Hmong and their Neighbors

Like is stated in a previous blog post, the Hmong people are known to adapt the the main culture in the regions in which they live. Because of this adaptation to the main dominant culture, the Hmong people usually fit in quite well in the countries that they migrate to and live in today. Below is a list of the current Hmong population throughout the world:

(source: Wikipedia)

During the first and second Indochina Wars, France and the United States governments recruited thousands of Hmong people in Laos to fight against invading military forces from North Vietnam and communist Lao insurgents during the Vietnam War and the Laotian Civil War (known to Hmong as "secret" wars).

Hmong people were singled out by the Marxist Lao and Vietnamese Army when they took over the Laotian government in 1975. This incident was one of the major incidents that the Hmong people had with neighbors. Also, they originally migrated due to political unrest in China and racial hatred toward their people. Over time, the Hmong have migrated numerous times do this political unrest.