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 | Ethnic Hmong girls walk in a Hmong New Year parade Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, in Nong Hoi Mai village, near Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Hmong, who trace their roots back to China, have large populations in Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. click to open  |  | An ethnic Hmong family watches Hmong New Year celebrations Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, in Nong Hoi Mai village, near Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Hmong have large populations in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar and trace their roots back to China. click to open  |  | Ethnic Hmong girls walk in a Hmong New Year parade Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, in Nong Hoi Mai village near Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Hmong, who trace their roots back to China, have large populations in Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. click to open  |  | Contestants in a beauty pageant wait backstage during Hmong New Year celebrations Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, in Nong Hoi Mai village, north of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Hmong, who trace their roots back to China, have large populations in Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos. click to open  |
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