Hmong Migration

The Hmong are regarded as one of the earliest groups in Eastern Asia, originally inhabiting the area north of the Yellow River in China  as early as 3000 B. C. Hmong legend contends that the two earliest groups in this region were the Hmoog and the Suav (both now forms of the Ancient Hmong people).

The Hmong have gone through various attempts at genocide, oppression and multiple migrations because of incidents with governments of the countries in which they lived. Hmong culture and tradition has remained today because of the strong will of the people within the culture. The initial migration, called "The First Move" began with early Han Chinese tribes forcing the Hmong out of their ancestral lands to areas further south in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River Valley around 2000 B.C. This would not be the first time that this group would be forced to leave their native lands.

Second and third forced migrations spread this group out even further into various parts of China, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. As a i found from different readings and books i have stated in my references, there is now said to be Hmong influence in Japan as well. Recent migrations have created different Hmong communities throughout the world, including groups in Australia, Canada, France, South America and the United States. The Hmong people are now located throughout the world and still remain true to their cultural heritage.


Source: Wikipedia