A raw, honest look at the injustice and racism Hmong Americans continue to face, through stories mainstream media often ignores.

Racism Against Hmong Americans: The Stories That Go Untold

Racism in America hasn’t vanished — it’s just been pushed out of the headlines. But for many communities, including Hmong Americans, the pain is still very real and deeply personal.

Mainstream media rarely covers stories that challenge the dominant narrative, especially when it involves racial injustice against Asian Americans. One such example is the story of Chai Vang, a Hmong hunter who, in November 2004, fatally shot six hunters after a dispute in Wisconsin. The context was quickly erased, and anti-Hmong sentiment exploded. Orange ribbons were placed everywhere to mourn the victims — but no one asked why he felt threatened or what led up to the tragic event.

Even more disturbing was the reaction: bumper stickers saying “Save a deer, shoot a Hmong” began circulating. In the same year, a Hmong man was murdered and his body desecrated. The pattern continued. In July 2006, Fong Lee, an unarmed Hmong teenager, was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer. The officer was never charged.

And now, another case — yet again, a Hmong hunter brutally beaten, and again, the white perpetrators walk free.

These incidents reflect a long-standing pattern of racism and selective justice. When victims are from communities of color, especially Asian communities like the Hmong, their stories are often ignored or distorted.

This blog isn’t here to generalize all white people as racist — but to call out the ones who are and the system that allows them to act with impunity.

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We must stop turning a blind eye. These are not isolated events. They are part of a broader problem of racial injustice in America — one that must be addressed before more lives are lost.

References and Further Reading

• FACEBOOK.COM
• Rose Clayborne
• Tou Ger Bennett Xiong - ‎NoJustice‬ ‪#‎NoPeace‬ ‪#‎YouAreNotBornRacist‬ ‪YouAretaughtToBeRacist. Stories like this won’t make mainstream media because it doesn’t fit there “agenda” but this story needs to be heard. Racism hasn’t disappeared or died down.