Hundreds of people from the Midwest and beyond are participating in an effort to piece together an approximately 9 by 12 foot paj ntaub as a fundraiser for the Hmong Museum in St. Paul. Paj ntaub is a ...
Pang Xiong Sirirathasuk Sikoun was a Philadelphia artist and keeper of Hmong embroidery tradition. She died from COVID-19 at age 76. Pang Xiong Sirirathasuk Sikoun wove her history and that of her ...
Hmong textile researcher and scholar Pachia Lucy Vang of Sacramento tells some of the fascinating stories behind Hmong textiles. The dolls were a seemingly trivial loss in the larger scheme of what ...
Consider it a neighborhood museum where you can learn about your neighbors. The Hmong Cultural Center Museum officially opened in early December in a storefront, street-level location on University ...
This May, in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Hmong Institute and Wisconsin Women’s Council collaborated to create an exhibit featuring the art ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Alternating wide and narrow strips ...
Stitched onto a bright purple tapestry is what looks like a typical suburban landscape. The scene is adorned with handcrafted images of a McDonald's, a children's playground and a bright yellow school ...
After two difficult summers marked by pandemic and recession, how do you close out an epic event like the Minnesota State Fair? For Hmong comedian and storyteller Tou Ger Xiong, the answer was as a ...
Pang Xiong Sirirathasuk Sikoun wove her history and that of her people into massive quilts in a Hmong embroidery style called paj ntaub. NAOMI STURM-WIJESINGHE: She has huge pieces, like the size of a ...