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Laos: Group of Hmong hill tribe men and women, Xiangkhouang (Xieng Khouang) Province, northeast Laos, c. 1920.
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The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Hmong are also one of the sub-groups of the Miao ethnicity in southern China. Hmong groups began a gradual southward migration in the 18th century due to political unrest and to find more arable land.