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 ...

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 ...

Funeral services are scheduled to be held Thanksgiving weekend for Pfc. Kham Xiong, the 23-year-old soldier from St. Paul slain at Fort Hood last week. According to family members and the Legacy ...

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 ...

Hmong spiritual guides and funeral specialists burned incense, chanted songs, and played bamboo wind instruments to lead Vang Pao s soul back to his childhood home in Longhay, Laos, where his spirit ...