Smiling person wearing a black jacket with colorful traditional trim, standing in a sunflower field.

Hmong people began coming to Minnesota in 1975 as refugees from the destructive wars that had ravaged their homelands in Laos. Today, there are more than 66,000 Hmong in Minnesota, and the Twin Cities metro is home to the largest concentration of Hmong in America. --- Minnesota Historical society

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