A Minnesota PBS Initiative
The Hmong Breakers Leadership Council
The Hmong Breakers Leadership Council (HBLC) is an organization whose mission is to bridge the Hmong Community with different modern and traditional talents by initiating opportunities with Hip Hop and the arts as the platform. HBLC is a coalition of artists of different genres founded by breakdancers.
This video was originally produced for Twin Cities PBS and MN Original in January 2017.
The Hmong community had such a sudden burst of population into the US. The majority of us youth found a connection with hip hop because it's really the same thing: we live in poverty and we're trying to find a way up by telling the world who we are.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: St. Paul, MN
Story Subject: Refugee
This story is part of Hmong in America.
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Story Themes: Art, Dance, Hip Hop, Hmong, Hmong Culture, MN Original, Refugee, Watch
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