![]() ![]() ![]() While the Hmong lived in south-western China, their Manchu overlords had labeled them 'Miao' and targeted them for genocide when they defied being humiliated, oppressed, and enslaved. ![]() Like today, Chinese rulers used military might to suppress ethnic minorities. In China for centuries, the Hmong lived autonomously in remote areas, retaining a unique culture despite ongoing conflicts with the Qing Dynasty of Imperial China. ![]() MHT salutes Suni, the Hmong people for their support of the USA and all the athletes who participated in the Olympics and made us all proud. Many people (and I’m being polite) don’t have a clue who the Hmong people are or how Suni’s family came to reside in Minnesota. Paul, MN, is the first Hmong American Olympian. Her win is being celebrated across the USA, but it’s especially meaningful for the Hmong community as Suni, of St. Lee has now vaulted into the pantheon of legendary USA gymnasts. She became the fifth consecutive American woman to accomplish the feat, following in the footsteps of Carly Patterson at the 2004 in Athens, Nastia Liukin in 2008 at Beijing, Gabby Douglas in 2012 in London and Simone Biles in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. She wasn’t just representing Team USA she was also representing the Hmong community around the world. She followed that with an even greater achievement with the all-around gold medal, Lee became the first Asian American to claim the most prestigious Olympic Gymnastics title. When gymnast Sunisa "Suni" Lee stepped up to lead the USA to the silver medal in the Women’s Team Gymnastics competition at the Tokyo Olympics, the world took notice. ![]()
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