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Obama and the Secret US war in Laos
As the Royal Laotian army crumbled, CIA operatives recruited, armed and trained an anti-communist guerrilla force estimated at 30,000 from among hill tribes, largely the Hmong. These were bolstered by a secret army of mercenaries from Thailand and US …
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Waiting for California Gov Jerry Brown to Sign Three Bills into Law
If signed into law, it would be the first such law in the nation. While the number of Filipinos in the fields have dwindled, in recent years there has been an influx of Hmong and Sikh immigrants who were farmers in their home countries and familiar with …
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This Is Not an Apology
If Cambodia was the sideshow to Vietnam, then Laos was the sideshow to the sideshow. The CIA recruited among the Hmong people of Laos, and they proved to be some of our most loyal allies in whatever the hell it was we were trying to do over there and …
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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
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With New Minor Fresno State Aims To Create A New Generation Of Hmong Leaders
Listen to the interview here. More than 100 students are enrolled in classes for a new minor at Fresno State this semester. That degree? A minor in Hmong Language studies. The minor is the first of it’s kind on the West Coast and the fifth Hmong minor in …
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80 million unexploded bombs: Obama pledges U.S. help for Laos
U.S. Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, said Obama’s journey helps honor the Lao and Hmong veterans who supported the United States during the war. “The president’s visit to Laos reminds us of the Hmong and Lao individuals that served as part of the Special …
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The U.S. will spend millions to help clear unexploded bombs in Laos
Many of them were ethnic Hmong, thousands of whom would resettle in the U.S. after the fight in Laos was lost. Minnesota and Wisconsin were among the most common destinations for those who fled Laos. A leader of the Hmong American Center in Wausau tells …
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Obama and the US secret war in Laos
As the Royal Laotian army crumbled, CIA operatives recruited, armed and trained an anti-communist guerrilla force estimated at 30,000 from among hill tribes, largely the Hmong. These were bolstered by a secret army of mercenaries from Thailand and US …
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Diversity of languages among Minnesota’s schoolchildren is growing
Instead, greetings will likely span a few different tongues: “Hola” for Spanish speakers, “Nyob zoo” for those versed in Hmong and ” Is ka warran” in Somali. The share of students who primarily speak a non-English language at home has steadily increased …
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VICTOR TALK SHOW: TALK SHOW-HMONG NATIONAL LABOR DAY FESTIVAL 09.2016 EP1
TALK SHOW-HMONG NATIONAL LABOR DAY 09.2016 EP1, Yog txhais li cas? Nws Yog Kuv Tham Txog Lub Kev Lomzem Hmoob National Labor Day Festival Txuam Nrog Rau Lub Neej Tub Hluas Tim Vib Nais Thiab Ntawm Teb Chaws Miskas. Soj Qab Saib Mloog Ntxiv Kuv Yuav Tso …
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Former Lawyer of Teen Convicted of Homicide Under Investigation
Jay Kronenwetter — the former attorney of Dylan Yang, a Hmong-American teenager convicted of first-degree reckless homicide — is being investigated by the state of Wisconsin’s Office of Lawyer Regulation and faces possible suspension of his license …
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5 Things to Know Monday
Tags MinnesotaCelebrations will also take place throughout the day at Carousel Park for Hmong Minnesota Day at the Fair. Negotiators returned to the bargaining table on Friday morning at a hotel in Bloomington in hopes of averting a nurses’ strike at five hospitals in …
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Another big day at the State Fair for Minnesota’s Hmong population
On Labor Day again this year, Hmong-Americans will take to the stage in Carousel Park for Hmong Minnesota Day at the Minnesota State Fair. The schedule offers a kaleidoscope of events, from honoring military veterans and registering voters in the morning …
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Plan your State Fair visit: Sept. 5 — Kids and Last Chance Day
Many merchandise and food vendors offer Last Chance bargains all day. Hmong Minnesota Day at Carousel Park (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.): In its second year, festivities celebrate the culture, history and arts of Hmong-Americans. Highlights include the newly built …
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My Book’s Back Story | The Spirit Mediums of Viet Nam
I remember September 12, 2014 very well. I was in Sa Pa, the famous hill station in northern Viet Nam, and despite the early morning humidity, the Black Hmong vendors were already waiting for tourists. I was walking on Fansipan Road, bantering with some of …
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State Declassifies Documents on “Legendary Tony Poe” and his “Secret Army”
According to John Prados’s must-read biography of Poe for Unredacted, Poe went to Laos in March 1961 to train the Hmong to fight against the Vietnamese Communists. Hating paperwork and preferring the field, Po was content that a younger officer …
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Suspect in Fresno County Jail shooting was convicted for 1998 gang rape
Tags FresnoHe was sentenced to 19 years for his role in that crime and served 16 years. That rape case sparked an investigation into the Mongolian Boys Society, a Hmong gang based in Fresno, and investigators found the group had been kidnapping and luring other young …
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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. North Vietnam …