About the Hmong & Mien

The Iu Mien and the Hmong are among the groups who live in the mountainous jungles of Southeast Asia. The two tribes are considered allies, although there are differences between them, including language.

The Hmong and the Mien were recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency and fought beside Americans during the Secret War in Laos. The hill tribes operated as guerilla soldiers, provided intelligence, guarded radar sites and rescued downed American pilots. After Laos fell to the Communists in 1975, the hill tribes were badly persecuted. Many people fled from Laos to neighboring Thailand. With U.S. help, thousands resettled in the United States. The U.S. provided allotments of land and rental housing, as well as social services such as welfare, child care, elder care and job assistance. Roughly 200,000 Hmong people live in the U.S, the largest Hmong population outside Asia.

The Hmong & Mien diaspora

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