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Beyond the Ozarks

Hmong New Year Celebrated for Northwest Arkansas, Northeast Oklahoma

KUAF

Published November 9, 2014 at 9:05 AM CST

Papaya salad, a pageant, and stunning costumes... Not the things you'd usually associate with a cold November weekend in a field in Oklahoma.

For more photos from the celebration, click here.

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