The hmong that were prosecuted were the hmoob vang pao [hvp]. Hmong vietnamese, hmoob communist filled the void and is possibly. There are hmong that look.
Does this girl look hmong to you? r/Hmong
Hmong people have lived in china for thousands of years.
Also, the first time i heard of a guy named hnub qub was from a hmong dubbed thai drama.
I've also heard of the names, toos & xyooj and i know someone named yeeblaim. Hmong people from china can identify with hmong southeast asia and hmong western world. One difference i see between. However in the united states, about 60% speak white hmong.
Hmong is widely known and popular that it confuses and overlaps with the term miao. This is why most hmong people from laos speak the hmong white dialect and since most hmong people from laos migrated to western world they held lots of influence. Hmong is just one of the groups lumped into miao. The only hmong people you would find are tourists and exchange students/studying abroad.
I mean over half the hmong population still live in china.
My sister and her husband traveled to the uk for over a month. And even in the modern government, many hmong still are considered miao. The hmong language is tonal. In the place that was left vacant by hvp.