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Born. (1991-11-04) November 4, 1991 (age 32) Fresno, California, U.S. Occupation (s) Actor, activist. Years active. 2008–present. Bee Vang (RPA: Npis Vaj, Pahawh: π¬π¬°π¬¨π¬΅ π¬π¬°π¬; born November 4, 1991) is an American actor and activist of Hmong Thai descent. He is best known for starring in Clint Eastwood 's 2008 film Gran ...
Gran Torino is a 2008 American drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, who also starred in the film. The film features a large Hmong American cast (the first time for an American mainstream film), [4] as well as one of Eastwood's younger sons, Scott. Eastwood's oldest son of record, Kyle, composed the film's score with Michael ...
Lue Yang (RPA: Luj Yaj, Pahawh: π¬π¬Άπ¬ π¬π¬°π¬€) is a popular Hmong singer from Thailand. [citation needed] He is considered to be one of the most well known of Hmong singers to date. He gained notoriety when two of his songs appeared in a Hmong dubbed Thai film called "Kev Hlub Txiav Tsis Tau". [1] Those two songs were "Nco Koj Ib ...
OCLC. 47352453. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures is a 1997 book by Anne Fadiman that chronicles the struggles of a Hmong refugee family from Houaysouy, Sainyabuli Province, Laos, [1] the Lees, and their interactions with the health care system in Merced, California.
Doua Moua was born in a refugee camp in Thailand to Laos-born parents of Hmong descent who had fled their homeland because of the Laotian Civil War. [1] Six months after his birth, his family entered Minnesota as refugees, and he was raised in the city of St. Paul. [2] While in middle school, Doua joined the choir and theater classes at a teacher's suggestion; he also participated in community ...
April Yang, YouTube star with over 2 million subscribers; Asee Her, the first Hmong man crowned as Mister Universe Laos 2023. Bee Vang, actor, best known as Thao Vang Lor in Gran Torino; Brenda Song, Disney channel actress/teen star, known for The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck; Song is an anglicized spelling of "Xiong" [1]
July 13, 1992 (age 32) Lansing, Michigan, U.S. Other names. Ahney Her. Years active. 2008–present. Whitney Cua Her (born 1992), better known by her stage name Ahney Her, is an American actress. She is of Hmong descent.
The term Hmong is the English pronunciation of the Hmong's native name. It is a singular and plural noun (e.g., Japanese, French, etc.). Very little is known about the native Hmong name as it is not mentioned in Chinese historical records, since the Han identified the Hmong as Miao. The meaning of it is debatable and no one is sure of its ...