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Memorial dedicated to veterans of ‘Secret War’ in Laos
Its petals are engraved with 16 images depicting life in Laos, the “Secret War” of 1961-1975 and the immigration of Hmong to the U.S. The bas-relief images are modeled after traditional Hmong embroidery. (Pioneer Press: Will Ashenmacher) The Minnesota …
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Lao hemp product maker eyes foreign buyers
Founder of Sisterhood Handicrafts, a social enterprise of Sisterhood for Development Noimaniphone Lorbliayao told Vientiane Times at a recent One District, One Product (ODOP) Fair that the group was formed in 2012 to promote handicraft abilities of Hmong …
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New Minn. memorial honors service of soldiers in ‘secret war’
Laos was neutral during the Vietnam war, but the CIA recruited Hmong soldiers to carry on a covert campaign. The Hmong fighters became known as the Special Guerilla Unit. After the U.S. pulled out of Laos and Vietnam, tens of thousands fled and lived in …
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Photos: Year of the Monkey: Celebrating Utah’s Asian heritage
The Utah Asian Festival began in 1977 when hundreds of Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian and Hmong refugees began resettling in Utah. Zoe Chou, 7, waits to perform at the 39th Utah Asian Festival at South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy on Saturday.
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Memorial unveiled honoring special forces in Laos during Vietnam War
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) – A newly unveiled memorial represents many things to the Hmong and Laos community. “It might be a Hmong theme, but it belongs to all of Minnesota all who believe in freedom,” said Dia Thao, a St. Paul city council member.
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New Memorial Honoring Hmong Soldiers Opens At Capitol
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A memorial for the Hmong heroes now sits on the mall of the Minnesota State Capitol. It pays tribute to the men and women who served in the “secret war” in Laos from 1961 to 1975. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. provided …
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Even In California, Voter Intimidation By Law Enforcement
According to the ABC affiliate KDRV, about a week before the primary, deputies went door-to-door to the homes of Asian Americans of Hmong descent threatening them with arrest for voter fraud. The Deputies: …went door to door, arrived with rifles …
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Hundreds honor well-known Hmong veteran in Fresno
Family members, friends and dignitaries remembered a Vietnam War veteran in Fresno Saturday and his groundbreaking accomplishments. Lt. Col. Peter Chou Vang died in Merced this May but hundreds of people gathered at the Fresno Fairgrounds in his memory …
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Voter Fraud Probe In California Turns Into Voter Intimidation Boondoggle
That signal wasn’t lost on residents of Hmong communities in rural northern California, who said police came to their doors doing just that earlier this month. They said authorities also set up a roadway checkpoint to target Hmong drivers, threatening to …
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Racial progress in Wausau is no simple story
Racial progress in Wausau is no simple story New piece in The Atlantic revisits questions about Wausau, the Hmong and racial diversity. Check out this story on wausaudailyherald.com: http://wdhne.ws/28qfelb
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Dump truck rolls over on I-10 near Bullard
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A Minnesota monument will help spread the word about the ‘Secret War’
The fighters they recruited and organized were mostly Hmong and Lao villagers. In the mid-1960s there were said to be about 30,000 fighters. After the U.S. withdrew from the region and communist troops took control of Laos, veterans of the Secret War fled …
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Hmong-American Charter School Delivers on an ‘Impossible Dream’
Tags American, charter school, Hmong American, Madison, Milwaukee, peace, school, sing, song, WisconsinAt the Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA) charter school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it’s tradition to sing an opening song called “Impossible Dream” during graduation to honor the college-bound. Cindy Xiong, bound for the University of Wisconsin—Madison …
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Under-performing Hmong charter school needed to fire staffers
My daughter goes to that school and I think that everyone really needs to learn and truly understand the issues that’s at play first before racing to judgement. I’m sorry, but this article is completely ignorant. Please do a better job of writing an actual …
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‘This world runs on the shoulders of men like my father’: Kao Kalia Yang’s ‘The Song Poet’ honors father’s struggle and gifts
In the case of author Kao Kalia Yang, she just had to look at her father, Bee. He’s a Hmong refugee who escaped war-torn Laos with his family after the Vietnam War. They moved to the U.S., like thousands of Hmong, who settled in hubs like Minnesota and …
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Funeral for leading Hmong soldier fighting with U.S. in Vietnam War
A funeral service will take place this weekend for Lieutenant Colonel Peter Chou Vang, the right hand man of General Vang Pao during the Vietnam War, serving under America’s CIA in Laos. The funeral service will take place Saturday, June 11th at 9:00 a.m …
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Siskiyou County sheriff goes too far to uncover potential voter fraud
Two state agencies are looking into allegations that Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon Lopey intimidated residents of Hmong descent before Tuesday’s election. The Attorney General and the Secretary of State’s offices sent representatives to monitor elections …
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Siskiyou sheriff says some trying to coerce him from enforcing the law
Members of the Hmong community in Siskiyou County said sheriff’s deputies, as well as other local and state officials visited residents while carrying guns and told them they would be prosecuted if they tried to vote. But on Wednesday Lopey said he was …