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Hmong woman keeps families together
Her daughter calls Mae Vang’s life a Cinderella story. Born in Laos during the Vietnam War, orphaned early, raised by a mean aunt, coming to America, marrying early as is her culture’s tradition, learning to parent as a teenager and eventually going to …
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Honor for our old allies in Laos is long overdue
The announcements — lauded by many Hmong and Laotian Americans — will help rectify the ongoing deadly consequences of a war ended long ago. It’s an important step, one of humanitarian importance that will surely save life and limb. But there is more to …
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Seven acres of marijuana chopped down on Tuesday near Mountain Ranch
The house was destroyed in the Butte Fire. DiBasilio said the people located on the Jones acreage were all of Hmong ancestry and did not speak English. “We had to bring up a translator from San Joaquin County to communicate with them,” he said.
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Hillary’s Willie Horton
Tags VangVang was then 22 and a member of a Hmong gang known as the Mongolian Boys Society. Vang and the others were convicted of violent forcible rape and sent to prison. Vang was released on parole two years ago. Following his parole in 2014, Vang was supposed to …
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Hanford multicultural festival returns for 16th year
“We’ve have a lot of cultures [represented at the festival] — Greek, Italian, Native American, Hmong — anything you think of we’ve had ‘em,” she said. Among the expected performers this year are a mariachi band and Native American dancers …
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Hmong American Peace Academy Focuses On Helping Students ‘Achieve the American Dream’
After visiting refugee camps in Thailand with her husband, Chris Her-Xiong said she wanted to find a way to give back and help the children specifically. “We saw disparity, we saw young girls being sold as prostitutes, we saw children not having the …
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13 Books Recommended by Elizabeth Gilbert
Lia’s parents, Foua and Nao Kao, were part of a large Hmong community in Merced, refugees from the CIA-run “Quiet War” in Laos. The Hmong, traditionally a close-knit and fiercely people, have been less amenable to assimilation than most immigrants …
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Meet Thong Vang: Illegal Alien Child Rapist Hillary’s State Department Did Not Deport, Shoots Two Officers
Vang was then 22 and a member of a Hmong gang known as the Mongolian Boys Society. Vang and the others were convicted of violent forcible rape and sent to prison. Vang was released on parole two years ago. Following his parole in 2014, Vang was supposed to …
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HealthEast-Woodwinds, state see high breastfeeding rates
The health system has also added Hmong-speaking councilors after noting information showing women in the Asian community tend to breastfeed less than their white counterparts. She also recommends new mothers to find support through their family and peers …
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Deadly legacy of US covert war continues to haunt Laos
Mr Obama admitted this week that the US “did not acknowledge” at the time its war in Laos, during which the Central Intelligence Agency also organised a secret army among the hill-dwelling Hmong people. The president also announced an extra $90m for …
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Hmong community reacts to President Obama’s pledge to help Laos
The Hmong community in Central Wisconsin is responding to President Obama’s pledge to help Laos. During a historic trip to the country, Obama pledged to give the country $90 million over three years to clear bombs left behind during the Vietnam War.
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Eau Claire Hmong community reacts to Obama’s visit to Laos
Eau Claire (WQOW) – As President Obama becomes the first sitting president to visit Laos, some Eau Claire residents are watching the 3 day trip from afar and sharing their reaction. News 18 spoke with some people in the Hmong community who say while Obama …
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20 signs you went to school in San Francisco
16. You had student organizations for every cause and background. From Feminism in Action to the Hmong Student Association. 17. You often found yourself at The Village Market & Pizza at 12 a.m. Nothing cured the midnight munchies like a slice of cheese …
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Obama leaves for Laos, following pledge to clean up old bombs
“That issue has been ignored for over 40 years, and now our country is owning up for the mistakes it made during the Vietnam War,” said Kahm Yang of the Hmong American Center. This cleanup effort hits close to home for many in the Hmong community who still …
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Centennial Storytelling
“I’m really happy we have three Hmong storytellers with Hmong folktales, and Dr. Torres is doing a Peruvian folktale.” Reid himself will act as emcee and will introduce all the storytellers. “Even if we don’t all think of ourselves as …
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Hmong-Lao Memorial Coming This Month
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — A long-awaited memorial dedicated to Hmong-Lao veterans is set be revealed on September 24th. The statue of two Hmong-Lao soldiers alongside an American soldier will be placed outside the Marathon County Courthouse. “They were …
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CIA spook recalls Thailand’s role in secret war
In Laos, he fought alongside thousands of anti-communist troops under General Vang Pao’s ethnic Hmong guerrillas, the Lao army and 4,000 US Special Forces-trained Thai “Tiger Soldiers” ( Tahan Sua Pran) against invading communist Vietnamese.
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‘What we have is momentum’: Madison’s equity tool faces capacity challenges
In addition to local kids and families using the park, Hmong elders, who are also child care providers for their families, work in the garden and keep watch over young kids at the playground. “Please care about us as elders and people of color