RedGreen Rivers

04/28/2026

01/01/2026

Dear RedGreen Rivers Community,

As 2025 comes to a close, we want to extend our heartfelt appreciation for your unwavering support. Whether you joined our events, purchased handmade products, shared our mission with others, or simply believed in the power of women’s artistry — you helped make this an extraordinary year.

RedGreen Rivers has always been more than a marketplace. Yes, we proudly partner with women artisans across the Mekong Region to bring handcrafted products to life using traditional skills passed down through generations. But equally important, our work is sparking deeper conversations about responsible consumerism — reminding the world that who we buy from matters, and that craft, culture, and community are deeply connected.

This year, your support made remarkable milestones possible. One of the brightest highlights was welcoming master fiber artist Li Yang Sawangsaroensap from Tak Province, Thailand, to the U.S. for a month-long artist residency. During her stay, Li shared her knowledge of HMong h**p cultivation and backstrap weaving with more than 300 community members across Minnesota and Wisconsin, passing on a skill rooted in heritage, resilience, and women’s ingenuity.

We are also thrilled to share that we completed an 11-minute documentary, Ib Txuj: One Single Thread, capturing the intimate and meticulous process of HMong h**p weaving. This film stands as a tribute to the women who have carried this tradition forward, thread by thread. Please watch on the link below and subscribe to our YouTube channel .

We wish everyone a very happy New Year!!

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Ib Txuj, One Single Thread is a powerful documentary that traces the ancient HMong practice of backstrap weaving — a single thread connecting generations of ...

12/02/2025

Dear RedGreen Rivers Community,

As 2025 comes to a close, we want to extend our heartfelt appreciation for your unwavering support. Whether you joined our events, purchased handmade products, shared our mission with others, or simply believed in the power of women’s artistry — you helped make this an extraordinary year.

We invite you to join our final event of the year (see attached flyer):

WHAT: A Panel and Talk-Back: Experience the Paaj/Paj Ntaub Exhibit: Memory, Identity and Belonging and be among the first to see the premiere of Ib Txuj: One Single Thread documentary.

WHEN: Thursday, December 11th | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

WHERE: Minnesota History Center, 345 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN 55102 (Second Floor, Deluxe Classrooms 1&2)

RSVP: [email protected] (this event is FREE and light refreshments will be provided)

Your presence will make this year's celebration complete. We hope you will come celebrate with us, honor the artists who carry these traditions, and reflect on all that we have built together.

11/25/2025

It’s beautiful to see so many children with their families, all dressed in their Hmong clothes. **p

11/24/2025

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11/23/2025

We are pleased to collaborate with the Minneapolis Public Schools commemorate the HMong New Year with students and parents on Monday, November 24 at 6:00 pm. We will also enjoy food and camaraderie with the opening of our exhibit and view our new documentary on h**p textil

11/22/2025

Happening Now: Maplewood Mall at the Pan Asian Center on the top floor next to Barns and Noble. We will be here with lots of creative vendors until 6 pm.

11/20/2025

We are proud to help co-curate this exhibit at the Minnesota Historical Society. Please go see it before January 8, 2026.

11/05/2025

We are so proud to lend our expertise to co-curate this small Paaj Ntaub exhibition that opens today, November 5th at the Minnesota Historical Society. Many thanks to the elders and young artist for bringing our paaj ntaub to life with their personal knowledge. This exhibit is also translated into Green and White HMong as well as offering audio descriptions in HMong.



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10/27/2025

RedGreen Rivers is a social enterprise rooted in the belief that who you buy from matters. Beyond the marketplace, we also work to educate consumers, curate exhibitions, and support artists, always putting social impact before profit so that everyone can thrive and build sustainable communities together.

RedGreen Rivers isn’t just preserving traditional crafts — we’re sparking conversations about responsible consumerism and celebrating the power of women’s artistry to sustain both culture and the environment.

At the October 25th, Cypher Side Dance School Arts Celebration at of America, we shareed a five-minute preview of our newest documentary, Ib Txuj: One Single Thread — a beautiful look into the Hmong tradition of h**p cultivation and backstrap weaving.

The short film, which will premier soon, takes viewers inside the art of h**p textiles, tracing the process from raw fiber to finished fabric, the foundation of all traditional Hmong clothing and a reflection of our identity.

As we mark 50 years of Hmong resettlement in the United States, it feels more urgent than ever to revive and sustain the traditions that define who we are.

Film Credits: Minnesota Humanities Center, Spiritfolk,Hmong Museum, Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Yang, Culhane-Pera, XIA Books, Café & Gallery, Legacy Farm, Paaj Ci Xeem Yaaj