History - The Founding of HAMC

On June 26, 2010, at the HoHo Restaurant on the East Side of Saint Paul, General Vang Pao initiated a meeting with Vue Chu to discuss the establishment of the Hmong American Mediation Center (HAMC). The meeting was convened in response to ongoing cultural conflicts experienced by Southeast Asian Americans, particularly Hmong Americans, within the American judicial system. The vision of HAMC was to bridge this cultural gap by providing mediation and restorative services to families in need. Its mission was to foster mutual understanding between both systems, strengthen cultural ties, and prevent future domestic conflict or harm.

The meeting included Professor Aimee Gourlay, who was serving as the Executive Director of the Mediation Center at Hamline University School of Law at the time, Judge Gary Bastian, Chao Ophath Nachampasak, Attorney Sia Lo, and other Hmong community leaders.

The Hmong American Mediation Center, LLC was officially established and opened to the public on November 23, 2011, at the Vietnamese Hao Bean Restaurant located on University Avenue in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Vue Chu was the founder of the Hmong American Mediation Center, alongside co-founders Khoua Xang Vang, Mai Tong Her, Blia Xa Khang, Nhiaj Bee Yang, Wa Xiong Pha, and Sia Yeng Vue.