lee, in a black and white patterned shirt and a face mask, leads a group of people as they march outside during Justice for George Floyd protest.
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    Youa Lee Leads March

    Youa Lee (center), mother of Fong Lee who was murdered by Minneapolis police in 2006, leads a march at a Justice for George Floyd protest in 2020. This tweet by @ChenueHer illustrates the organizing power of Hmong American women and their active role in demanding justice for Black lives

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    Hmong Americans, Module 3
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  • A one-page fact sheet, written in Hmong, on domestic and family violence within the Hmong Community.
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    CHAN-BOF 2019 Fact Sheet in Hmong

    Chan-BOF created this fact sheet in partnership with the Asian Pacific Institute of Gender-Based Violence, summarizing their findings on domestic and family violence within the Hmong Community. The fact sheet is available in both English (left) and Hmong (right)

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    Hmong Americans, Module 3
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  • A one-page fact sheet, written in English, on domestic and family violence within the Hmong Community.
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    CHAN-BOF 2019 Fact Sheet in English

    Chan-BOF created this fact sheet in partnership with the Asian Pacific Institute of Gender-Based Violence, summarizing their findings on domestic and family violence within the Hmong Community. The fact sheet is available in both English (left) and Hmong (right).

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    Hmong Americans, Module 3
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  • A safety plan on abusive relationships, in Hmong. Beside a drawing of a woman in a brightly colored clothing is a text bubble on signs of abuse.
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    CHAN-BOF Safety Plan in Hmong

    Chan-BOF published this graphic in both English (left) and Hmong (right) to identify signs of abusive relationships and provide resources for support.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 3
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  • A safety plan on abusive relationships, in English. Beside a drawing of a woman in a brightly colored clothing is a text bubble on signs of abuse.
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    CHAN-BOF Safety Plan in English

    Chan-BOF published this graphic in both English (left) and Hmong (right) to identify signs of abusive relationships and provide resources for support.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 3
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    CHAN-BOF for Peace Collaborative

    California HMong Advocates Network-Building Our Future (CHAN-BOF) for Peace organizers share the work of the organization to serve Hmong communities in Sacramento, Merced, and Fresno, CA.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 3
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  • Hmong community members hold signs demanding the release of General Vang Pao during outdoor rally.
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    Vang Pao Protest

    Hmong community members at a 2007 rally in Minneapolis, demanding the release of General Vang Pao.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 3
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    Nelsie Yang Clip

    Hmong Americans are becoming increasingly politically active. In this clip from “be/longing: Asian Americans Now,” Nelsie Yang explains why she ran to become the first Hmong American woman elected to the Saint Paul City Council at age twenty-four.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 3
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  • Protestors gather with signs during outdoor rally. A protestor in a face mask and sunglasses holds a sign that reads "60 Bullets = Murder."
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    Protest Against Murder of Soobleej Kaub Hawk

    NBC News covered a rally against the 2021 police murder of Hmong American farmer Soobleej Kaub Hawk as he fled the Lava Fire in Siskiyou County. Activists claim the sixty times Hawj was shot belies the officers’ claim that he was the aggressor.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 2
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  • The Royal Lao Army insignia on a US plane. US T-28D planes were employed for training Hmong pilots and flying bombing missions in Laos, representing the US subterfuge about its “secret war.”
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    Lao Insignia

    The Royal Lao Army insignia on a US plane. US T-28D planes were employed for training Hmong pilots and flying bombing missions in Laos, representing the US subterfuge about its “secret war.”

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    Hmong Americans, Module 2
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  • A typed memo addressed to JFK is titled "Congressional Briefing on Laos." Beneath, several lines are struck through in black marker to redact text.
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    1962 Memorandum for JFK

    A declassified 1962 memorandum for President John F. Kennedy regarding a congressional briefing on Laos. The two-page memo was heavily redacted when it was made available to the public in the 1990s.

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    Hmong Americans, Module 2
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