Our Mission
Intergenerational Healing
Bridging generations through shared stories & collective healing
HEALING ACROSS GENERATIONS
The Hmong people carry a profound and painful history — the Secret War in Laos, forced displacement, refugee camps, and the ongoing process of rebuilding identity and community in diaspora. This history lives not only in memory but in the bodies, behaviors, and beliefs passed down through generations.
Intergenerational healing is the work of acknowledging that our ancestors' traumas are part of our story — and that we have the power to transform those wounds into wisdom, strength, and new possibilities for the generations that follow.
OUR HEALING APPROACH
Honoring Our Ancestors
We acknowledge that the trauma carried by our grandmothers, mothers, and aunts lives within us — and that healing begins with witnessing and validating their experiences.
Bridging Generations
Our summits, circles, and storytelling spaces bring together women of all ages to share, listen, and learn from one another across the generational divide.
Telling Our Stories
Storytelling is a healing mechanism. When Hmong women share their family histories, they begin to make meaning of pain, find resilience, and transform trauma into wisdom.
Breaking Cycles
Through education, community support, and culturally grounded healing practices, we create conditions for Hmong women to break cycles of trauma and build new legacies.
Our Secret War in Laos History
Carrying the Past Forward
Hmong women's stories — particularly those of the Secret War in Laos and displacement — are often sidelined. We center them. Because when we name what happened, we begin to heal it.
VOICES ON HEALING
"The most valuable part of the event was meeting other Hmong women from different backgrounds and building bonds. It expanded my professional network and personal growth."
Anonymous
"When we share our stories, we create bridges across generations and continents."
Kayla Vang Moua
"Healing Forward means recognizing that our wounds are not weaknesses. They are maps of where we've been and guides for where we're going."
Leslie Xiong