Hmongstory Legacy

04/29/2026

We've had a wonderful time presenting with educators at conferences. Thank you for having us!

Nearly 300 educators from across the state and as far away as Wisconsin attended the Hmong History and Cultural Studies Model Curriculum Conference. Read the feature story to learn how the SCCOE partnered with the Orange County Department of Education to uplift Hmong youth through storytelling, cultural celebration, and educator collaboration. Read more in the SCCOE Newsroom at sccoe.to/sccoenewsroom.

04/18/2026

We’re so happy to see the Eau Claire, WI Hmong community telling their story; which is also all of our story! Thank you for reaching out and featuring some of our assets; we are grateful! Special thank you to Caitlin Lee!

Congratulations on the documentary!

12/30/2025

12/22/2025

Bring your family to come experience Hmongstory Legacy 50 Exhibit at the Fresno Hmong New Year beginning Friday Dec 26th, 2025 through Monday, Dec 29th, 2025.

Our community needs to come together, to experience, learn and heal together. Don't miss this beautiful exhibit.

12/20/2025

Make sure you pick up our 2026 Limited Edition Hmongstory Legacy T-shirt. Available at the Fresno Hmong New Year. These will sell out!

Details for online orders coming soon! Stay tuned!

Help support our work to write Hmong History and Truth into Legacy.

We can't wait to share this amazing exhibit with our community.

12/18/2025

Come celebrate 50 years of History and Heritage!

On behalf of the Hmongstory Legacy Project, I'd like to invite everyone to come explore the Hmongstory 50 Exhibit opening at the Fresno Hmong New Year on Friday, December 26th until Monday, December 29th. We will be open from 9am until 5pm everyday.

Bring your family to come Explore, Experience, Learn and Heal. This exhibit will provide the space for you to reflect and give you the foundation to understand and connect to your family and history.

12/17/2025

NOW AVAILABLE!

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For fifty years, our history has been written in silence, stitched into story cloths, and tucked away in wooden chests. Now, as we mark the end of the 50th year of coming to the U.S., it is time to open the lid. Hmongstory Legacy is proud to present our collaboration with Roger Warner’s definitive visual chronicle, Out of Laos. It is the "roots album" for a generation that bridged the gap between the Secret War and the American Dream. Whether you walked the trail yourself or are discovering it for the first time, this legacy belongs to you. Join us in honoring the truth of our past, the love that held us together, and the resilience that defines our future.

https://www.out-of-laos.com

Video by: David Lee / Dash Media

11/26/2025

It’s here! Roger Warner’s 2nd Edition of his book “Out of Laos” is now complete!

This tiny hardcover book packs 600+ historical images from the Secret War in Laos and the early years of resettlement in the USA for a bargain!

Easy to read and packed with info!

This makes a perfect gift!

BUY HERE: https://out-of-laos.com

09/25/2025

Dr. Joseph Westermeyer served as a physician and psychiatrist in Laos from 1965 to 1967.

During that time, he worked extensively with various ethnic groups, including the Hmong, and became a leading expert on public health, addiction, and mental health in the region. He famously established a drug treatment center and his research from this period formed the basis of his influential book, "Poppies, Pipes, and People: O***m and Its Use in Laos."

His work in Laos was foundational for his later career in the United States as a renowned authority on refugee mental health, particularly among the Hmong communities that resettled in Minnesota, California, and other states.