HMONG CULTURAL CENTER INC

Formed in 1992 in Saint Paul, MN, Hmong Cultural Center is all about education and promoting community between Hmong and non-Hmong. Hmong Cultural Center serves more than 3,000 persons a year in its programs. Hmong Cultural Center helps Hmong refugees integrate into U.S. Society through its long-running ESL and Citizenship classes. Hmong Cultural Center teaches young people Hmong Cultural Traditions including the Qeej musical instrument, Hmong marriage and funeral songs, and Hmong and Lao traditional dances. Hmong Cultural Center provides a comprehensive Hmong Resource Library open to the public for students and scholars conducting research about Hmong culture and history. Hmong Cultural Center gives presentations about the Hmong people and Hmong culture to hundreds of non-Hmong and Hmong each year through its Building Bridges: Teaching about the Hmong in Our Communities Program.