Mason Lospeej Her shares stories through the qeej, a Hmong instrument. Milwaukee graduate student Mason Lospeej Her maintains Hmong cultural traditions by performing the qeej, a woodwind instrument ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO)-- The Qeej Festival in St. Paul on Sunday celebrated a musical instrument that's one of the most recognized symbols of the Hmong people. The day-long showcase highlighted every ...

SHEBOYGAN – Jason Yang initially needed some prompting before agreeing to take qeej lessons. The 17-year-old North High School student began learning the traditional Hmong reed instrument made of six ...

A bamboo wind instrument known as the Qeej doesn’t usually come to mind when a playbill calls for classical music, but the ancient Hmong reed pipe will figure prominently in a free concert this ...

The second annual Qeej and Hmong Arts Festival, which organizers say is the country’s only event of its kind dedicated to the traditional pipe instrument, is coming to downtown St. Paul next month.

In one week, the St. Paul RiverCentre will transform into a Hmong musical wonderland as the Qeej and Hmong Arts Festival takes center stage. Txongpao Lee, the executive director of the Hmong Cultural ...

More than 400 people gathered on May 12 for the first annual Hmong-American Day celebration in St. Paul. Among those in attendance: community leaders, politicians, distinguished guests, and veterans, ...

Jue SaeWang hais tias "Tos kuv nyiam ua qeej los vim yog ib co kev khaws Hmoob teej tug txuj ci thiab lub cim thawj kom txhob ploj." Jue SaeWang (Tswb Vaj) qhia tias nws yeej nyiam qeej thaum nws ...

The hands of Jason Yang cover various holes in the qeej during rehearsal at the Hmong Cultural Center in Sheboygan, Wis. SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – Jason Yang initially needed some prompting before agreeing to ...

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) - Jason Yang initially needed some prompting before agreeing to take qeej lessons. The 17-year-old North High School student began learning the traditional Hmong reed instrument ...