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Minnesota hosts Hmong fashion show including Thai designers

Fashion design is one of Thailand’s growing strengths, and that is also true of its ethnic minorities, such as the Hmong people. Now, St. Paul, Minnesota is showcasing Hmong Thai designers at a fashion show, including one who was flown from Thailand to participate.

The fashion show, the first of its kind for Hmong designers, was hosted by St. Paul’s Center for Hmong Arts and Talent (CHAT). Steve Thao, Executive Director of CHAT, said that the show was furthering its mission “of connecting the Hmong community here with the Hmong community in Thailand and to create dialogue and communication.”

The Hmong are a tribal people spread across Southeast Asia and southern China. During the…