List of Hmong Americans
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This is a list of notable Hmong Americans.
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- Dia Cha, author, professor and anthropologist, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota.
- Yee Chang, community activist
- Kazoua Kong-Thao, became the third Hmong American elected to the St. Paul School Board
- Paul Lo, first Hmong American elected to the Merced City School District Board of Board of Trustee
- Neng Lee, former Eau Claire City Councilman.
- Choua Lee, first Hmong American elected to public office it the United States, and served one term on the. Paul School Board
- Sia Lo, former Deputy District Attorney of St. Paul, Minnesota, former Senior Policy Advisor to Mayor Randy Kelly
- Lormong Lo, former Omaha City Councilman.
- Houa Vue Moua, author and community activist [1]
- Mai Neng Moua, writer
- Mee Moua, Minnesota State Senator [2]
- Vang Pao, General, revered Hmong Leader, commander of CIA-supported Hmong forces during the Laotian Civil War
- Brenda Song (1988 - ) Disney channel actress/teen star[3]
- Cy Thao, Minnesota State Representative
- Neal Thao, St. Paul Public School Board member, first elected in 1995
- Ka Vang, writer
- Shwah Vang, first Hmong American elected to the Madison Metropolitan School District Board
- Tony Vang, first Hmong American elected to the Fresno Unified School District Board of Trustee
- Thomas Vue, is one of four Hmong Americans elected to Eau Claire City Council
- Blong Xiong, first Asian American and Hmong American to serve on the Fresno City Council (2006)[4]
- Joe Bee Xiong, was the first Hmong American elected to public office in the state of Wisconsin, serving two terms as Eau Claire City councilman.[5]
- Saidang Xiong, member of the Eau Claire City Council, elected in 2002
- Tou Ger Xiong, a diversity consultant, comedian, storyteller, and rapper.[6]
- Kaying Xiong-Vue, became the first Hmong Principal in a Wisconsin school in 2002 at the age of 28
- Blong Yang, Minnesota State Higher Education
- Xao "Jerry" Yang, the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion
- Chai Vang, ex-National Guardsman, now a convicted multiple murderer
- Zoua Vang, first Hmong-American mainstream television journalist (KSTP-5 in Minneapolis,MN and KSEE-24 in Fresno, CA)
- Song Kue, First Hmong to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Also First Hmong to Graduate from UW-Madison
- Sandy'Ci Moua (Sandi Ci Moua in Wikipedia)- Hmong American actor, community organizer and production assistant and consultant.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Chiu, Jeannie (2004 (Summer)). ""I salute the spirit of my communities": Autoethnographic Innovations in Hmong American Literature". College Literature 31 (3): 43–69. doi:.
- ^ [1] "Voters on St. Paul's East Side have elected the country's first Hmong-American legislator."
- ^ [2] "For me, the Hmong people, we don’t have a written history. It’s all been word of mouth. We don’t have anything written down. All I have are stories that my grandma tells me, that my grandpa tells me, that my uncle tells me."
- ^ [http://news.newamericame dia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=308b71c594ac3bf8a08ef2765819ae2f ] "Latinos Help Elect First Hmong City Council Member in California"
- ^ WEAU - HomePage
- ^ Leroux, Charles. "Finding comedy in tragedy: America's only Hmong comedian tells the tales of his people's terrible journey and of their difficult lives in this country", Chicago Tribune, 2004-02-25. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
