History of the Hmong in Minneapolis–Saint Paul

The Hmong people are a major ethnic group in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area in the US. As of 2000, there were 40,707 ethnic Hmong in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The 2010 US Census stated there were 66,000 ethnic Hmong in Minneapolis-St. Paul, giving it the largest urban Hmong population in the world. According to Grit Grigoleit, author of "Coming Home? The Integration of Hmong Refugees from Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand, into American Society," the Minneapolis-St. Paul area acted as the cultural and socio-political center of Hmong life in the U.S.