Ben Garvin

Stills: The New Hmong Migration

Jai Lor's relatives clean up in the kitchen of his brother's home after a family get-together in Arkansas held in honor of his youngest sister, Yeng Lor of St. Paul, far right. After a first wave of Hmong-Americans moved to the Ozarks to raise chickens, a second wave of relatives followed in search of other jobs. Also present, from left to right, are Mee Yang, Chee Moua, Mai Yer Lor and Mai Nyua Yang.
Jai Lor's relatives clean up in the kitchen of his brother's home after a family get-together in Arkansas held in honor of his youngest sister, Yeng Lor of St. Paul, far right. After a first wave of Hmong-Americans moved to the Ozarks to raise chickens, a second wave of relatives followed in search of other jobs. Also present, from left to right, are Mee Yang, Chee Moua, Mai Yer Lor and Mai Nyua Yang.