This study examines the Lao Hmong, an Indochinese refugee group that has resettled in the Denver-Boulder, Colorado, area. Characteristics examined are the following: (1) migration; (2) location; (3) housing; (4) acculturation; and (5) life satisfaction. An extensive literature review discusses the history, ethnography, and culture of the Hmong in Laos and in the United States. A survey was administered to a sample of 27 Hmong adults. Interviews were conducted either at the respondents' work places or in their homes, with an English-Hmong translator present. Findings suggest the following: (1) the Denver-Boulder Hmong community may be better employed and less welfare dependent than other Hmong communities; (2) residential clustering appears to be due more to economic constraints than to a desire to reside in ethnic enclaves; (3) respondents seem to be satisfied with their lives in the Denver-Boulder area, and more Hmong may be expected to migrate to the area; (4) respondents in the 30- to 39-year age group appear to have the most difficulties in adjustment; (5) the Hmong are at a point in the acculturation process where they wish to take advantage of educational funding, but few such opportunities now exist. Three tables include definitions of the study variables, subpopulations of the respondents, and values assigned to educational levels attained by the respondents. A map, five photographs of Hmong embroidery, and statistical data are included in eight figures. An extensive list of references, and a supplementary bibliography are included. The appendices include a copy of the survey questionnaire, and 13 tables of statistical data. (FMW)