Tag: Laos
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U.S. citizen shares fear he felt when ICE took him from Minnesota home while nearly naked
The Hmong man, who was born in Laos and is a naturalized citizen, said he was returned without explanation or apology. DHS said it was investigating sex offenders at the address. Full story: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-citizen-shares-fear-felt-ice-took-minnesota-home-nearly-naked-rcna254890
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Four Questions for V.T. Bidania
In her new middle grade novel in verse, ‘A Year Without Home,’ V.T. Bidania tells the story of her Hmong family’s escape from Laos after the end of the Vietnam War. Full story: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/99432-four-questions-for-v-t-bidania.html
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This novelist’s family fled Laos and she ended up in Arden Hills
Fiction: V.T. Bidania’s “A Year Without Home” was inspired by her family’s flight after the Vietnam War. V. T. Bidania describes her family as “pretty private” and “shy” but they better get used to … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6965d72f18dc4e60a2dd27d0820ee3c6&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.startribune.com%2fv-t-bidania-arden-hills-a-year-without-home-hmong-astrid-and-apollo%2f601543641&c=1058622740082717086&mkt=en-us
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Local Hmong-Americans react to recent Laos U.S. travel ban
Effective January 1, the United States has added Laos to its travel ban list, barring Lao citizens from entering the country or applying for new U.S. visas, including those for work, study, … Full story: https://www.news8000.com/news/local-news/la-crosse/local-hmong-americans-react-to-recent-laos-u-s-travel-ban/article_6fc275bf-5e40-4e8a-811f-bef4f816781b.html
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The Best Hmong Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul
The Hmong people are nomadic indigenous tribes from the northern mountainous regions of Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and China. Their cuisine borrows from the many countries in which … Full story: https://twincities.eater.com/maps/best-hmong-restaurants-minneapolis-st-paul-twin-cities
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Oahu-based teams search for remains of missing troops from ‘Secret War’ in Laos
Katie Rubin, far right, with Mindy Simonson at her side, walk through a series of maps and documents to explain to the family of Air Force Master Sgt. James Henry Calfee where they found his remains … Full story: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/12/30/hawaii-news/oahu-based-teams-are-looking-for-the-remains-of-missing-troops-in-laos/
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Oahu-based teams search for remains of missing troops from ‘Secret War’ in Laos
Katie Rubin, far right, with Mindy Simonson at her side, walk through a series of maps and documents to explain to the family of Air Force Master Sgt. James Henry Calfee where they found his remains … Full story: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/12/30/hawaii-news/oahu-based-teams-are-looking-for-the-remains-of-missing-troops-in-laos/
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Oahu-based teams search for remains of missing troops from ‘Secret War’ in Laos
Katie Rubin, far right, with Mindy Simonson at her side, walk through a series of maps and documents to explain to the family of Air Force Master Sgt. James Henry Calfee where they found his remains … Full story: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/12/30/hawaii-news/oahu-based-teams-are-looking-for-the-remains-of-missing-troops-in-laos/
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Oahu-based teams search for remains of missing troops from ‘Secret War’ in Laos
Katie Rubin, far right, with Mindy Simonson at her side, walk through a series of maps and documents to explain to the family of Air Force Master Sgt. James Henry Calfee where they found his remains … Full story: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/12/30/hawaii-news/oahu-based-teams-are-looking-for-the-remains-of-missing-troops-in-laos/
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Hmong SGU veterans still fighting 50 years after the end of the Secret War
As the Vietnam War raged on in Southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s, a separate United States-backed operation was also underway in neighboring Laos. Known as the Secret War, the CIA recruited … Full story: https://www.fox9.com/doc-9/secret-war-hmong-minnesota
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Hmong refugee in Michigan remains in legal limbo after pardon stopped his deportation
A 47-year-old father of six from mid-Michigan who has lived in the U.S. since he was nearly 2 spent five months in ICE detention centers this year … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=694a27b1825b47af86a0e7a1c886a2c9&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.detroitnews.com%2fstory%2fnews%2flocal%2fmichigan%2f2025%2f12%2f22%2fhmong-refugee-lue-yang-whitmer-pardon-ice-immigration-detention-baldwin-michigan-laos-thailand-trump%2f87845363007%2f&c=13355532063600178030&mkt=en-us
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Secret War: Hmong veterans still fighting
The CIA recruited tens of thousands of Hmong men and boys as surrogate fighters for the U.S. in the Secret War in Laos during the 1960s and 1970s. Approximately 35,000 Hmong died protecting American … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/secret-war-hmong-veterans-still-141849530.html
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Book review: Joshua Kurlantzick’s “A Great Place to Have a War”
America in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA ” by Joshua Kurlantzick. From Insurgent Notes #15, August 2017. Full story: https://libcom.org/article/book-review-joshua-kurlantzicks-great-place-have-war
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Inside The Small Communist Nation That Increasingly Oppresses Christians
In Laos, Christian burials are barred from cemeteries, churches have to find improvised worship spaces, and Christians are often pressured to engage in activities that go against their religion. And … Full story: https://religionunplugged.com/news/christians-in-communist-led-laos-face-persecution
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Southeast Asians in Minnesota respond to ICE deportation push
How are Trump’s immigration policies affecting Southeast Asian Minnesotans? Join us Nov. 20, live on Instagram, as we chat with Montha Chum, executive director and co-founder of MN8. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/inside-sahan-journal/southeast-asian-hmong-laos-thailand-vietnam-cambodia-instagram-live/
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5 things to know about Kaohly Her, St. Paul’s mayor-elect
Kaohly Her, 52, has been a state House member representing part of St. Paul since 2019. She is an immigrant and refugee who was born in a bamboo hut in the mountains of Laos. Full story: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/11/05/5-things-to-know-about-kaohly-her-the-next-st-paul-mayor