Tag: Laos
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Inside The $700 Million Plan For Five Resorts, Bamboo Villas And A Rice-Paddy Golf Course In Laos
Truthful Hills will spread across 1,290 acres near Vang Vieng, with treehouses, a mountain cable car, horse racing, clifftop restaurants and a wellness retreat planned for one of Southeast Asia’s most … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6aa57cfd1d024654b0df7ec05edf2e77&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.forbes.com%2fsites%2fjimdobson%2f2026%2f09%2f12%2finside-the-700-million-plan-for-five-resorts-bamboo-villas-and-a-rice-paddy-golf-course-in-laos%2f&c=123613181863267112&mkt=en-us
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‘Don’t Let Me Disappear’: The 100-Day Scramble to Free Lue Yang
Lue Yang, who was convicted in a home invasion as a teenager, was facing deportation to Laos. With a plane on the tarmac, he wondered whether an appeal would be heard. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6aa036f69b424ff49b7fd92d177c3ee0&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.nytimes.com%2f2026%2f09%2f08%2fus%2fpolitics%2fhmong-refugee-deportation-michigan-laos.html&c=16776741767381792491&mkt=en-us
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‘Lee Lue the Musical’ brings Hmong history to Milwaukee
The world-premiere musical explores love, loss and legacy during the Secret War in Laos, Sept. 3-6 at Skylight Music Theatre. Full story: https://www.wisn.com/article/lee-lue-the-musical-brings-hmong-history-to-milwaukee/73594893
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Secret War veteran benefits take effect in Minnesota
Minnesota is now formally recognizing veterans of the Secret War in Laos, closing a chapter that has stayed open for more than 50 years. A law that took effect Aug. Full story: https://www.hometownsource.com/psa/secret-war-veteran-benefits-take-effect-in-minnesota/article_2d84299b-099c-4a94-9ba7-8ef308acb5d7.html
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Nplog tias tsis phais cev ces tsis paub tias puas yog methanol ua rau tej neeg ntoj ncig tas sim neej
Tej neeg raug txim cuam tshuam txog tej taug methanol uas ua rau neeg tas sim neej raug teem txim muag khoom noj khoom haus uas tsim kev phom sij ua rau tsis tau txais kev noj qab haus huv thiab raug … Full story: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/hmong/hmv/article/laos-says-lack-of-autopsies-means-cause-of-tourist-deaths-cannot-be-proven-as-methanol/vprjrunzp
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Walz questions Trump administration’s deportation of pardoned Hmong man
In many cases, their children are citizens,” Walz said. “And by just picking them up and taking them out with no due process, it just seems unfair. If you think this person … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a570bc96fd64b7496a62f1824a99c52&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.startribune.com%2fwalz-pardon-hmong-man-deported-rubio-sexual-assault-conviction-laos%2f601867932&c=10327732734264853511&mkt=en-us
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Man Minnesota pardoned for child sex abuse deported
A Hmong man convicted in 2005 of sexually abusing a young girl and then pardoned by a panel including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has now been deported by the Trump administration to Laos, White House … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/man-minnesota-pardoned-child-sex-205100584.html
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They lived in the Twin Cities. Now Hmong deportees must make new lives in Laos
Under pressure from the Trump administration, Laos began accepting a limited number of American deportees in June 2025, opening the door to Hmong residents whose parents had left the country as … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/07/05/hmong-twin-cities-laos-minnesota/
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Secret no more: Minnesota expanding recognition, benefits for Secret War veterans
For some veterans living in Minnesota today, 2026 carries an important milestone — the 50th anniversary of their arrival to the country after serving in the Secret War in Laos. Full story: https://www.hometownsource.com/monticello_times/secret-no-more-minnesota-expanding-recognition-benefits-for-secret-war-veterans/article_8d638f9c-8831-4c2c-baf8-888cf0ccc559.html
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Victim’s forgiveness was key in pardon of Tou Lue Vang, Hmong man facing deportation
A pardon doesn’t automatically save him from deportation. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is blasting Gov. Tim Walz after the Minnesota Board of Pardons granted clemency to a Hmong man facing … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a47e27ded4c489887fef814542355ff&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.startribune.com%2fminnesota-pardon-tou-lue-vang-laos-dhs-deport-gov-tim-walz%2f601864048&c=13336821001127901970&mkt=en-us
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Victim’s forgiveness was key in pardon of Tou Lue Vang, Hmong man facing deportation
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is blasting Gov. Tim Walz after the Minnesota Board of Pardons granted clemency to a Hmong man facing deportation to Laos for raping a 10-year-old girl more … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/victim-s-forgiveness-was-key-in-pardon-of-tou-lue-vang-hmong-man-facing-deportation/ar-AA27680U
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Students, staff help turn community into a canvas at mural event
From an artistic portrayal of the journey of Hmong refugees from Laos to Menomonie to an eye-catching image that captures the past, present and future of Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, students … Full story: https://winonadailynews.com/news/community/dunnconnect/article_de185810-b8c5-5ad3-a492-986a9d8bec66.html
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Hmong Freedom Festival in St. Paul
The Hmong International Freedom Festival started in the 70’s to help Hmong settlers reconnect after being displaced by war in Laos. Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/hmong-freedom-festival-in-st-paul/vi-AA26OSG6
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When ICE came for her husband, Linda Yang negotiated one more day with him. But their luck wouldn’t last.
South St. Paul resident Linda Yang is raising her five sons alone after her husband, Zong, was deported to Laos during Operation Metro Surge. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/south-st-paul-family-deportation-zong-linda-yang-hmong-laos/
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Watch the story of the Hmong in the Secret War in Laos
In 2006, The Sheboygan Press documented how the Lao, Hmong and American Veterans Memorial was built and told the Secret War story. Full story: https://www.aol.com/news/watch-story-hmong-secret-war-133654792.html
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South St. Paul man deported to Laos shares first look at life away from family
A South St. Paul man is adapting to life after being deported to Laos. He had never been there before, and he does not speak the local language. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/south-st-paul-man-deported-024533422.html