Today, we have a pair of sisters on the show, Molly and Grace Vang!Molly is the older of the two and a stay-at-home mom who runs a ridiculously beautiful clothing and lifestyle brand on Etsy.Her sister, Grace, is a content creator who focuses on her successful Instagram page. She also does some freelance modeling on the side.This was the first podcast they’ve ever done, and so they were a little nervous, but we thought they did a great job. We'll mention that we forgot to turn off the A/C in ...

Today, we have the pleasure of bringing the Atlanta-based filmmaker Jeremy Thao on the show. He is the director of an excellent short film called Wokman, which is about a single day in a Chinese restaurant. Now, Jeremy is Hmong. Why did he choose a Chinese family? Well, you’ll have to wait and see. What you need to know about Wokman is that it’s totally blowing up right now. It was in the Atlanta Film Festival, which is a big deal because it’s one of only film festivals in the world that qual...

Hey, folks! We are thrilled to be back for season 4 of Hmonglish, and we’ve got a lot of great conversations coming your way. You’ll hear from Hmong entrepreneurs, Hmong influencers, Hmong veterans, and Hmong scholars.But today, for this first episode, Yia isn’t speaking to a Hmong person at all. He’s speaking to a Chinese American man named Ming-Jinn Tong. If you’re a regular listener of the podcast, you’ll know that Ming-Jinn has been on the podcast twice already: once for a prerecorded epi...

This episode is a recording of our September 19th live show, which was filmed at the Union Hmong Kitchen on Lake Street in partnership with SPAM.We are so grateful to everyone at SPAM and Hormel who supported this event. Everyone in attendance was treated to goodie bags and delicious appetizers, which came in the form of SPAM fried rice and SPAM musubi. both of which were made with their new maple flavor.Our host, Chef Yia Vang, spoke with Los Angeles-based writer Phillipe Thao about hi...

Hey, folks! We're back to bring you a very special episode.On May 23rd, we held our first live show at Yia Vang’s Hilltribe popup space in uptown Minneapolis. It was a resounding success and we are so excited to share it with you here.Before we get into that, please know that we are working hard on creating future seasons and events for Hmonglish. Please sit tight, but in the meantime, keep up with us on Instagram and Facebook @hmonglishpod. There is also a video version of today’s show going...

Hey, folks!You’re about to listen to the last episode of season 3. Don’t worry, we are already working on the foundation of season 4 and we’re even planning a live show in late spring. We’re going to be taking a break from regular episodes for a while, but we will drop bonus content in the meantime. And be sure to follow us on social media for updates. Today’s episode is one of our personal favorites. We’ve got Xee Reiter with us. She’s an artist based in Minnesota whose life trajectory ...

Hey, folks!Today we have Judge Sophia Vuelo as our guest. This incredible woman was the first Hmong American judge in Minnesota and the second to be appointed in the country.She arrived here over 40 years ago when her family fled Laos due to the Vietnam War. Her father died before she was born and her mother, with 7 children in tow, came to Eau Claire, Wisconsin to start a new life.Her story is beautiful and awe-inspiring, but I’ll let you hear it from her.-If you like the show, leave us a 5-...

Hi, folks. Welcome to episode 4 of season 3. Today we have Tou Lo with us, who is an incredible individual. Listen to this: the guy is both a former marine and a former firefighter. You don’t meet many of those!Today, he is the owner of Yelo Autosports, which is an auto detailing service based in Little Canada, Minnesota.He is a wonderful human being and he shared a lot with us during this episode, including his recent trip to Laos, in which he reconnected with his Hmong roots in order to rea...

Hey folks, welcome back to Hmonglish. This is episode 3, which means we are halfway through the season because we typically record the show in batches of 6 episodes.As you know, we release the show on Wednesdays, so that means the next two episodes will be released on March 8th and March 15th.Today’s episode is with Sheng Elizabeth Lor. It is just about impossible to describe this woman because she is so many wonderful things all at once, so what we'll say is this: she’s a good friend of Yia’...

Hey, everyone! We’re hoping that you enjoyed last week’s episode and we’re super excited to bring you another one.Today, we’re featuring Brian and Pahoua Yang Hoffman. Brian is an entrepreneur who currently owns Yeah Yeah Taco in Minneapolis. Pahoua is the Senior Vice President of Government & Community Relations for HealthPartners, which is a massive nonprofit healthcare provider based in MinnesotaPahoua was with us last season and we really enjoyed our time with her. But this time, we w...