Professor Thomas K Manokoune Special Lifetime Achievement

The Khmu National Federation (KNF) in the USA proudly hosted a ceremony on September 28th, 2024 in Fresno, California to honor and recognize Professor Khammeung Thomas Manokoune. It was our privilege to have many KNF members and colleagues join us from near and far, representing various cities and states. Thank you to everyone who participated and supported KNF on this special occasion. Appreciation and gratitude to all.

Khmu New Year (Greh) Celebration 2024

Khmu New Year celebration is celebrated annually throughout the United States of America. Khmu’ is one of the three main ethnic groups in Laos which consists of the Lao Theung (Khmu’), Lao-Loum, and Lao Soung (Hmong). The Khmu ethnic group is the original indigenous inhabitants of Laos. Khmu’ have their language, written alphabets that were taught to them during the colonial era. They preserve and protect their culture, beliefs, and traditional costumes which makes them unique from the many ethnic groups in Laos. The Greh Ritual ceremony is the most important New Year celebration for the Khmu people.

KNF Board of Director Meeting

Congratulations to the board members, regional representatives, senior advisers, and executive team of the Khmu National Federation (KNF). We’re incredibly proud of everyone’s devotion, hard work, and commitment. We appreciate your inspiration and your role in helping to preserve our Khmu culture. We are grateful that H.E. Ambassador Mr. Sisavath Inphachanh, Laos PDR Ambassador to the USA and Canada was able to attend the Board of Directors meeting and provide advice. 

KNF New Year 2024

Greetings for the 2024 Khmu New Year. We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who helped make Mun’ Greh New Year on Saturday, January 13, 2024 in Richmond a success, especially our Khmu National Federation and all of you who worked so hard to make this happen! anticipating many more. We especially appreciate H.E. Ambassador Mr. Sisavath Inphachanh’s invitation to celebrate the Khmu New Year with us.

KNF Donation Oudomxay

On behalf of the Khmu National Federation, Inc (KNF), we are pleased to provide Fund towards rice and basic supplies for our Lao Khmu families affected by the recent flood in Oudomxay Province of northern Laos. Thank you KNF VP Tony Khoutsavanh for your coordination with Mrs. Khamfong Sotapaserth to ensure the successful donations goes to the affected families; September 2022.

KNF Accomplishments

2020 Accomplishments 

  1. KNF Website officially launched 
  2. KNF Board Quarterly meetings
  3. Grant Award- COVID-19 Vaccination Outreach
  4. Food distribution to the Khmu communities

2021 Accomplishments 

  1. Grant Award- Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) 
  2. COVID-19 community outreach
  3. Community engagement and advocacy
  4. Local vaccine outreach, education and referrals
  5. Food distribution to Khmu communities
  6. Completed Khmu Census in the USA
  7. KNF Board Quarterly meetings
  8. Completed Khmu Student Census in the USA

ສິ່ງທີ່ທໍາສຳ​ເຣັດຂອງສະ​ຫະ​ພັນ​ສະ​ມາ​ຄົມ​ກຶມ​ມຸ (ສ​ສກ)

ສິ່ງທີ່ທໍາສຳເຣັດໃນປີ 2020

  1. ສະຫະພັນສະມາຄົມກຶມມຸ (ສກ) ໄດ້ຕັ້ງແວບໄຊຂື້ນ
  2. ສະຫະພັນສະມາຄົມກຶມມຸ (ສກ) ໄດ້ຈັດປະຊຸມນະອຳນວຍການທຸກໆສາມເດືອນ
  3. ໄດ້​ຮັບເງິນ​ຊ່ວຍ​​ໂຄ​ສະ​ນາ​ຊັກ​ຊ່ວນ​ໃຫ້​ຄົນ​ໄປ​ສັກ​ຢາ​ແກ້​ພະ​ຍາດ​ໂຄວິດ-19
  4. ໄດ້ແຈກ​ຢ່າຍ​ອາ​ຫານ​​​ການ​ກິນໃຫ້ຄອບ​ຄົວ​ກຶມ​ມຸ

