The two overlapping presentations on view in Wisconsin and San José, each tailored to their host city, reflect the diverse U.S. contexts in which HMong communities have adapted since fleeing Laos.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — For the annual fall renewal of her shaman spirit, Mee Vang Yang will soon ritually redecorate the tall altar in her living room where she keeps her father’s ring-shaped shaman bells.

The Hmong are an ethnic group living primarily in China and Southeast Asia. There are communities of Hmong migrants across the globe. For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Isabella ...