Hmong News – Laos
Veterans Honored During Memorial Service
“I want to give tribute to all those that I can”, said Joanne Kereston. “If there were no Hmong fighting in Laos to cut the supplies from North Vietnam to South, the casualties in the U.S. loss of the veterans and soldiers would be more than 58,000”.
Invasion, Occupation, of the Kingdom of Laos by Vietnam Remembered At Lao Hmong Ceremonies
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Memorial ceremonies and events mourning the 40 th anniversary of the refugee exodus from the Royal Kingdom of Laos, and mass killings of tens of thousands of Lao and Hmong people fleeing across the Mekong River from invading …
‘Operation Popcorn’ Explores How U.S. Vietnam War Policy Shaped Allies’ Identities
The feature-length documentary, directed by David Grabias, follows businessman-turned-activist Locha Thao as he embarks on a quest to help Hmong communities in Laos, eventually working with an arms dealer and a retired U.S. Army officer to supply weapons …
Hmong veterans of CIA’s war in Laos honored at California Capitol
Surviving Hmong veterans of the CIA’s Secret War in Laos will receive medals at 5 p.m. Monday at a ceremony on the west steps of the Capitol. The event is being hosted by Elk Grove Vice Mayor Steve Ly, himself a survivor of the conflict. The former …
Family fights for information about Hmong man jailed in Laos in 2011
The last time Ka Yang heard from her husband was more than four years ago, when he called her from jail after he was deported from the family’s hideout in Bangkok. Thailand had made a controversial decision in 2009 to stop hosting thousands of …
Vang Chou, high-ranking Hmong soldier during Vietnam, dies in Merced
He was a lieutenant colonel in Laos before coming to the U.S. He was one of the first six Hmong trained to fly by the U.S. Called a pioneer both in Laos and in the U.S. A high-ranking Hmong soldier who fought with the U.S. in the Vietnam War before helping …
