Paj Ntaub: Textile Techniques of the Hmong

Paj Ntaub: Textile Techniques of the Hmong | 1991 The Hmong, a nomadic group originating in China, migrated through the centuries into Southeast Asian countries including Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar. During the war in Vietnam, Hmong men from Laos were used as a secret army for the United States troops. With the withdrawal of United States troops from Vietnam in the mid-seventies, the Hmong were facing genocide and were forced to migrate into refugee camps in Thailand. From these camps many Hmong families ca