Hmong healer Xifu Yaj Ceeb Vaj poses with ceremonial strands of bamboo paper, which represent monetary offerings the deceased takes to the spirit world, during a funeral service at the Koob Moo ...

Dressed in black pants and jacket, a conical red hood on her head, shaman Mai Yang ushered spirits out the front door with a sweeping gesture of her right arm and then struck a gong to persuade the ...

ST. PAUL -- The space crunch for traditional Hmong funerals in the Twin Cities area could soon worsen after city inspectors ordered the city's only Hmong funeral home to close because of code ...

May Song Vang died August 5th after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 62. In the traditionally male-dominated Hmong culture, May Song Vang stood out and spoke out to make sure women played a ...

The funeral for Tou Ger Xiong, a prominent local Hmong American activist and comedian who was kidnapped and killed in Colombia in December, will be held later this month, the Xiong family has ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — A three-day memorial service will celebrate the life of community activist Tou Ger Xiong, who served as a bridge between traditional Hmong culture and life in a modern and changing ...

FRESNO — Vang Pao, a fabled military hero and beloved father figure among the international Hmong refugee community, will be honored with a massive funeral "fit for a king" in central California, the ...

A Sheboygan man convicted of fatally shooting a Hmong man has been ordered to pay $36,000 to cover funeral costs, an amount the defense argued was excessive. A Sheboygan Press report said 20-year-old ...