Tag: Laos
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Reflecting on the Hmong Experience 50 Years After the Secret War on Laos
When my son was born almost two years ago, we held a small hu plig or “soul- calling” ceremony to welcome his spirit to the world and into our family. The shaman my parents appointed for the ceremony … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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Vietnam 50 Years Later
Fighting would soon spread to Laos and Cambodia, with the CIA recruiting and training thousands of Hmong people to fight on behalf of Americans during a clandestine operation in Laos known as the … Full story: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/vietnam/
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Brown County celebrates Hmong Business Week
Hmong Business Week coincides with the 50th anniversary of Hmong soldiers escaping Laos. How you can support local … Full story: https://www.wbay.com/2025/05/12/brown-county-celebrates-hmong-business-week/
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Neville Public Museum honors Hmong culture and veterans ahead of Hmong American Day
They honored the Hmong veterans who played a pivotal role during the secret war and the resilience of the Hmong people who fled Laos and resettled in Wisconsin after the Vietnam War. Full story: https://www.wbay.com/2025/05/11/neville-public-museum-honors-hmong-culture-veterans-ahead-hmong-american-day/
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CIA military base during ‘Secret War’ in Laos draws Hmong Americans
LONG TIENG, LAOS – We met in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, not far from the spot on the Mekong River where the Xiong family fled to Thailand one night in May 1975. At the time of their … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/cia-military-base-during-secret-war-in-laos-draws-hmong-american-visitors/601328781
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A CIA military base was their home during the ‘Secret War’ in Laos. Now Hmong Americans can finally see it again.
At the time of their escape, it seemed unlikely that they would ever again see their old home of Long Tieng far away in the highlands. But one morning in November 2023, a Hmong driver came to pick … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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Hmong Americans visit Long Tieng, CIA military base during ‘Secret War’
Long Tieng once housed one of the busiest air hubs in the world in the 1960s, but it was closed to the public for decades after the war. Full story: https://www.startribune.com/cia-military-base-during-secret-war-in-laos-draws-hmong-american-visitors/601328781
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From a garden in Laos to Fort Snelling State Park, his life has been devoted to nature
Thao is a full-time park naturalist for the Department of Natural Resources and is based at Fort Snelling State Park, offering nature education programs on a variety of subjects. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/news-partners/from-a-garden-in-laos-to-fort-snelling-state-park/
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Vietnam 50 Years Later: Leng Wong, Minnesota’s first Hmong refugee
The Hmong diaspora to Minnesota started nearly 50 years ago with one man: Leng Wong. He fled his home of Laos, arriving at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, in the bitter cold, on Feb. 7 … Full story: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/leng-wong-first-minnesota-hmong-refugee-vietnam-war/
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Veteran’s bill passes Minnesota House…grants veteran’s status to Hmong fighters
The bill calls for veteran status under state law to certain people who served with secret guerilla units or other irregular forces in Laos: naturalized under the federal Hmong Veterans’ … Full story: https://www.willmarradio.com/news/veterans-bill-passes-minnesota-house-grants-veterans-status-to-hmong-fighters/article_66d7058b-821f-470a-9fc3-e99f7a8199f8.html
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Forgotten legacy: Cemetery asks community to identify Hmong Secret War vets in Fresno County
The Clovis Cemetery District is asking for the community’s help in identifying the graves of Hmong Veterans who fought in the Secret War in Laos, in order to honor their memory, service, and … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=68124edf553744d38b533b7582194f3e&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.yourcentralvalley.com%2fnews%2flocal-news%2fhmong-secret-war-vets-identification%2f&c=3554026230862931802&mkt=en-us
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MN House passes bill recognizing Hmong, Lao veterans of ‘Secret War’
Minnesota is on its way to officially recognizing the service of Hmong and Lao veterans who fought alongside the U.S. during the “Secret War” during the 1960s and 1970s in Laos. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2025/04/29/mn-house-passes-bill-recognizing-hmong-lao-veterans-of-secret-war/
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Minnesota bill would define Hmong soldiers who fought during Laos “Secret War” as veterans
The CIA recruited and trained thousands of Hmong people to fight on behalf of Americans during a clandestine operation in Laos during the Vietnam War, known as the “Secret War.” Now, those … Full story: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-bill-hmong-soldiers-laos-secret-war-veterans/
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How Hmong soldiers in Minnesota are fighting to get veterans benefits
Hmong soldiers who fought for the U.S. during the Vietnam War are asking to be recognized for their service. The CIA recruited and trained them during the Secret War in Laos. As Caroline Cummings … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/hmong-soldiers-minnesota-fighting-veterans-231024940.html
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Minnesota bill would define Hmong soldiers who fought during Laos “Secret War” as veterans
Changing state law to define them as veterans would unlock state veterans benefits like the GI bill or access to the state’s veterans homes. Full story: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-bill-hmong-soldiers-laos-secret-war-veterans/
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Immigration policies are hardening under Trump. Here’s how that affects Southeast Asians in the U.S.
How do Trump’s deportation plans affect Southeast Asians? Vietnam and Cambodia currently have formal agreements to accept deportees from the U.S. while Laos does not. Here’s what you need to know. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/trump-deportations-southeast-asian-hmong-laos-thailand-vietnam-cambodia/
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Producing an audio book to reach people in the Hmong language
A Journey of War, Love and Survival” recounts the story of a Hmong immigrant, Ia Moua. After experiencing political violence in Laos and then 15 years in a refugee camp in Thailand, Ia Moua is … Full story: https://theworld.org/segments/2025/03/26/producing-an-audio-book-to-reach-people-in-the-hmong-language