Hmong News – Laos
Farm plots offer some a ‘small piece of home’
Yang, a Hmong resident of Fitchburg, has been farming daily at Flats Mentor Farm in Lancaster for seven years, a skill she learned in Laos, the country from which she emigrated in 1979. Flats Mentor Farm, operated by World Farmers, provides more than 275 …
Farm plots offer some a ‘small piece of home’
Yang, a Hmong resident of Fitchburg, has been farming daily at Flats Mentor Farm in Lancaster for seven years, a skill she learned in Laos, the country from which she emigrated in 1979. Flats Mentor Farm, operated by World Farmers, provides more than 275 …
For some, Lancaster farm plots offer ‘a small piece of home’
Yang, a Hmong resident of Fitchburg, has been farming daily at Flats Mentor Farm in Lancaster for seven years, a skill she learned in Laos, the country from which she emigrated in 1979. Flats Mentor Farm, operated by World Farmers, provides more than 275 …
Obama Set to Announce More Funding for Clearing Old Bombs in Laos
In 2004, in an ethnic Hmong village close to the provincial capital, Phonsavan, Ai Vue lost her son and two nephews when they discovered an unexploded bomb lodged in a tree stump near their home. “We don’t know if they knocked it or if it just fell and …
Intensification of Lao PDR Military Campaign Against Hmong Community
The Laotian army has in recent days intensified its ongoing military campaign against the Hmong Indigenous community taking refuge in the jungles of the Phou Bia region of Laos. On 13 June 2016 it was reported that several helicopters landed in the jungle …
Minnesota memorial honors Hmong soldiers of 1961-1975 ‘secret war’ in Laos
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA – A new memorial on the Minnesota Capitol grounds honors soldiers of the “secret war” in Laos. Hundreds gathered Saturday for the dedication of the memorial to the U.S. and Alliance Special Forces in Laos, Minnesota Public Radio …
New memorial honors Hmong service in ‘secret war’
ST. PAUL — Hundreds gathered on a very warm Saturday at the state Capitol for the dedication of a memorial to U.S. and Alliance Special Forces in Laos. The 10-foot tall bronze monument was inspired by survivors of the “Secret War” in the southeast Asian …
Minnesota memorial honors soldiers of ‘secret war’
The memorial was inspired by survivors of the secret war from 1961-1975 in Laos, and their children. Many Hmong soldiers were trained by the U.S. to fight off the communist expansion in Southeast Asia during the war. (Peter Cox/Minnesota Public Radio via …
Memorial honors soldiers of ‘secret war’
Laos was neutral during the Vietnam War, but the CIA recruited Hmong soldiers to carry on a covert campaign. After the U.S. pulled out of Laos and Vietnam, tens of thousands fled and lived in refugee camps in Thailand. Many refugees eventually resettled in …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
‘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 …
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 …
Things That Matter: Hmong story cloths — a-not-so-traditional tradition
It has been about 40 years since Hmong people began to relocate from refugee camps in Thailand to La Crosse. In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, thousands of Hmong were forced to flee Laos, and they spent many years in camps, where they re-created their …
