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Hmong Shaman

2004
There are around 160,000 Hmong’s in the U.S, mostly in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and California. However, there are still several million Hmong people in China, Thailand, and Laos, speaking a variety of dialects (Lindsay). They are believed to have originated from China 5000 years ago (Yang). After war and persecution from other ethnic groups, the Hmong were forced to move southward into Indochina. Most Hmong left China around the 19th century to settle near the tops of Indochina like Laos, Thailand, and Burma. Our goal is to educate people all around the world about Hmong Shaman.