The Hmong Archives, formerly known as Hmong Nationality Archives, is a nonprofit organization located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States with the mission to research, collect, preserve, interpret, and disseminate materials in all formats about or by Hmong.
The Hmong Archives was founded by Marlin LeRoy Heise (Minnesota Historical Society retiree), Yuepheng Xiong (founder of Hmong ABC), Tzianeng Vang (founder of Hmong Professional Network) and other Hmong professionals in February 1999. It was first housed at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul. It later relocated to a Hmong business strip in the "Minnehaha Mall", the Hmong Archives then found its way to the Hmong Studies Center at Concordia University, Saint Paul. Overcrowding led the organization to its current location in May 2008, at 298½ University Avenue West, Saint Paul, MN. It is located above Hmong ABC (Arts, Books, & Crafts) store, in the "Hmongland" building. Regular office hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10AM to 6PM.
Collections range from rare Hmong record albums to Hmong children's drawings and books in over a dozen languages. As of March 2009, over 116,000 items had been accessioned.
Current staff are volunteers.