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Tracing one Hmong family’s journey from Laos to Rhode Island

Season 2025 Episode 137 | 4m 33s

The Hmong are an ethnic group living primarily in China and Southeast Asia. There are communities of Hmong migrants across the globe. For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Isabella Jibilian of Rhode Island PBS Weekly spoke with a Hmong family about their history and their journey to America.

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