Ethnic Studies

The year 2015 marked 40 years of the Hmong migration from Laos and Thailand to the United States of America. To commemorate this special anniversary, an exhibition comprised of photographs, stories, fine art, and artifacts was create to showcase the Hmong experience.

The Hmong Studies Journal is a unique and established peer-reviewed Internet-based academic publication devoted to the scholarly discussion of Hmong history, Hmong culture, Hmong people, and other facets of the Hmong experience in the U.S., Asia and around the world. The Hmong Studies Journal has published 23 volumes and 27 online issues  since 1996. Over this time, the Hmong Studies Journal has established itself as the most authoritative and widely cited scholarly journal devoted to academic studies related to the Hmong diaspora and Hmong culture and history.

The Hmong 101 Program curriculum utilized in webinars and presentations is flexible and is adapted to meet the needs, questions and interests of service providers and groups throughout the United States. Presentations may range from 1-2 hours with considerable opportunity for participants to ask questions. 

Hmong Cultural Center is the primary Hmong and Asian American organization in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area that provides community outreach activities related to multicultural education for the purposes of promoting positive race relations in the Twin Cities community.

Ernest and Phaythoune Kuhn Image Collection

Terry and Robert Wofford Laotian Image Collection

Indochina War Refugees in Laos, 1954–1975 Documents and Reports

The Father Yves Bertrais Collection

Joel M. Halpern Laotian Slide Collection

Joel M. Halpern General Collection

Images of Wat Tham Krabok Refugee Camp

Frederic C. Benson Laotian Slide Collection

William W. Sage Collection on Laos

Hmong Studies Citations

SEAAdoc is an educational resource of the Southeast Asian Archive at the UC Irvine Libraries focusing on post-1975 refugees and immigrants from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam and the communities they have developed in the United States.