People group profile · PG043686
The Hmong Daw of the United States
The Hmong Daw of the United States, numbering about 204,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Hmong Daw-speaking diaspora community in the United States whose heritage originates in the highlands of southern China and Southeast Asia. They preserve a distinct identity through language, clan relationships, traditional customs, and community life.
They are a diaspora people in the Miao / Hmong people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Hmong Daw.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 204,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Miao / Hmong
- Primary language
- Hmong Daw (mww)
- Primary religion
- Chinese Folk Religion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hmong Daw are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Hmong Daw
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion
65% adherents
Primary language
Hmong Daw · Hmong-Mien family
100% speak Hmong Daw
Gospel resources in Hmong Daw
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Hmong Daw)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hmong Daw
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Hmong Daw in other countries
The same people is also reported in 5 other countries.
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