But Vang wanted to pursue cooking anyway, and he discovered a way to make his parents proud, while sharing Hmong foodways with the US. "I wake up every morning getting to work with food in the way ...

Late fall is the most spiritual time of the year in traditional Hmong culture. There are centuries-old celebrations for the post-harvest “new year,” brought from Southeast Asia which th… ...

Ms. Moua said a Hmong elder was recently bewildered to find traditional Hmong pulled pork with sour bamboo on her menu. “I can’t believe this is in a restaurant,” she recalled him saying.