List of Hmong Americans
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This is a list of notable Hmong Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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List
- Dia Cha, author, professor and anthropologist, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota
- Foung Hawj, pioneer Hmong-American broadcaster, media artist and Minnesota State Senator, elected in 2012
- Ahney Her, actress, best known as Sue Lor in Gran Torino
- 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, Royal Lao Army Major General, revered Hmong Leader, commander of CIA-supported Hmong forces during the Laotian Civil War
- Vang Pobzeb, Hmong scholar; PhD, human rights and international relations expert; Laotian and Hmong refugee advocate
- Hang Sao, Hmong American activist, Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Lao Army, advisor to the King of Laos in exile
- Brenda Song, Disney channel actress and teen star, known for The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck; "Song" is an anglicized spelling of "Xiong"[3]
- Cy Thao, Minnesota State Representative
- Bee Vang, actor, best known as Thao Vang Lor in Gran Torino
- Chai Vang, ex-National Guardsman, now a convicted multiple murderer
- Cherzong Vang, Hmong community leader educator, youth advocate, Minnesota Lao Veterans of America past President, and Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 advocate
- Ka Vang, writer
- Doualy Xaykaothao, freelance American journalist and radio producer known for her work with NPR
- Zha Blong Xiong, first Asian American and Hmong American to serve on the Fresno City Council (2006)[4]
- Xao "Jerry" Yang, the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion
- Kao Kalia Yang, writer and author of The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir
See also
References
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- ↑ "Voters on St. Paul's East Side have elected the country's first Hmong-American legislator."
- ↑ Asiance magazine, June 2006
- ↑ New American Media, 28 Nov 2006 "Latinos Help Elect First Hmong City Council Member in California."
