Hmong textile art (paj ntaub or "flower cloth" in the Hmong language) holds deep cultural and spiritual significance. Interestingly, the patterns, techniques, and colours that go into creating each textile can be traced to different geographic regions and cultural subgroups within Asia. Hmong-American research intern, Pachia Vang, introduces us to two pieces of flower cloth made by White Hmong artisans in Luang Prabang. The “dab tsho” (pronounced da-chaw) and “tw siv” (pronounced teu-shee), are

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