The Iu Mien are a subgroup of the Yao Nationality. This slideshow explores their ancient origins, which most historians in China and the West believe began in present-day northern Hunan province.

Music:
Bing Xia, "Dancing Song of the Yao Tribe"

Further Reading:
Saechao, Chaylium. From Broken Jar Mountain Laos to San Francisco.
Phan, Kal S. Mountain Taoist Literacy to Urban American Classroom: The Experience of Second Generation Mien American High School Students.
Alberts, Eli. History of Daoism and the Yao People of South China.
Litzinger, Ralph A. Other Chinas: The Yao and the Politics of National Belonging.
Jonsson, Hjorleifur. Mien Relations: Moutain People and State Control in Thailand.

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