Tag: 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
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Commemorating the end of ‘The Secret War’
>From 1959 to 1975, Laos became the site for one of the least known, yet most devastating, conflicts of the 20th century. Though officially neutral, the country was drawn into the Vietnam War as the … Full story: https://theracquet.org/18838/arts-and-entertainment/commemorating-the-end-of-the-secret-war/
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Hmong refugee pardoned by Michigan governor still faces deportation to Laos
A gubernatorial pardon in Michigan has not ended the deportation threat for Lue Yang, a 47-year-old Hmong refugee and community leader who remains in federal immigration custody and may be sent to a … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hmong-refugee-pardoned-michigan-governor-162536418.html
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Gov. Whitmer pardons Hmong refugee arrested by ICE facing deportation
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has pardoned an immigrant who was arrested in July by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is facing potential deportation to Laos, despite living in the U.S. since he … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gov-whitmer-pardons-hmong-refugee-012949650.html
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Gov. Whitmer pardons Hmong refugee arrested by ICE facing deportation
Tags: arrested, deportation, Hmong, immigrant, immigration, Laos, local, Michigan, news, refugee, story, United StatesGov. Gretchen Whitmer has pardoned an immigrant who was arrested in July by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is facing potential deportation to Laos, despite living in the United States … Full story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/10/23/whitmer-pardons-hmong-refugee-facing-deportation/86862295007/
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Ten things to know about ICE deportations and Hmong Minnesotans
As more Hmong Minnesotans face immigration threats, attorney Mai Neng Moua and reporter Katelyn Vue answer your questions about deportations and citizenship. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/hmong-deportations-minnesota-ice-laos/
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Madison Hmong New Year Celebration will celebrate 50 years of Hmong diaspora while honoring Hmong elders
The Wisconsin Hmong Association, Inc. will host a very special Madison Hmong New Year celebration this year, a landmark gathering that will honor the 50th year since Hmong people left Laos and Vietnam … Full story: https://madison365.com/madison-hmong-new-year-celebration-will-celebrate-50-years-of-hmong-diaspora-while-honoring-hmong-elders/
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His family aided U.S. in Vietnam War. Now he faces deportation to Laos.
The Hmong community in northern Michigan has called the United States home since arriving as refugees during the Vietnam War. Now they are being targeted for removal and deported to a homeland few … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/his-family-aided-u-s-in-vietnam-war-now-he-faces-deportation-to-laos/ar-AA1Nph4B
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![[RAW VIDEO] A walk to remember and honor the fallen and forgotten heroes of the Secret War in Laos.](https://www.hmoob.tv/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/raw-video-a-walk-to-remember-and-honor-the-fallen-and-forgotten-heroes-of-the-secret-war-in-laos.jpg)
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![[LIVE VIDEO] A walk to remember and honor the fallen and forgotten heroes of the Secret War in Laos.](https://www.hmoob.tv/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/live-video-a-walk-to-remember-and-honor-the-fallen-and-forgotten-heroes-of-the-secret-war-in-laos.jpg)