ສິ່ງທີ່ທໍາສຳເຣັດໃນປີ 2021

  1. ໄດ້ຮັບ​ເງິນ​ຊ່ວຍຈາກ​ອົງ​ການຊາວ​ເອ​ເຊັຍຕາ​ເວັນ​ອອກ​ສຽງ​ໃຕ້ (SEARAC)
  2. ໄດ້​ຊ່ວຍ​ສັ​ງ​ຄົມ​ໃນ​ການ​ປ້ອງ​ກັນ​ພະ​ຍາດໂຄວິດ-19
  3. ໄດ້​ສ​ນັບ​ສ​ນູນ​ແລະ​ປະ​ສານ​ງານວຽກ​ການ​ຂອງ​ສັງ​ຄົມ
  4. ໄດ້​ສິດ​ສອນແລະ​ນຳ​ສົ່ງ​ຄົນ​ໄປ​ສັກ​ຢາປ້ອງ​ກັນ​ພະ​ຍາດໂຄວິດ-19
  5. ໄດ້​ແຈກ​ຢ່າຍ​ອາ​ຫານ​ການ​ກິນໃຫ້​ຄອບ​ຄົວ​ກຶມ​ມຸ
  6. ໄດ້​ສຳ​ເຣັດການ​ສຳ​ຣວດ​ສັມມະ​ໂນ​ຄົວ​ກຶມ​ມຸໃນສະ​ຫະຣັດອາເມຣິກາ
  7. ໄດ້​ມີ​ການ​ປະ​ຊຸມ​ຄ​ນະອຳ​ນວຍ​ການຂອງ​ສະ​ຫະ​ພັນໃນທຸກໆ​ສາມ​ເດືອນ
  8. ໄດ້​ສຳ​ເຣັດ​ການ​ສຳ​ຣວດສັມມະ​ໂນຂອງນັກ​ສຶກ​ສາ​ກຶມ​ມຸໃນສະ​ຫະຣັດອາເມຣິກາ

Nèèv hi bwan dé tèèq hôôc dé’Rôôm Sama-khôm Khmu(RSK)

Nèèv hi bwan dé tèèq hôôc da’nwm 2020

  1. Rôôm Sama-khôm Khmu(RSK) bwan dé taq Vèèp-say khwan
  2. Rôôm Sama-khôm Khmu’ (RSK) bwan dé pa’sum kha-na’-amnuay-kaan jwm 3 `nwan
  3. Bwan dé rap kmuul jooy khô-sna an gôn yoh sak s’ooq `ya klat pha’-ñaat khôvit-19
  4. Bwan dé `meek sqmah jooy grua gôn Kmhmu’

Nèèv hi bwan dé tèèq hôôc da’ nwm 2021

  1. Bwan dé rap kmhuul jooy caak Ôq-Kaan  Asia Matbri’-Guut Luaq-Tal  (SEARAC) 
  2. Jooy gôn saq-khôm da’ viak klat pha-ñaat Khôvit-19
  3. Bwan dé guut jooy viak dé’ saq-khôm
  4. Bwan dé `mook-soon pa’ srôq gôn yoh sak s`ooq `ya klat pha-ñaat Khôvit-19
  5. Bwan dé `meek sqmah an grua gôn Khmu’
  6. Bwan dé’ hôôc vwl (sam-ruat) sam-manô grua Khmu’ da’ USA
  7. Bwan dé pa’sum kha-na’-amnuay-kaan dé Rôôm Sama-khôm Khmu’ jwm 3 `nwan
  8. Bwan dé’ hôôc vwl (sam-ruat) sam-manô dé’nak-hian Khmu’ da’ USA        

