Mission The Hmong Student Association at the University of California, Irvine is a revived student organization that strives to foster open communications between Hmong students, the Irvine community, and surrounding Hmong communities of Southern California. The organization strives to provide an atmosphere where students will be able to share and promote a deeper understanding of the Hmong culture towards one another and other students of the UCI community, promote higher education, and provide leadership and community service opportunities.