ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO)-- The Qeej Festival in St. Paul on Sunday celebrated a musical instrument that's one of the most recognized symbols of the Hmong people. The day-long showcase highlighted every ...

Mason Lospeej Her shares stories through the qeej, a Hmong instrument. Milwaukee graduate student Mason Lospeej Her maintains Hmong cultural traditions by performing the qeej, a woodwind instrument ...

NEENAH, Wis. (WFRV) – Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is annually celebrated in May, and 2025 is special, the 50th anniversary of Hmong refugees coming to the United States.

It's not a staccatic loud beat that echoes from Hmong instruments. Nor is it a subtle reserved hum. "It's haunting," said Bea Larson. "When I hear those sounds, it's like I'm also in their villages, ...

The second annual Qeej and Hmong Arts Festival, which organizers say is the country’s only event of its kind dedicated to the traditional pipe instrument, is coming to downtown St. Paul next month.

A bamboo wind instrument known as the Qeej doesn’t usually come to mind when a playbill calls for classical music, but the ancient Hmong reed pipe will figure prominently in a free concert this ...

EAU CLAIRE – Forty years after the first Hmong refugees arrived in the United States with no idea how they would ever feel like a part of this strange new world, elders from Eau Claire’s largest ...

The Hmong New Year will be celebrated Saturday, Dec. 5 at First United Methodist Church (copper-top church), 230 E. Skyline Parkway. The celebration runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a program 11 a.m. to ...

Ellina Xiong & Charles Vang, event co- chairs and leaders of Ua Ke, were excited to have renowned Hmong artist Seexeng Lee lecture at Macalester College this week. Prior to the evening lecture, both ...

Oroville >> The Hmong community gathered Sunday at the Nelson Sports Complex to celebrate its cultural New Year and continue the traditions of its people. As smoke from barbecues brought the smells of ...

NORTH ST PAUL, Minn. — In less than 24 hours, the country’s biggest mall will host its first-ever Hmong Arts Celebration. “I pitched the idea to them and here we are today with the first-ever Hmong ...