Since 1975, more than 250,000 Hmong refugees have fled Laos, and because of U.S.-led wars in Southeast Asia, approximately 90% of Hmong refugees have resettled in the U.S. according to the Migration Policy Institute.

The largest wave of Hmong immigrants arrived in the U.S. in the 1980s.

California's Hmong population is composed of nearly 95,000 people, according to the latest numbers from AAPI data.

While up-to-date data isn't available on the Hmong population in the U.S., a 2015 report by the Pew Research Center found that there were roughly 300,000 people of Hmong descent living in the U.S.,

While many are of a new generation, they say that these events help keep their roots and their culture alive.

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