The center has evolved into a unique resource. Xiong, its director, and his staff have been hosts to more than 8,000 visitors since 2004, including many residents of St. Paul, which boasts the largest urban contingent of Hmong nationally. Minnesota has more than 60,000 people of Hmong descent, according to the 2010 census; about one-third live in St. Paul. Hmong Americans make up about 5 percent of Concordia’s student body of 2,800.
