[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      CELEBRATING HMONG AMERICANS

  (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, over the last couple of weekends, I have 
attended two events of the Hmong Americans who populate Wisconsin. 
Wisconsin has the third highest Hmong population in the country.
  I always love to talk about the Hmong because they came here not 
knowing a word of English, or many of them did not know a word of 
English. Nevertheless, they have largely succeeded.
  I like to have conversations with somebody maybe in their sixties or 
seventies, and I ask them how many children they have. Then, I ask them 
how many grandchildren they have, how many brothers and sisters they 
have, and how many nieces and nephews they have.
  The Hmong came here with big families, like recent immigrants 
frequently do, so they might be here with 40 or 50 children or 
grandchildren plus nieces and nephews. Then, I ask them how they are 
doing.
  How many of all of these children did not graduate from high school? 
None.
  How many of these 40 grandchildren or nieces or nephews had any 
problems with the law? None.
  How many of the young gals got pregnant out of wedlock? None.
  They all seem to be succeeding, despite the fact that they came here 
with all of these supposed disadvantages.
  I would like to, one more time, salute the Hmong, who prove that 
anybody who comes here and works hard can succeed.

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