Tag: CIA
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Animation: A Hmong refugee’s journey to the United States
The U.S. Hmong population has nearly doubled since the year 2000. It’s been on the rise since the end of the Vietnam War when those who helped the CIA from nearby Laos fled a violent revenge campaign. Read Full Article
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52 Years Ago, Vietnamese Commandos Overran a Covert U.S. Military Base
Only six of the eighteen CIA and Air Force personnel manning the remote outpost escaped with their lives in an incident that would remain veiled in secrecy for three decades. Read Full Article
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Short Takeoff and Landing
From Pittsburg, Kansas, to Padong, Laos, the Helio Courier, the CIA’s ‘Litterbug’ airplane, has a remarkable, if largely forgotten, history. Read Full Article
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Good Works: Cia Siab brings hope, resources to Hmong community through pandemic and beyond
Imagine choosing between certain execution for standing up for freedom or fleeing your home to rebuild your life halfway around the world — to a place where the language and … Read Full Article
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This Secret U.S. Military Base Fell to the Enemy — Vietnamese Commandos
Fifty years ago on March 12, 1968, a top-secret U.S. base on a mountain top in Laos was overrun by an elite force of Vietnamese commandos. Only six of the eighteen CIA and Air Force personnel manning … Read Full Article
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Mothers without Citizenship: Asian Immigrant Families and the Consequences of Welfare Reform
About forty thousand Hmong, including Mrs. Yang’s husband and her two brothers, were enlisted by the CIA from 1961 to 1974 as guerillas in the Vietnam War. In return, they were given rice and an … Read Full Article