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Since the first Hmong families moved to Minnesota in 1975, first- and second-generation LGBTQ Hmong people have come together with a common goal: to educate and advocate for LGBTQ acceptance within the Hmong culture.  

Dr. Brian V. Xiong is a Hmong scholar who has spent almost 20 years researching the Hmong LGBTQ community. And he joins host Chris Farrell to talk about what he has learned.

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Members of the Hmong community are coming together with a common goal: to educate and advocate for LGBTQ acceptance within the Hmong culture. Dr. Brian V. Xiong joined host Chris Farrell to talk more.

Since the first Hmong families moved to Minnesota in 1975, first- and second-generation LGBTQ Hmong people have come together with a common goal: to educate and advocate for LGBTQ acceptance within the Hmong culture.  

Dr. Brian V. Xiong is a Hmong scholar who has spent almost 20 years researching the Hmong LGBTQ community. And he joins host Chris Farrell to talk about what he has learned.

LGBTQ acceptance in Minnesota's Hmong community

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