Wa Doua Xiong

Xeem Xyooj · The Xiong Family

Wa Doua Xiong

Vam Nruas Xyooj

April 25, 1941 · Naj Nyoos, Laos   to   October 7, 2021 · Georgia

Soldier and medic. Refugee and builder. Church elder, husband to Say for fifty‑nine years, father of eight. This is his story, kept by the family that carries it on.

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8 children  ·  29 grandchildren  ·  15 great‑grandchildren

The Xiong family gathered together
The family · Georgia, 2021
His StoryThe life of Wa Doua Xiong, told scene by sceneEnter
Family TreeTen generations, alive and growingEnter
PhotosHis life in pictures, four albumsEnter
VideosFamily speeches, tributes, and his own voiceEnter
MemorialThe service program and acknowledgementsEnter
Family HubHow family accounts and posting workEnter
TXOJ KEV · THE JOURNEY OF WA DOUA XIONGEVERY SCENE EMBROIDERS ITSELF IN AS THE PAGE SCROLLSNAJ NYOOS · LAOS · 1941THE WAR YEARSMEKONG RIVERTHE CROSSING · 1975THAILAND CAMPTO AMERICA · 1976THE TREE GROWS · 8 BRANCHESOHIO · CALIFORNIA · GEORGIA

His journey, stitched the way Hmong stories have always been kept. Every scene is a door: follow the thread into His Story.