Hmong Americans are often obscured by model minority myth. Why Suni Lee's win means so much.
The family of Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee, who’s Hmong American, erupted in hugs and cheers Thursday the moment she , a reaction that reverberated across the Hmong community, a predominantly refugee group. Experts say both the struggles and achievements of the Hmong community, an ethnic group with origins in Southeast Asia, have long been shrouded in decades of model minority stereotypes attached to the greater Asian American diaspora. So Lee’s win is far more than another addition to the nation’s medal count./ Image: Sunisa Lee's parents ...
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