Hrlo’ uay-phoon Nwm Hmmé Kmhmu’ Nwm Ruaq Plav- 2021

Sigi nwm Kôt Ce (2020) du’ peh
Khro Pha-Cav an phoon
an meh nwm le’ loh
nwm rak rêêm nêêm gu’

nwm hmmé’ gi an saaq reh eh khwan
an bwan kmuul cqgro’ an bwan hqo’ sqlar
ah thraak kiñ tnlô’ ah lmbô’ kiñ kndruum
eh hré’ an bwan hqo’ poh snlo’ an bwan veeq

hqo’ môôy hnuaay yar klaak
an bwan hqo’ géét da’ phraaq
bwan hqo’ thruuc jak bwan hqo’ tlpak gvèèq
an ah sôôk gaay guut gaaq chuur chuur

Taq gi khwan kh`nwq
an graq hmwan glaaq sa an ka hmwan cndrôh
dén glaaq an l`ôk dén môk an l`eev
an thav sqkuur raaq gla’ thav tqga’ knuun

reh root nwm Ruaq Plav (20201)
Koon Kmhmu’ tqlôôc
nwm trsoh hrñwam
koon Kmhmu’ hntu’ srnè dé

an ah jwm gaaq an rmaaq jwm dé
koon cmkwn an kiñ tmpo’ koon cmbro’ kiñ tmnéér
an bwaan thraak maan an bwan yaan ôôr
hré’ hqo’ an vaaq claay hré’ phaay an vaaq tlgook

thraak môôy tô yar bwwq
bwan hqo’ paaq da’ ric
mah am an lôôc tôôc am an sèq
an ah kmuul gaay guut tha-na-khaan am khaat

an hér an lak an ka an graq
gwt am an ôh kôh am an téc
yoh an `naam rvaay gaay an `naam klaaq-mwq
an briaaq huaq cam da briaaq sa lih mwaq.

K`eey hmmaal koon Kmhmu’ gaay

Khro hèèt k`eey hmmaal hl-yôôq
an gaay yat da’ loh da’ lam da’ gaaq da’ c’ô’
yat da’ me’ go’ an gaay srlaay da’ me’ go’ an véc
da’ yat da’ tqkwl qo’ klaaq da’ yat da’ taaq qo’ sar

Da’ neeñ briaaq laak da’ hak briaq prlwaar
véc pa’ bah pa’ pswaam
kma’ da’ hrlu’`moon hyu’ da’ prpèèm
ôm U an kl-yooq ôm Khrooq an lay-va

Gaay yat da’ gaaq h`wm rqge’
yat da’ bwk an yèèq rmaaq
gaay waak buuc kdoq jôq gaay mah kdôq klook
gaay mah srô’ mah kvaay

Gaay yôk gaay tuul gaay pèèl gaay yèèq
gaay an duh véc an thuan dé khô’
jwm ti’ i’ tooq ko’ broom yo’ i’ k`eey
gaay da’ gi hmmaal hl-yôôq koon Kmhmu’

koon Kmhmu’ hntu’ srnè duh loh duh gôn
yat da’ loh da’trlooq yat da’ klooq da’ hrñwaam
da’ giat hndôk mat da’ khat hndôk rèèv
da’ yat da’ hntu’ tm`ôq da’ yat da’ hrôq kjook

da’ viir qoor jôq da’ hlôq sndrah rwaañ
pswaam an dé’ dro’sko’ an dé’ klwp
hrôq ñé’ an cmkaak hrôq maak an tmpwwr
gaay yat da’ kuq ktaaq gaay yat da’ gaaq kdwaaq

gaaq p`uuñ pte’ phrwa
yat da’ phraaq an yèèq jé’ yèèq koon
gaay mah h`iaar vaaq jwaaq mah swaaq vaaq srvèèk
phré an mah kvaay pook mook an mah kvaay hiaaq

méc siaaq k`eey an yèh méc siaaq trsèh an véc
trnoq i’ hi kaay tq`aay i’ hi dam
i’ knpok veey i’ k`eey dwwaq
K`eey rak broom knpok doom.